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Pledge your support: sign up to the Save Our Smiles Campaign

Pictured at the Save our Smiles Campaign launch are children from Bun Scoil Bheann Mhadagain, Belfast along with Bernie Fox (Ulster GAA Child Protection manager), Irish News marketing manager John Brolly and Michael Hasson (Ulster GAA president). Picture by Mal McCann
Pictured at the Save our Smiles Campaign launch are children from Bun Scoil Bheann Mhadagain, Belfast along with Bernie Fox (Ulster GAA Child Protection manager), Irish News marketing manager John Brolly and Michael Hasson (Ulster GAA president). Picture Pictured at the Save our Smiles Campaign launch are children from Bun Scoil Bheann Mhadagain, Belfast along with Bernie Fox (Ulster GAA Child Protection manager), Irish News marketing manager John Brolly and Michael Hasson (Ulster GAA president). Picture by Mal McCann

To celebrate and raise awareness of the important role parents play in sport, Ulster GAA and The Irish News are encouraging everyone to support Parents in Sport, through their Save our Smiles Campaign.

''Ulster GAA are delighted to be working in partnership with The Irish News in our Save our Smiles campaign and call on all clubs to support us in celebrating the very valuable role parents play in the association,'' said Ulster president Michael Hasson.

The campaign is in tandem with the NSPCC Parents in Sport week which takes place from October 2 to 8.

Irish News marketing manager John Brolly endorsed the Save our Smiles campaign saying:

"Children should enjoy sport, learn new skills, get fit and make friends as well as understand the importance of team work.

''I would encourage all parents to sign up to the Save our Smiles pledge and ensure their child is smiling when they walk off the pitch whatever the result in the game they have just taken part in."

To download the Save our Smiles pledge for parents to sign from www.irishnews.com/offers/smiles

Pictured at the launch are children from Bun Scoil Bheann Mhadagain, Belfast along with Bernie Fox (Ulster GAA Child Protection manager), Irish News marketing manager John Brolly and Michael Hasson (Ulster GAA president).