Posts Tagged ‘camogie’
#264 GAA North America youth showpiece underway in Boston
The day that so many young Americans has been longing for has finally arrived as this year's Continental Youth Championships gets underway today Thurdsay, Aug 4 at the Irish Cultural Centre, Canton outside Boston. This 8th annual Continental Youth Championships (CYC) started early this morning and over the next four days will see some 100 [...]
‘Cusacks still undefeated in Oz
Heavy rains Sunday week last, interrupted this year's NSW GAA Championship but things were much improved this weekend as fine weather allowed a full schedule of games. On Sunday we saw football league and defending champs, Michael Cusacks remain undefeated, while the big two in hurling 'Cusacks and Sydney Shamrocks went at it once more. In [...]
‘Shamrocks and ‘Coast going well in Sydney
The last two weeks of action from the New South Wales GAA 2011 Championship have gone for the most part along expected lines with the top fancies in all codes coming out with wins. The prior week's Round 2 games had seen wins in hurling for leaders, Sydney Shamrocks and Michael Cusacks, while in mens football there was wins also for last year's [...]
#245 Swiss hurlers mean business
One of the performances of the season saw Zurich Inneoin hurling club overcome rivals Den Haag in a thrilling finale to last weekend's 3rd round of the 2011 European Hurling Champi0nship, in Zurich, Switzerland. The Zurich side, with a half a dozen Swiss and international players, out-gunned Den Haag - who had won the prior two tournaments - to [...]
#233 – Favourites on course in NSW GAA League
Despite the best efforts of mother nature, scuppering two weekends of Gaelic sports in Sydney over the past number of weeks, this year's New South Wales (NSW) GAA League action has gone according to plan for all the top fancies. Last year's football champion's, Michael Cusacks lead the way in their table and look the team to beat once [...]
Hague hurlers triumph in OT, Belgium ladies win great camogie competition
It turned out to be a fantastic opening weekend for both European hurling and camogie last Saturday, as competitive games of a high standard was the order for Round 1 of this year's European Hurling and Camogie Championship at the Hague, Holland. The mens hurling decider between hosts Den Hague and Zurich was a thrilling final as [...]
#211 History, growth and can do attitude to guide Camogie into the future
For over a century, the sport of camogie has played a central role in the lives of young Irish women. While camogie hasn't always been at the forefront of the Irish sporting psyche in general, it has nevertheless remained vital for many and today there is a renewed sense of confidence as a growing member base both in Ireland and abroad, look to [...]
#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, [...]
#177 Exciting times for European GAA
Since its foundation 10 years ago, the European GAA Board has been making phenomenal progressive in expanding the scope of Gaelic sports in Europe as club numbers have skyrocketed by a whopping 80% alone in the last five years. The Europe GAA Convention was held recently in Stockholm, Sweden, and for the first time ever, GAA supporters across the [...]
Washington Gaels show how it’s done
The hard efforts by the mostly All American club, the Washington D.C. Gaels in promoting Gaelic sports in the D.C. region, seem to be paying off as their participation in last January's NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo has reaped rich reward. The club, which does not depend on Irish summer immigrants for its existence, is very pro-active as regards [...]
