STARS PLANT HOPE IN UGAANDA..

Million new trees the target in climate mission First handball alley part of new sports hub

- BY MIRIAM DONOHOE in Uganda

IRISH GAA heroes touched down in Uganda this week to open the country's first handball alley and to kickstart the planting of one million trees as part of a massive climate action mission.

The group of 30 top inter-county players are in Uganda as part of the ambitious Plant the Planet project, a partnership between Self Help Africa, the Gaelic Players Association, and Warriors for Humanity.

The initiative tackles climate change head-on while boosting food security for thousands of vulnerable families suffering because of the climate crisis.

Led by former Galway dual star Alan Kerins, Plant the Planet has seen 160 GAA players raise €1.7million and plant a staggering three million trees across Africa since it first started four years ago.