Archive for December, 2010
#179 US soldiers take hurling into 30 million homes
Next Monday, Jan 3rd, 2011 could prove a memorable day for the sport of hurling and the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) as the US National Guard soldiers of the Barley House Wolves hurling club from Concord, New Hampshire, appear on TV screens across America, around the world and via the Internet talking about their new-found passion for [...]
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#177 Exciting times for European GAA
Since its foundation 10 years ago, the European GAA Board has been making phenomenal progressive in expanding the scope of Gaelic sports in Europe as club numbers have skyrocketed by a whopping 80% alone in the last five years. The Europe GAA Convention was held recently in Stockholm, Sweden, and for the first time ever, GAA supporters across the [...]
#176 ‘Garage win Wellington Sevens
In complete contrast to the arctic weather in Ireland, yesterday in Wellington, NZ , despite wet conditions, was positively balmy at 21 C for the finals of this year's Gaelic Mixed Sevens at Ian Galloway Park. And what a day it turned out to be with two great semis and a thrilling final decider. In the first semi, hot pot Welly's Wellies were [...]
#175 Clonbony’ and ‘Garage make semis
Last night in Wellington, NZ at the final round of the Mixed Gaelic Sevens, it was all about which two teams would join front runners Kelly's Knights and Welly's Wellies for a place in the semi finals of this year's competition at Ian Galloway Park on Sunday. In Group A, the decisive game for second place was between the fancied Flannagan's [...]
#174 Akron Celtic Guards looking ahead with confidence
Akron, a city whose chief concern in life has always been makin' tires for American trucks and cars is today finding a new source of passion - playing the ancient sport of hurling. The all American Akron Celtic Guards HC has discovered hurling to be an exciting and exhilarating sport and are applying themselves to the game in a manner that [...]
#173 ‘Knights top ‘Flyers as Wellies march on
Round 4 of the Mixed Gaelic Football Sevens last night in Wellington, NZ, produced another fine exhibition of football at Galloway Park . Going into this second last round of the competition before the semi finals and finals prior to Christmas, Flannagans Flyers in Group A, led the way. However, last evening saw their closest rivals Kelly's [...]
#172 ‘Flyers and ‘Wellies lead way in Wellington
Despite the windy conditions last night in Wellington, NZ, Round 3 of this year's Mixed Gaelic Football Sevens went off without a hitch with another exciting evening of football. In Group A, we saw the game of the night between The Garage and Kelly's Knights. The match produced some fine football throughout with the pair having to settle for a [...]
London and Warwickshire in icy grip
The Big Freeze currently gripping Ireland and England caused game cancellations last weekend and continues to cause havoc with the GAA schedule for this coming weekend. In Warwickshire last weekend all games had to be cancelled due to the extreme weather and because of the prospect of further inclement conditions, this Sunday's Dec 5, All [...]
