‘Europe’ Archives
#68 Madrid rule streets of Pamplona
Round 4 of the Iberian Football Championship took place in Pamplona last weekend. This northern Spanish city, famous for its 'running of the bulls' San Fermin festival in July, last Saturday saw the men and women footballers from Madrid Harps rule the streets as they ran out winners of both the mens and ladies tournament. Guillaume Kerrien, an [...]
#65 Belgium and hosts take spoils in Luxembourg
In Rd 2 of the European Hurling and Camogie Championships at Luxembourg last weekend, we had the largest club turnout to date make this a very entertaining and successful event. Last time out, Belgium in hurling and hosts Luxembourg in Camogie, walked away with the honours from Rd 1 in early May at the Hague in Holland. And, it was no different [...]
Malmo take Scandinavian opener
The Scandinavian Regional Mens Gaelic Football Championship got underway last weekend in the city of Copenhagen and here to tell us how the hosts fared and who made the final is Copenhagen Secretary, Kenny Grogan. It was the first meeting of the year between the Scandinavian Gaelic football clubs last Saturday the 22ndof [...]
# 58 Guernsey and Liffré best in Europe’s North West
We had Rd 2 of the North West Regional Championships of Europe as well as the final of the Breton Championships in mens football take place in Liffré, France yesterday, Saturday May 22. The host club and all French side Liffré, who despite losing in the final of the tournament, did enough to win their fourth successive title in the Breton [...]
#54 Spanish ladies triumph the talk of the tournament
The all Spanish team of St Agustin caused something of a shock in Round 3 of the Iberian Football Championship last weekend. The newcomers to Gaelic football recovered from a first round defeat to go unbeaten for the remainder of their games and take this Madrid tournament. These girls, who hail from northern Madrid, are mostly soccer and [...]
#54 Parnells to strong for Kingdom’ in London final
Last weekend in men's football in the Conway Cup Final (2009) at Greenford in London, Parnells ran out six point deserving winners over the Kingdom Kerry Gaels. Meanwhile in the big hurling game on Sunday, Robert Emmett's qualified for the Collins Cup Final when putting out the fancied Kilburn Gaels by a similar margin. Tommy Harrell, who was [...]
# 45 ‘Gabriels ease into final in London
Last weekend in Ruislip, London County Hurling Champion's St Gabriels after suffering an early defeat to Robert Emmetts, who they beat in the 2009 County Final, rediscovered their winning ways on Saturday when running out seven point winners over 'Emmetts in the Ryan Cup semi final. In men's football on Sunday in the Tipperary Cup, St Brendans [...]
# 42 Madrid take spoils in Valencia
The first round of the European Ladies Football and Iberian Regional Championships got underway in Valencia last Saturday. It seems that mother nature was determined to have a say in things as the Icelandic volcano put the kybosh on Belgium ladies efforts to attend while all day downpours made life very difficault in sunny Spain. Yet the [...]
# 39 – Belgium A winners in The Hague
The Benelux Region on the Continent is regarded as the powerhouse of Mens Gaelic Football in Europe. Last weekend we saw Round 2 of the Benelux Mens Regional Football Championship take place at The Hague in Holland. It was The Hague who had won Round 1 in Amsterdam back in March and they again reached the closing stages last weekend, this time [...]
#36 – Paris Gaels take first round of North West Regional Europe
Paris Gaels mens football team today have picked up where they left off last year. Back then they finished tops in the North West Regional Championships of Europe and already they are showing similar form as they beat Guernsey Gaels in the NW final earlier today in Brest, France. Adrien Henry gave GaelicSportsCast the lowdown on how Rd 1 in the [...]
