Archive for October, 2010
#161 McDermott’s and St Peter’s into All Britain final
As the club season winds down across the UK, last Sunday saw the principal remaining games down for decision - the semi finals of this year's All Britain Gaelic Football Championship. In Manchester, Sean McDermott's, who had recently claimed their 5th Warwickshire Senior championship in a row, were up against All Britain holders Dunedin [...]
Irish beat Sydney’s best in ‘Rules
Could last weekend's great win by Syndey's GAA boys over a Sydney AFL All Star selection be a harbenger for more success later this evening Saturday, when Ireland take on Australia in the first International Rules test in Limerick...we'll have to wait and see I guess! However, certainty reigned last Saturday Oct 16, when a New South [...]
St Mary’s rule Warwickshire
Last Sunday, turned out to be a fantastic day for St Mary's GFC as the celebrated their 50th year playing football in Wolverhampton by taking the 2010 Warwickshire Intermediate Championship at Pairc na hEireann, Birmingham. St Mary's were up against Birmingham side, John Mitchells and the decider proved a tough experience for the locals as they [...]
#160 Madison Hurling Club – proud of their new sport
Wisconsin, the beer producing state of America is quietly brewing another favourite passion, the Gaelic sport of hurling. Over the past several years the city of Madison, the state's capitol, has seen hurling take root amongst the population of this four lake city much like its eastern neighbour, Milwaukee has seen over the past decade. [...]
#159 Paris students get on ‘their’ Boots!
A rather intriguing program taking place at the minute in Clanna Gael Fontenoy GAA Club, Sandymount in Dublin, sees a bunch of students from France learning how to become the next Mick O'Connell. Over the next couple of months, some 12-15 Parisian students, take part in an Erasmus third level student exchange programme, that sees them learn [...]
Warwickshire’s new hurling champs
A look back to last weekend's Warwickshire Senior Hurling Final saw Manchester side Fullen Gaels overcome last year's champions Birmighman's John Mitchells to take this year's championship at Pairc na hEireann, Birmingham. Though weather conditions were good, the fare wasn't earth shattering perhaps due to very close marking from both sides. Both [...]
#158 US Air Force hurlers prepare for battle
This weekend should be a very special one for the 'Wild Geese' hurlers of Lakenheath Hurling Club. Who are the Wild Geese? Well they happen to be personnel of the Liberty Wing of the US Air Force on Lackenheath Air Base in Suffolk England, and, this Saturday Oct 16 they get to host their first ever hurling tournament. The club was founded last [...]
..Europe..Rd 2…Budapest…Highlights…….’Come play my Game’…
Budapest Video Highlights (Music The Prodigy - Breathe)
#157 Kilburn win first London title
Last Sunday in Ruislip turned out to be a historic day for Kilburn Gaels as they won their first ever London senior hurling championship title. The hurling decider brought together a novel pairing in that Kilburn and their opponents Sean Treacys, had never met in a London hurling final. The game from a neutrals perspective turned out to be a [...]
#156 The Hague in pole position
Dutch side Den Hague put themselves in pole position to retain their European football crown as they once again took the spoils in Round 2 of the Pan European Mens Senior Football Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday. Having already won the first round in Munich last month, the Hague were many peoples favourites going into RD 2 at Vasas [...]
