Video Courtesy of Indy Hurling Club.
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Indy Hurling showing how it's done at the Super Bowl Village on Capitol Street in Downtown, Indianapolis last night Tues, 31, 2012. Go INDY!

GaelicSportsCast goes live to the Super Bowl Village in Downtown Indianapolis.

It’s a fantastic night for the Indy Hurling club and the sport of hurling tonight as the game is showcased to thousands of Super Bowls fans at the Super Bowl Village.

Indy hurling is putting on a great show with basic drills and a hitting cage and football fans of all ages are having a go.

GaelicSportsCast catches the excitement when talking with club PRO, Kyle Keesling ….

Listen here:  8:12

Ligue Bretonne de Football Gaélique logo.

The French revolution in ‘Football Gaelique’ continues this weekend in Brittany, France with the semi finales of the 2011/2012 Coupe de Bretagne de football gaélique.

The first semi final takes place this afternoon at 14:30pm (CET) in Brest, between hosts Brest and neighbors, St Brieuc, while the second semi sees high flying Guerande at home to four time Brittany Championship winner, Liffre.

Here to talk about both semi finals is Nantes GFC player and official, Dimitri Martin and Brest secretary and player, Ronan Kerleo.

Listen here: 11:21

NOTE: Watch out for report on Week 2 of Summer ’12 Mixed 7s from Wellington, NZ and also this weekend a chat with the folks at INDY HURLING about their big SUPER BOWL exhibition on Tuesday night, Jan 31 in downtown, Indianapolis, IN.

The event takes place on Tuesday,  January 31st,  at the Super Bowl Village in Downtown Indianapolis.
GO INDY!

NOTE: Watch out for GaelicSportsCast preview of the event this weekend when chatting with the Indy club.

Former London GAA Chairman and newly appointed London Minor Board head, Tommy Harrell talks about the event in today’s podcast.
He also looks back on last weekend’s All Ireland Intermediate Club Semi Final loss by London hurling champion’s, Robert Emmets and on London footballers new FBD campaign while also examining London hurlers chances for the season.

Listen here: 15:09

While football hordes are getting ready to descend on the city of Indianapolis, Indiana for this year’s Super Bowl, the hurling folk at Indianapolis Hurling Club have been busy on the indoor circuit over the past few months.

Here is there Upcoming Events Schedule taking them in to St Patrick’s Day.

Jan 25 @ 7 pm – Hurling Winter League 2.2@ Sportzone
Feb 6 @ 6pm -  Get Off The Booze, Get On The Ball – Start
Feb 8 @ 7 pm – Hurling Winter League 2.4 @ Sportszone
Feb 15 @ 7pm – Hurling Winter League 2.5 @Sportszone
Feb 17 @ 12pm – Social Event – Downtown Lunch @  Tilted Kilt, 141 South Meridian Street
Feb 22 @7pm – Hurling Winter League 2.6 @ Sportszone
Feb 29 @ 7pm – Hurling Winter League Playoffs @ Sportszone
Mar 2 @ 7 pm - Get Off The Booze, Get On The Ball – End @ Conners

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Ligue Bretonne de Football Gaélique logo.

Gaelic football folks ‘en Bretagne’ or in Brittany, France waste no time when it comes to getting back in there playing as their 2011/2012 Championnat de Bretagne de Football Gaélique is already up and running.

Over the past several years, an explosion of Gaelic football or football gaelique teams has sprouted in this northwest corner of France with nine teams in competition today.
Teams hail from all over the Bretagne region, from Nantes in the south to St Brieuc in the north coast, but the thing that’s most impressive is that most are new clubs formed within the last five years and are made up of almost all French players.

The main competition, Le Championnat de Bretagne de Football Gaélique began life back in 2005 and since that time has been growing stronger each season with new teams joining the league.

The dominant force in ‘football gaelique’ over the past number of years has been the team from Liffré who have won the last four championships and this year are on track to make it five-in-a-row as they lead the table after three rounds with 38 points.

Runners-up last year, Nantes are in second place on 30 points and will be determined to gain revenge while Vannes, who are in third spot, will also be hoping to do well based on their good showing at their home tournament before Christmas..

While the next round of the Championnat de Bretagne de Football Gaélique takes place on St Patricks Day, March 17, 2012 at Guerande, there is also a secondary competition in Brittany, the Bretagne Cup.
This Saturday, Jan 7 at 2.30pm at the Stade du Petit Bretagne sees hosts, Nantes take on Guerande in the Quart de Finale de la Coupe de Bretagne.

Bretagne also play a secondary competition

Championnat de Bretagne de Football Gaélique Standings 2011/2012 

NOTE: Across top venues; on side teams. (No podcast with this post).

Hurling Clubs in the Pacific Northwest – Benton Brigade, Corvallis Oregon – Columbia Red Branch and Williamette Hurling, Portland, OR – Eugene Trappers HC, Eugene OR – Seattle Gaels, Washington, – Pocatello Hurling, Idaho, and Vancouver Harps, B.C. Canada
(Video courtesy of Columbia Red Branch HC, You Tube).

