Posts Tagged ‘christchurch gaa’
Historic beginnings with start of New Zealand GAA league
History was made last Sunday, October 21 in the city of Auckland as three clubs from throughout New Zealand came together at Fowlds Park for the start of the first ever national GAA competition. The new Gaelic Football and Hurling League is part of a three round series of blitzes involving Auckland GAA, Hutt Valley/Wellington GAA, and [...]
#199 Irish and GAA community in mourning in New Zealand
It has been a heart wrenching week for the citizens of New Zealand following the devastating earthquake which struck the southern island city of Christchurch last Tuesday. Tragedy also struck at the heart of the Irish community as among the 98 dead, it was confirmed that Owen McKenna, a native of Monaghan who had been living in Christchurch for [...]
