Archive for May, 2011
#230 Indy take first national hurling title
This weekend's first ever US National College Hurling Championships ended in a triumph for the young hurlers from Indiana University when they overcame UC Berkeley in a thrilling final yesterday at Gaelic Park, Chicago. After stormy weather had interrupted Day 1 late Saturday evening, Sunday morning saw Indy account for Purdue in Game 3 on a [...]
US College Hurling Final Result
Result - College Hurling Championship Final Indiana University 3-4 Cal Berkeley 1-6
Result
US Colleges Hurling - Game 3 FT - Indiana 3-9 Purdue 2-5 Indiana v UC Berkeley for Final @ 3pm (Central Time). Connacht Football Championship Final score Mayo 0-19 London 2-10 .
Results
US National Collegiate Hurling finals Game 3@ HT Indiana 2-7 Purdue 0-1 Connacht Senior Football Championship London v Mayo gone to Over Time! Mayo leading by a point at OT half: Mayo 0-16 London 2-9
#229 Thrilling college ‘Nationals Day 1
Day 1 of the first ever US National Collegiate Hurling finals saw some thrilling action yesterday at Gaelic Park in Chicago. In Game 1 of a seven-side round robbin format in the historic competition, UC Berkeley from California, took on Indiana University and in an exciting game, the midwest team of Indy edged home by a single point 3-08 to [...]
US College Nationals @ Chicago
Result Game 2 - College Hurling Championship AET: Purdue 3-11 Cal Berkeley 3-11 Game 2: East v West called OFF due to thunder and lightening
US College Nationals @ Chicago
Results FT Game 1: Indiana University UC Berkeley 4-4 HT Game 2: UC Berkeley 2-5 Purdue University 0-1 FT Game 2: East 5-2 West 2-8
#228 Historic US Colleges Hurling Championships this weekend

It promises to be an historic weekend for Gaelic sports and the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in America this week as the first ever National Collegiate Hurling finals take place this Memorial Day weekend, May 28-29. The birth of hurling at US college level has slowly been taking place over the past 3 years on America's West Coast, [...]
#227 Exciting new GAA club in Liverpool

For generations, Irish emigrants have been attracted to the Merseyside city of Liverpool. Many arrive in search of employment while others travel to further their education at the many excellent University facilities across the city. The sport of soccer is synonymous with Liverpool but of late Gaelic football has started to take a hold in [...]
#226 Good start for football champs as Wexford hurlers into Sheehan final

On account of almost all games being rained out the prior week, this weekend at Canton, Boston MA saw a host of senior football championship first round games and Sheehan Cup hurling action pack a busy fixtures calender. The game of the weekend in senior football turned out to be the clash between Connamara Gaels and Shannon Blues' with the [...]