Listen here: 30:41

Music:  Militaire Electronic; Wallpaper and Cipher by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
and, music also by John McCartan and Lunasa.

Have a Great New Year in 2012  listeners and website visitors.

And, lots of exciting new plans for early 2012 with new programme style, content ….and delivery on the way. More on this in the coming weeks……2012 is going to be a brave new world for GaelicSportsCast!

Also in the loop Podcasts from Tennessee and Portland Maine.

                                

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Listeners and Website  Visitors

Denis
GaelicSportsCast

All Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Quarter Final
@Ruislip, London

Robert Emmetts (London) [15]  1-12 Moycullen (Galway) [13] 2-7

All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Quarter Final
@Pairc na hEireann, Birmingham

Fullen Gaels (Warwickshire) [21] 4-9 Burt (Donegal) [10] 1-7

Gaelic Football coaching app to be launched in December by Elevate Sports Solutions.

The world of coaching and performance analysis is becoming an increasing feature of Gaelic Sports across Ireland and on the international GAA scene.

Coaches are putting a huge amount of time and effort into the development of teams and athletes and a new company, Elevate Sports Solutions based in Derry, Northern Ireland, this December is launching a unique set of coaching tools and services that could well have a significant impact on the development of coaching Gaelic Sports.

Elevate Sports Solutions is set to launch next week the first of two resources for coaches – Gaelic Football Coaching Cards, and one of the first of its kind in the world of GAA – Gaelic Football Coaching Apps for iPhone, iPad and Android.
The company also specializes in fundamentals, coaching strategies and offers an Elite Level Performance Analysis service.

In this podcast, GaelicSportsCast talks to two of the people behind Elevate Sports Solutions, former Derry footballer, Jonathon Bradley and hurler and footballer, Donal Leahy.

Listen here: 33:11

For more information go to  http://www.elevatesports.co.uk

Last night’s limited calendar saw The Gazelles up against The Badgers, Su Oraiste taking on The Garage and in the game of the evening, Clonbony Wolfhounds versus impressive, Murphy’s Law 7pm.

Here to take us through the action is Wellington GAA President, Donal Kavanagh and special guest, Dub’ Eoin ‘Brogie’ Darby.

Listen here: 24:43

The popularity of the once indigenous sports is spreading beyond Irish cultural boundaries with one of the newer  clubs formed in the middle of the Indian and Pacific oceans on the island wilderness of Tasmania.

The Tasmanian Gaelic Football and Hurling Association began life in 2007 on the island’s capital of Hobart and ever since has been building up a home grown culture of Gaelic Sports that sees a growing base of almost all local players.

In our podcast today, GaelicSportsCast speaks to the President of the Tasmanian Gaelic Football and Hurling Association, Sean O’Moore about how Gaelic football is making an impact on the sporting landscape of the island.

Listen here: 22:05

The tournament took place in Limerick as part of the city’s European City of Sport designation and was a source of immense pride for both the European GAA administration and players, many of whom had never kicked a ball in Ireland before.

With 26 teams in action from all across the Continent in the mens and ladies championship, as well as the mens shield, the standard was very competitive and the tournament turned out to be a great success.

Here to look back on the competition with GaelicSportsCast is European GAA Secretary, Tony Bass.

Listen here: 29:29

Founded just three short years ago, the club affiliated to the New York GAA Minor Board, set out from the start to broaden the scope of the player base beyond the Irish American community and introduce Gaelic football to mainstream America.

This strategy has worked wonders for the promotion of the sport in the region and to talk more about that and get an insight into Setanta’s beginnings, we speak today with founder member and Setanta GFC President, Jerry Padian.

Listen here: 29:04

Setanta GFC website: http://setantagaa.shutterfly.com/

In Antrim, London camogie champions Tara were trying to make it a case of third time lucky in seeking their place in an historic first All Ireland club semi birth when taking on Cushendall’s, Ruairi Og.

Meanwhile, at London in the All Ireland ladies junior and intermediate club football quarter finals, home-sides Fulham Irish and Parnells respectively were trying to over come Claregalway and Caltra of Galway.

There was also local competitions to be decided when Fullen Gaels of Manchester took on London junior champions in this year’s All Britain Hurling Club Championship, and also London senior hurling champions Robert Emmetts were trying to add the Collins Cup to their championship and league double when meeting last year’s double hero’s, Kilburn Gaels.

Here to tell us how it all panned out is London GAA Chairman, Tommy Harrell.

Listen here: 14:12

The ‘Gaels club was founded back in the early part of the last decade as one of a new breed of young juvenile Gaelic football clubs in New York City.

The club after humble beginnings has put down solid Gaelic sporting roots in the Woodside, Sunnyside and Maspeth areas of Queens and today participates in the NY GAA Minor Board’s, Spring and Fall Leagues at U8 – U 14 grades. Shannon Gaels also compete in local tournaments and at the annual American Continental Youth Championships (CYC).

