Of One Belief was the Gaelic Athletic Association lobby group founded to oppose the introduction of Irish Government grants to GAA players. The Group was established on December 7th, 2007 at a general meeting in the Elk Restaurant in Toome, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, which was attended by over 400 people. A second meeting attended by over 300 people was held in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland in January 2008. The Group had a massive internet following and was excellent at communicating its messages after establishing a web-site www.ofonebelief.org which had over 4,800 registered subscribers. Founding members Chaired by Club Tyrone Founder Mark Conway “Of One Belief” was founded by Conway and Ryan Feeney former Derry GAA Official and Ulster Council Official. The following individuals were part of the campaign committee, Seamus McCloy former Derry GAA County Chairman, Gerard Bradley former Tyrone GAA Treasurer and Ulster Council Member, Danny Scullion Derry GAA County Secretary, Barry O'Hagan former Armagh Inter County Player, Joe Brolly Former Derry Inter County Player and TV Pundit, Niall Laird Club Tyrone Committee Member from Omagh, John O'Neill from Donaghmore County Tyrone, Joe O'Brien Leading GAA Club official from County Longford, Seamus Mullan Chairman of Celtic Park Management Committee Derry City and former Inter-County Player, Pat Fahey (Leading Tyrone based Solicitor), Fergal P. McCusker GPA founding member and former Derry Inter-County Player, Liam Neils Ulster Council Member, Tyrone County Committee Member and Former Tyrone County Board Chairman and Donal McAnallen Secretary of the National Higher Education Committee. Early supporters Two Senior full-time officials with the Ulster Council of the GAA, Dr. Eugene Young and Ryan Feeney spoke strongly against the grants scheme at the meeting in Toome, however both highlighted that they were making their statements in a personal capacity as GAA members and that their views in no way reflected the policy of the Ulster Council. Jarlath Burns was briefly associated with Of One Belief but eventually backed the Grants scheme. Former GAA President Peter Quinn also publicly announced his opposition to the grant scheme and supported One Belief in their efforts to stop the proposals, the then Tyrone County Chairman Pat Darcy expressed strong support for the aims Of One Belief and in his address to the 2007 Tyrone Convention slated the GPA and their threat of strike, at the time leading Tyrone Inter County Player Sean Cananagh responded to Darcy's comments by stating “the