Archive for July, 2010
Beach Gaelique …est arrivé!!!!
Les francais goin' about their business last weekend in the southern French city of Toulouse, were taken by surprise as a new sport had just taken a bow in their ville...Beach Gaelique! New GAA club Tolosa Gaels (Toulouse Gaels, formed this year), took on the job of introducing both Gaelic football and Beach Gaelique to the uninitiated with a [...]
#114 Ulster and ‘Treacy’s into San Fran final
Last year's 2009 San Francisco Mens Senior Football champions, Ulster will take on their great rivals Sean Treacy’s to decide this year's championship. Over the last two rounds, there were wins for Sean Treacys over the SF Celts, Sons of Boru over the Celts while Ulster topped 'Treacy's and drew with 'Boru. In the last and final round next [...]
#113 Confidence booster for Erin go Bragh
Erin Go Bragh and Sean McDermott's, after their thrilling one point encounter a week ago in the Warwickshire Mens Senior Football Championship, the two met again on Sunday in Pairc na hEireann in Birmingham in the league. This time around underdogs Erin go Bragh had a confidence boosting win with a comfortable margin to spare. Meanwhile,in a [...]
#112 Champions shocked in Boston
Last year's senior football champions St Christophers suffered a shock defeat to Galway at Canton on Sunday. The loss leaves the champions really having to win their last three games of the regular season in order to qualify for the semi-finals. Meanwhile, ill discipline once more showed its ugly head as in Kerry's one point win over Connemara [...]
#111 Clan’ finally overcome Mac’s to go tops in Sydney
Clan Na Gael continued their recent good form, when for the first time in two years, they beat Cormac McAnallens in the NSW Senior Mens Football Championship yesterday in Sydney. In the other football game on Sunday, Penrith Gaels triumphed over Young Irelands and this defeat sees last year's champions YI move to the bottom of the table. [...]
#110 NY Donegal move into playoff mix as Kerry slip
This weekends New York GAA championship games were played at two venues, in Gaelic Park and at the new Rockland GAA Fields which opened on Friday in Orangeburg, NY. In Rockland, in the mens senior football championship, Tyrone kept up their recent good form when beating Sligo, while at headquarters in the Bronx, a rejuvenated Donegal [...]
#109 Packy’s stop Tracks
It's gettin' down to the business end of the Milwaukee Hurling League as last Sunday saw the completion of Rd 8, leaving just two rounds left to play before the MHC Playoffs. The Packy's versus Tracks game was eagerly awaited as they shared the same record on 5-1. The match-up didn't disappoint but it was the stylish point scoring Packys who [...]
#108 Rockland GAA ‘Center of Excellence’ opens in New York State
Today Friday, July 23, 2010, marks a special day in the annals of Rockland GAA as the opening of the club's brand new state-of-the-arts playing facilities takes place this evening. Over the weekend there will be a host of Gaelic sports and fun activities, to celebrate what is in essence the arrival of a new GAA stadium in America here at [...]
#107 Belgium tops in European hurling
Last Saturday in Zurich turned out to be a fantastic day of celebration for Belgium GAA as they won both the hurling and camogie European championship titles for 2010. Belgium hurlers had left for the land of cow bells and chocolate with the hopes of retaining their '09 crown by overcoming the challenge of Luxembourg, Paris and Zurich, and, [...]
#106 McDermott’s edge into semi-final in Birmingham
In Round 3 of the Warwickshire Senior Football Championship at Pairc na hEireann in Birmingham on Sunday, we had Sean McDermott's squaring off against Erin go Bragh. After a close opening half which saw Erin' start better, 'McDermott's took an early second half lead with a goal and looked to be cruising thereafter, however their opponents were [...]