Primarily focusing on Gaelic football, the club recently introduced hurling to young players, while at the same time adults started another exciting adventure when forming a Junior hurling team this summer.

Here to talk about the early years, the day-to-day running of the club, and its hopes for the future is PRO, Richard Corridan.

Listen here: 29:05

All Britain Hurling Club Championship Final
Fullen Gaels (Warwickshire) [21] 3-12 Michael Cusacks (London) [13] 1-10

Cushendall, Antrim N.Irl
Sun Oct 30, 2011
All Ireland Camogie Junior Club Quarter Final
Tara (London) [15] 2-9 Ruairi Og (Cushendall) [11] 0-11

NOTE: Coming up tomorrow Tuesday in the latest of our series profiling GAA clubs in the New York area, we focus on the Shannon Gaels club from Queens, NY.

Hosted in a different city each year, the Asian Gaelic Games (AGG) since its foundation 15 years ago has witnessed tremendous growth with this year seeing some 57 teams from 22 clubs congregate from as far away as Dubai, India, Malaysia and Mongolia for top honors and the sheer enjoyment of playing Gaelic Sports.The AGG is a 9-a-side  tournament featuring mens and ladies football, hurling with this year seeing the sport of Camogie taking its inaugural bow in this tournament.

This year’s three day event began on Friday, Oct 14 and here to tell us about all the competitions, the winners, and the task of organization is ‘Games Director and Seoul GAA Treasurer, Helen Cooke.

Listen here: 28:54

Queensland camogie team celebrate their history making feat after taking the first ever Australasian Camogie Championship at Gaelic Park, Willawong Brisbane on Saturday last. (Photo courtesy of Queensland GAA).

What a time it turned out to be for Queensland GAA both on and off the field at the Australasian Gaelic Games, Brisbane last week.

After the Biblical floods of last January that gutted the club house and destroyed playing facilities, it was nothing short of a miracle that last week the men, women, children and players from the GAA community at Willawong in Brisbane should have everything back in working order to host a very successful Kepplers 2011 Australasian Gaelic Games at Gaelic Park, Oct 2-8.

And, on the field of play Queensland GAA did themselves proud also when taking three of the four major trophies in a very competitive Australasian championships.

The week long tournament saw a return to the fold for NSW teams, however last year’s hosts from New Zealand could not make it on account of commitments with the Rugby World Cup taking place in their country.

Here to tell us about this year’s championships that saw many firsts, is Australasian and Queensland GAA Chairman, Seamus Sullivan.

Listen here: 24:14

New York GAA Senior Football Final result

Leitrim [17] 0-17 Tyrone  [15] 1-12 (after OT)

The event is being hosted this year by San Francisco GAA at their new facility, Pairc na nGael at Treasure Island and over the next three days some 85 teams from all across America will be joined by their neighbors, Canada for a festival of hurling, mens football, ladies football and camogie.

In today’s podcast we take a look at the representation from Canada when talking with Canada GAA Secretary, John Flynn , and also chat with North American GAA PRO, Tim Flanagan about the event, the teams and what it means for participants.

Listen here: 20:19

On 17 July 2011 the Kuwait Chapter of the Barley House Wolves held the very first hurling match by US soldiers on Kuwaiti soil. The team pictured here split into green and a grey sides for the match.

Last September members of the Barley House Wolves Hurling team – a club founded in 2005 by US soldiers at Shannon airport when on route home after a 1 year tour of duty in Iraq – were redeployed to Kuwait and this time packed their hurls along with their rifles.

In Kuwait in-between missions, they kept their touch in on base with late night practice and soon new recruits joined the ranks.

Besides the difficulty of practicing on sand, they were eager to get a match going while there and after meeting the needs of their commanders and getting equipment shipped in, 12 members of the 197th Fires Brigade played the first ever hurling match by US soldiers on a US military base in Kuwait.

The match took place on July 17 in Arifjan and shortly after GaelicSportsCast spoke with Sargent First Class, Eddie Clements and colleague, and new recruit, Brandon Dodge about the experience and the many challenges they faced.

Listen here: 15:43

The Barley House Wolves Kuwait Chapter, who recently returned safe and sound to the US, played their part last Saturday in helping the ‘Wolves claim the first ever Northeast Junior C Championship.
The ‘Wolves now look forward to new challenges at the North American GAA Finals this weekend in San Francisco.

Senior Football
Aidan McAnespies [21] 2-15 Connemara Gaels [15] 1-12

Senior Hurling
Galway [14] 1-11 Wexford [13] 1-10

Orla Benson Cup Final
Tir na nOg [23] 3-14 Boston Shamrocks [9] 1-6

Junior A Football
Wolfe Tones [20] 2-14 Donegal [15] 1-12

Junior B Football
Aidan McAnespies [13] 1-10 Galway [10] 1-7

Junior Hurling
Wexford 1-18 [21] Fr Tom Burke’s [12] 0-12

Junior C Hurling
Barley House Wolves 2-6 [12] Portland [7] 1-4

NOTE: Podcast report on finals will be published as soon as possible.