Archive for February, 2011
#199 Irish and GAA community in mourning in New Zealand
It has been a heart wrenching week for the citizens of New Zealand following the devastating earthquake which struck the southern island city of Christchurch last Tuesday. Tragedy also struck at the heart of the Irish community as among the 98 dead, it was confirmed that Owen McKenna, a native of Monaghan who had been living in Christchurch for [...]
#198 London hurlers go top of table
It has been a great start to the Allianz League for London hurlers as they are now two for two with the weekend win over rivals Armagh putting them on top of Division 3 A. Last Sunday the Metropolitan's made the trip to the new Athletics Grounds in Armagh to take on the team that narrowly beat them in the Nicky Rackard final last year. This [...]
#197 John Moores back to winning ways
Liverpool John Moores University, the team that won four UK championships between 2006-2009, returned to winning ways yesterday when taking this year's British Universities Mens Football Championship, beating defending champions Napier University of Edinburgh at Pairc na hEireann, Birmingham. This Division 1 decider produced a thrilling game [...]
#196 The Emerald Rooms focal point of GAA in London
If the home of the GAA in London is the playing field at Ruislip there is no doubt that its heart is surely the facility's Emerald Rooms. GaelicSportsCast takes a look behind the scenes at London GAA Headquarters to see how the Emerald Rooms operate both during the week and on busy weekends, and, explore what the bar, function and meeting [...]
Napier and John Moores for final
Napier are set to defend their British Universities GAA Football title today when they take on John Moore's of Liverpool at Pairc na hEireann, Birmingham. In their semi final yesterday, champs Napier University of Edinburgh came out four point winners over Scottish side Robert Gordon's of Aberdeen. In the other Division 1 semi it was an all [...]
Top fancies going well in British Universities championships
After Day 1 of the British Universities Gaelic Football Championships in Birmingham yesterday, all the top teams in Division 1 are still very much in the hunt. Defending champs Edinburgh's Napier University got a fright early on from Northumbria University when scraping home by a single point. Meanwhile, Liverpool John Moores University, last [...]
#195 Viva Sevilla! Hosts of first Gaelic tournament
A wee bit of history will be made in Spain tomorrow, Sat Feb 19, as the first ever Gaelic football action will be witnessed in the southern city of Seville. The occasion is Round 1 of this year's 7 th Iberia GAA Championship taking place at a modern sports facility by Seville’s Olympic Stadium. The competition will see seven men's teams [...]
#194 UK Universities football championships throw-in today
Liverpool Hope Captain Fergal Doyle (right) and Gerard Docherty captain of 2010 Champions Napier College with referee Stephen McNamee (Tyrone) before the throw-in for the British Universities Championship final last year. (Photo courtesy of British Universities GAA). This year's British GAA Universities Football Championships gets underway in [...]
#193 T-Shirt Time move ahead
Yes, it's that catchy named team, T-Shirt Time, that's making headlines once more as an impressive win last night at Ian Galloway Park in Wellington NZ saw them take sole possession of top spot in Wellington GAA's Men's Summer Sevens. Round 2 of the Mens Sevens saw another fine evening for football where the first game of the night between [...]
