Archive for October, 2013
# 608 Kingdom Kerry top gun in London
The Kerry flag flies proudly in the London sky as Kingdom Kerry Gaels were crowned 2013 London Senior Football Champions at Ruislip on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of London GAA). The London Senior Football Championship Final took place on Sunday between defending champion's Tir Chonaill Gaels and challengers Kingdom Kerry Gaels. This was a [...]
# 607 Europe GAA’s star is rising
Europe GAA came to Athlone for two days, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th October, with them they brought some 400 players representing 27 teams from 11 different countries to compete for honours in the 2013 European Gaelic Football Championships at the Athlone Institute of Technology. Many were young Irish men and women emigrants on the Continent, [...]
# 606 London GAA Podcast
Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip, London. (Photo courtesy of London GAA). In the Podcast we look back with PRO Declan Flanagan on last weekend's London GAA cup, league and relegation games, and also look ahead to this Sunday's senior football championship final rematch between champion's Tir Chonaill Gaels and Kingdom Kerry Gaels. [...]
# 605 Middle East League Podcast
The Middle East GAA season got underway recently with Round 1 of the ME League taking place at Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. In the Podcast we talk about the tournament that saw a whopping 35 teams from across the Arabian Peninsula gather to play men's and ladies senior & intermediate football as well as junior ladies action. ME GAA [...]
# 604 Asian Games score with huge participation levels
In today's Podcast we look back on last weekend's Fexco Asian Gaelic Games, the three day festival of Gaelic sports and principle event of the Asia GAA annual calendar. Teams from Jakarta to Japan travelled to Kuala Lumper, Malaysia to compete in 11 competitions in men's and ladies Gaelic football, hurling and exhibition camogie. Asia GAA [...]
# 603 Tir Chonaill and Kingdom for football repeat, Brothers Pearse make hurling final
Brothers Pearse, the oldest GAA club in London, pictured here when winning the Intermediate Hurling title in 2010, are back in the bigtime as their semi win on Sunday sees them now into the London senior final. (Photo courtesy of Brothers Pearse GAA). We had plenty of excitement, close finishes, near shocks and surprises in last weekend's [...]
# 602 European Finals Preview
It's a big weekend for European GAA as Saturday sees the grand finals of this year's Europe Mens & Ladies Gaelic Football Championships at Athlone Institute of Technology Campus in Athlone, County Westmeath. Some 27 clubs representing 11 countries will descend on AIT for the GAA Euros which this year coincides with Athlone named as European [...]
# 601 Aer Lingus Hurling Festival legacy to last a long time
In the podcast, GaelicSportsCast looks back on September's memorable Aer Lingus Hurling Tournament in Galway, Ireland with an in-depth look at a hurling event that will live long in the memory. Sixteen teams from across the world descended on the county of the tribes at the behest of Aer Lingus as part of their 'Gathering' initiative to come and [...]
# 600 Asian Gaelic Games ready to roll
GaelicSportsCast marks Podcast Numero 600 by remembering where we began four years ago, when focusing on the Gaelic sports scene far away to the east in the continent of Asia. For the next three days, starting Friday Oct 11, in the beautiful city of Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia, the biggest ever Asian Gaelic Games tournament throws-in with almost 50 [...]
# 599 London GAA Podcast
Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip, London. (Photo courtesy of London GAA). In GaelicSportsCast Podcast we focus on all the latest news, results and previews from the City of London with London GAA PRO Declan Flanagan. 12:24
