A shared goal

Our mission has always been to help people stay right where they belong at the heart of their own communities.

By joining forces with the GAA and GPA, Comfort Keepers are able to celebrate that sense of connection, community, and home on a much bigger scale.

As Pat Spillane, one of our Ambassadors, puts it, "strong communities are built by the people in them".

We couldn’t agree more.

Gaelic Athletic Association Where we all belong

Visit the GAA website

Gaelic Players Association You see players. We see people

Visit the GPA website

Official Launch Video

Behind the moments that matter, there are keepers—of communities, of comfort, and of care.

Because every team, every home, and every heart beat stronger when we care.

At Comfort Keepers, that’s the position we’re proud to play.

Gallery

Check out some photos from the launch day in Croke Park on March 4th.

Panel discussion with our Ambassadors
Our lovely client, Nora
Collette Gleeson, CEO of Comfort Keepers, with Tom Parsons, CEO of the GPA
Our ambassadors chat with our clients
Pat Spillane with Yvonne, one of our clients
Enjoying the tour of Croke Park
Members of our community connecting
Paul with the Sam Maguire cup
Pictured pitch side
Connecting in Croke Park
Pat & Paul
Enjoying the discussion

Our new Connection Index

As part of the announcement, Comfort Keepers detailed initial findings from the Comfort Keepers Connection Index, our new annual tracker measuring social connection and community strength in Ireland.

The nationally representative (1,000 person) study revealed that the single biggest driver of social connection in Ireland is the ability to remain living in your own home and community, underlining the vital role that organisations such as Comfort Keepers and Gaelic games play in sustaining vibrant communities across the country.

Learn about our new Connection Index in detail here

Hear from key players

“For so many of us, home and community are more than just a place. It is a sense of safety, identity, a source of memory and sense of purpose. Through our work, we see every day the difference that staying connected to community makes to someone’s quality of life.

By partnering with the GAA/GPA, we want to align community care with community sport because we know that participation and belonging are fundamental to physical and mental health. We want to build on the extraordinary work of our care teams who demonstrate every day that community and care are not soft concepts. It is intentional and it is infrastructure. Sport, care and connection are not separate systems. They are interdependent. If we want people to live well, they must remain visible, active and embedded in their communities.

We also want to spark a national conversation about the importance of protecting inclusive, supportive and intergenerational communities. Places where everyone, regardless of age or ability, feels they truly belong.

At Comfort Keepers, our ‘goal’ is to deliver compassion with professionalism, innovation and expertise that uplifts our clients, families and wider communities.

At its heart, we hope that this partnership shows that care is not just a service, it’s a relationship and a collaboration and one that evolves and adapts as life changes.“

- Collette Gleeson, CEO of Comfort Keepers

This partnership goes beyond a traditional sponsorship. It’s about recognising that connection, whether through sport, family, local community or through the helping hand of a carer, is central to wellbeing.

The launch of the Connection Index provides important national insight, and we look forward to working with Comfort Keepers over the coming years to make a positive impact in communities across Ireland.”

- Tom Parsons, CEO of the Gaelic Players Association

“The GAA has always been about more than sport, it’s about community, belonging and the people who make our games part of everyday life. I’ve seen firsthand how a club can be a place where generations connect, share stories and support one another. Inter-county players are pillars of their communities and play a vital role in representing where they are from.

That’s why this partnership with Comfort Keepers is important. It shines a light on what many of us already know, strong communities don’t just happen, they’re built by the people in them and the support they give to each other, on and off the field.”

- Pat Spillane, GAA legend and Comfort Keepers Ambassador

“For so many of us, home and community are more than just a place. It is a sense of safety, identity, a source of memory and sense of purpose. Through our work, we see every day the difference that staying connected to community makes to someone’s quality of life.

By partnering with the GAA/GPA, we want to align community care with community sport because we know that participation and belonging are fundamental to physical and mental health. We want to build on the extraordinary work of our care teams who demonstrate every day that community and care are not soft concepts. It is intentional and it is infrastructure. Sport, care and connection are not separate systems. They are interdependent. If we want people to live well, they must remain visible, active and embedded in their communities.

We also want to spark a national conversation about the importance of protecting inclusive, supportive and intergenerational communities. Places where everyone, regardless of age or ability, feels they truly belong.

At Comfort Keepers, our ‘goal’ is to deliver compassion with professionalism, innovation and expertise that uplifts our clients, families and wider communities.

At its heart, we hope that this partnership shows that care is not just a service, it’s a relationship and a collaboration and one that evolves and adapts as life changes.“

- Collette Gleeson, CEO of Comfort Keepers

This partnership goes beyond a traditional sponsorship. It’s about recognising that connection, whether through sport, family, local community or through the helping hand of a carer, is central to wellbeing.

The launch of the Connection Index provides important national insight, and we look forward to working with Comfort Keepers over the coming years to make a positive impact in communities across Ireland.”

- Tom Parsons, CEO of the Gaelic Players Association

“The GAA has always been about more than sport, it’s about community, belonging and the people who make our games part of everyday life. I’ve seen firsthand how a club can be a place where generations connect, share stories and support one another. Inter-county players are pillars of their communities and play a vital role in representing where they are from.

That’s why this partnership with Comfort Keepers is important. It shines a light on what many of us already know, strong communities don’t just happen, they’re built by the people in them and the support they give to each other, on and off the field.”

- Pat Spillane, GAA legend and Comfort Keepers Ambassador