‘Warwickshire’ Archives
#201 P O Kane Hurls and GaelicSportsCast forge partnership
The podcast and website, GaelicSportsCast is proud to announce P O Kane Hurls as its new and principle sponsor. Based in Swatragh in County Derry, P O Kane Hurls is a member of the Irish Guild of Ash Hurley Makers, an elite set of 50 members who produce hurls for the top hurlers around the country and globe. To mark the occasion, [...]
#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 [...]
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 [...]
Meelin too strong for Manchester’s gaels
Despite a brave performance by Fullen Gaels from Manchester, the visitors from Meelin in Cork proved a bridge too far in this All Ireland Junior Hurling Club Quarter Final at Pairc Na hEireann, Birmingham on Sunday. Meelin 2-14 (20) Fullen Gaels 0-08 Report by Karl McGuigan (Warwickshire PRO) Meelin made their first trip to Birmingham for [...]
London and Warwickshire in icy grip
The Big Freeze currently gripping Ireland and England caused game cancellations last weekend and continues to cause havoc with the GAA schedule for this coming weekend. In Warwickshire last weekend all games had to be cancelled due to the extreme weather and because of the prospect of further inclement conditions, this Sunday's Dec 5, All [...]
Fullen Gaels make history
A Manchester sports club ...no, not the 'United' variety, made history over the weekend as Fullen Gaels Hurling Club won their first ever All Britain Club Championship last Sunday at Pairc na hEireann in Birmingham. In the final, Fullen Gaels, the only hurling club in Manchester and Lancashire, were up against the intermediate champions from [...]
#163 – St Peter’s All Britain champs
Lancashire senior champions, St Peters were crowned All Britain Club Champions last Sunday when they had a deserving win over Birmingham's, Sean McDermott's at Old Bedians Rugby Club in Manchester. A late burst of scores from St Peters saw off the challenge of the Warwickshire champions, who when looking back at this game, will surely rue [...]
#161 McDermott’s and St Peter’s into All Britain final
As the club season winds down across the UK, last Sunday saw the principal remaining games down for decision - the semi finals of this year's All Britain Gaelic Football Championship. In Manchester, Sean McDermott's, who had recently claimed their 5th Warwickshire Senior championship in a row, were up against All Britain holders Dunedin [...]
St Mary’s rule Warwickshire
Last Sunday, turned out to be a fantastic day for St Mary's GFC as the celebrated their 50th year playing football in Wolverhampton by taking the 2010 Warwickshire Intermediate Championship at Pairc na hEireann, Birmingham. St Mary's were up against Birmingham side, John Mitchells and the decider proved a tough experience for the locals as they [...]
