by Cu Chulainns on March 23, 2011
The SA Gaels team who won the Mens Social Plate competition at the recent Gulf Games in Dubai. (Photo courtesy of SA Gaels)
New club, South Africa Gaels, with just a year’s experience of playing Gaelic football under their belts, performed extremely well at the recent international football tournament, the Gulf Gaelic Games 2011 in Dubai.
The men’s team won the Plate in the Mens Social event while the Ladies team got to the semi final of the Ladies B Cup.
The Gaels pull players from the Pretoria and Johannesburg region and was formed in 2010 by English native Paul Carpenter – who initially started a club in Zimbabwe (still developing) - and also by Tyrone native, Hannah Oguz.
Paul learned Gaelic football while with the Singapore Lions and Hannah, a sports scientist at the University of Pretoria , has also played abroad in Sydney.
The SA Ladies team who got to the semi-final of the Ladies B Cup at Dubai. (Photo courtesy of SA Gaels).
The club trains at the state-of-the-art facility at the University of Pretoria and GaelicSportsCast recently spoke to Paul and Hannah, as well as club player and Dublin native Niall Morris, about the experience of playing at the club’s first major tournament.
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by Cu Chulainns on January 25, 2011
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 this quarter final to play the Warwickshire and Provincial winners Lancashire based, Fullen Gaels.
A well supported Meelin side having made the 830 Mile round trip took their first point after 5 minutes with a long range strike by D. J. O’Sullivan but Fullen replied straight away with a point by Paul Codd their captain.
In the 9th minute, Meelin’s Shane O’Riordan took their first goal followed by a point from Eamonn Brosnan. Kevin Driver replied for Fullen with the game becoming increasingly congested around midfield. Meelin’s Brendan O’Sullivan added two points in the space of a minute before it was followed by a well take goal by D.J. O’Sullivan which put Fullen on the back foot for the rest of the half.
Then further scores from the O’Sullivan duo, O’Riordan, and Brosnan increased the lead before points from Fullen’s Kevin Driver and two from Conall Maskey left the score at the half, Meelin 2 –08 (14) Fullen Gaels 0-05.
Meelin’s Brosnan came out for the second half on a mission to kill the game off adding points in the 1st, 3rd, and 5th minutes. Fullen regrouped with Driver pulling a point back before a purple patch saw the Manchester side hold the visitors scoreless for the next 13 minutes. Codd hit two more points but unfortunately the Lancashire hopefuls were unable to close the gap further. Points by O’Riordan and sub T.J. Brosnan finished a successful day for the visitors from the Rebel County.
Fullen Gaels
John Farrell, Brendan Griffiths, Eamon Hansberry, Shane O’Hanlon, Paddy Breen, Paul Murphy, Kevin Driver, Paul Codd(Capt) , Niall Morris, Padhric Gray, Ross Connor, Conall Maskey, Paddy O’Brien, Conor Cafferkey, Alan Gray, Kevin Kelly, Chris Conlon, Daire Maskey, Brenden Cousins, Declan Walsh, Ciaran Vaughan, Dan Nolan, James Lahiff, Denis O’Dwyer, Ciaran Duggan, Barry Fox
Trainer Stan Murray-Hession; Selector James O’Shaughnessy; Physio/Medical Hilary Murray-Hession.
Referee: Ray Mathews
Lines Men Mark McLaughlin (Warwickshire) Anthony McLoughran (Yorkshire).
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by Cu Chulainns on October 30, 2010
2010 Conway Cup winners Tir Chonaill Gaels. (Photo courtesy of Tir Chonaill Gaels).
It was a battle of champions in Ruislip last night for the final of the Conway Cup in mens senior football with the 2009 Senior Champions Tir Chonaill Gaels up against Intermediate Champions St Kiernans. The game was competitive all through but it finished with the ‘Gaels shading victory on a scoreline of 1-10 (13) to 1-07 (10). London GAA Chairman Tommy Harrell told us about the game as well as who the likely favourites for the upcoming London football and hurling championships will be this year. Tommy also looked back on the ups and downs of London teams last week while he also looks ahead to the big game this Saturday in Croke Park when London hurlers take on Armagh in the final of the Nicky Rackard Cup – throw-in @2pm.
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