Posts Tagged ‘hurling’
#56 Bros Pearse claim Ronan Cup in London
Last Sunday in Ruislip an unusual pairing was thrown together in that it was a case of the old versus the new when London's oldest GAA club Brothers & Shalloe Pearse GAA Club took on new club Michael Cusacks in the final of the Ronan Cup Hurling competition. They had met earlier in the 'Cup with the more experienced Bros Pearse emphatic [...]
Cusacks tops in Sydney clash of champions
We had the clash of football champions in Round 6 of the NSW League in Mono Park, Sydney on Sunday. Last year's League winners and current table toppers Michael Cusacks, were pitted against second place and '09 Championship winners Young Irelands, but it was 'Cusacks who came out on top in this one with four points to spare in the end. In the [...]
#40 – London GAA is building for the future
In GaelicSportsCast's 40th podcast, we focus on Gaelic Games happenings across the Irish Sea in particular when looking at that city synonymous with Irish emigration, London. Longtime chairman of London GAA, Tommy Harrell discusses the transient nature of immigration and its effects on London teams, as well as the considerable effort being put [...]
#37 – Berkeley gain revenge over Stanford in college hurling final
Yesterday afternoon Saturday April 10, holders Stanford took on Berkeley in the final game of this years Northern California Collegiate Hurling championship. In a hard fought encounter all through at Treasure Island, the home of Gaelic Games in San Francisco, Berkeley this time gained revenge over their great rivals Stanford when coming out two [...]
#35 – Stanford and Berkeley set for hurling final
Stanford University's hurlng team get set to defend their Northern California Collegiate Hurling title tomorrow when they take on great rivals Cal Berkeley at Treasure Island GAA Park in San Francisco. Berkeley won Game 1 in the best of three series but fell short last time in Game 2 when coming up against a resolute Stanford defense. In this [...]
#34 – GAA numbers skyrocket in Sydney
For the first time this season and long overdue it has to be said, GaelicSportsCast pays a visit to the land down under, Australia. Here we speak with New South Wales GAA Secretary, Dundalk native, Mark McGuinness about the explosion of Gaelic players in Sydney and surrounds,; about the local clubs and the annual competitions, as well as the [...]
#32 – Impressive new online magazine on hurling
Hurling enthusiasts all around the world rejoice as a new online monthly magazine dedicated to the ancient game has been born. It's called Sliotar. The word 'Sliotar' comes from the Gaelic term for the hurling ball, and the new magazine is published out of the All Ireland champions county of Kilkenny. Here a group of talented writers along [...]
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#12 Olympics helped Gaelic games get off ground – Atlanta GAA
In the southern state of Georgia, a state not known as a traditional stronghold of Gaelic games in the US, Atlanta GAA nontheless has been steadily making progress introducing the games to young Americans. The new Chairman of Atlanta GAA is Kieran Claffey and he speaks to GaelicSportsCast about how the 1996 Olympic Games helped to grow Gaelic [...]
#10 Hurling at Indiana University
Today GaelicSportsCast takes a trip to Hoosier country in Indiana, where some very interesting things have been taking place on college campuses. A fledgling group of students at Indiana University in Bloomington have discovered the game of hurling and are doing everything in their power to learn the game and spread the word among their fellow [...]
