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There seems to be a fair few of posters on here from this side of the water

Just think we should keep all the US/Canada stuff in one thread

Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on January 18, 2007, 08:29:24 PM
There seems to be a fair few of posters on here from this side of the water

Just think we should keep all the US/Canada stuff in one thread

Whats the story with DC arent they getting their own board ?

Washington DC getting their own county board?

That's the first I've heard of it.

''Following a request from the Baltimore and Washington DC Gaels Clubs that was tabled for convention at a meeting earlier this year, the delegates voted in favor of a new NACB Divisional Board be formed in the Maryland/Virginia/Washington DC area. As a result of this decision teams from the Baltimore and Washington DC clubs will no longer be required to register with the Philadelphia Divisional Board. The new board is expected to be structured prior to the 2007 season.''

http://www.nagaa.org/news/showArticle.php?article=272

There ya go then - I'm not much up to date on the stuff going on south of the border.

Thanks for posting

I talked with a member of their board and I know that they originally planned on seceding from Philadelphia in 2008.
There was talk that they may do so in 2007...when I get more information on the matter, I'll try to inform everyone.

Tír Eoghain Philadelphia Abú!

Tyrone Philly any truth in the rumours that yourselfs maybe thinking of moving to New York this year?? :-X

Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on January 19, 2007, 05:51:50 PM
There ya go then - I'm not much up to date on the stuff going on south of the border.

Thanks for posting

What's going on up north, the lads  in the Western Division  Board seem to be doing for great work 

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guest of honor... Martin Coyne
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At the moment, Tír Eoghain Philadelphia are playing League and Championship football in Philadelphia.
We have contacted Cavan NY's Des Reilly about participating in the Cavan NY Sevens in March/April,
we've also contacted Roger Power and Harry Henderson in Fort Lauderdale (St. Pat's) about competing
in their Tournament on the 10th of March. And in June, we will be up in Fairfield County, Connecticut
for their Annual Tournament. The only other place I hope we're going is to Chicago over Labor Day Weekend.

TÍR EOGHAIN PHILADELPHIA ABÚ!

Some very controversial awards given out at the Toronto GAA banquet tonight - who was that ref of the year??!!

The ref of the year - I heard he's very good.

And he looks good in a pair of shorts as well  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Lads and lasses,
anyone know if the Fort Lauderdale 7s is on this year- anyone have details?
I see below March 10th is mentioned- is that confirmed?
Thanks

I just spoke to Harry and he informed me that the Fort Lauderdale 7 aside will be held on the week of March 10th. It will be a one day event and will be limited to either eight or ten teams. You can contact Roger Power at realtypower@bellsouth.net if you need information.

glad to hear it is on again!! Was down for the last tournament and what a weekend it was!! Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale......... BRILLIANT ;D

was there too- apparently there was football on the 2nd day as well- we were going to go but we forgot...

The second day was the killer!! The few of us that did make it, well we werent in the best of shape to be running round a field in that heat! :'(  Good idea having it run off in one day! :)

Was at a meeting last night in boston were it was announced that Croke Park and the Irish Gov have made funding avaliable for a  GAA Development Officer for all of the US and Canada, glad to see them be more proactive

ya agree, with would be good to keep the underage work going, there has been excellent work done in the last few years around north america and canada.

what were the all star teams for toronto this year?

Mens

GK - Barry Farmer (Durham Robert Emmets)
RFB - Doug O' Connor (Ottawa Gaels)
FB – Tommy Keane (St Mikes)
LFB – Noel McGuinnity (Ottawa Gaels)
RHB – Kieran Ryan (St Pats)
CHB – Ken Ray (St Vincents)
LHB – Paul Loughnane (St Mikes)
MF – Colum Savage (Durham Robert Emmets)
MF – Ollie O'Hanlon (Ottawa Gaels)
RHF – Edwin Walsh (St Mikes)
CHF – Dermot Guinane (Ottawa Gaels) – also won player of the year
LHF – Pat Leahy (St Mikes)
RCF – Byron Mellon (Brampton Roger Casements)
FF – Damian Higgins (Brampton Roger Casements)
LCF – John Creary (Durham Robert Emmets)

The Gaelic Athletic Association's Canadian County Board's Annual General Meeting was held on Sunday, February 11th in Ajax, Ontario. 

President Brian Farmer (Toronto) was re-elected for a three year term and Vice-President Jarlath Connaughton (Ottawa), Treasurer Eddie Mangan (Toronto) and Secretary John O'Flynn (Vancouver) were re-elected for one year terms.

An Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Tír Eoghain Philadelphia has elected their new officers for 2007.  Michael Treacy has been re-elected as Club Chairman for a second term. Paul Welsh has been elected for the post of Vice-Chairman. Pete McDermott will keep watch over the finances and club assets as Treasurer. Gary Girvan has been elected as the Club Registrar. Peter McDermott moves from Registrar to Club Secretary. Last, but not least, Dominic Ward has been re-elected as the Club's Public Relations Officer. The officers will have their work cut out for them, but Tír Eoghain Philadelphia is in competent, capable hands. The club must get on the ball early to retain the Philadelphia Men's Football Championship. Communication between newly elected officers and current players has been established with several prospective players for the coming season. Anyone wishing to join the club as a player, supporter, or a sponsor; may contact us through our club website (http://tyrone.philadelphia.gaa.ie). The club extends its sincerest thanks for all of the support and dedication from last year's players, sponsors, supporters, management and officers.

This year, the club anticipates traveling along the East Coast to participate in several tournaments and seven-a-side competitions, pending approval from the necessary governing bodies. Among them is the Fort Lauderdale, Saint Patrick's GFC Seven-a-Side Tournament which is scheduled for Saturday, March 10th during Spring Break. At the end of March/early April, the Cavan New York club is organizing a tournament, which historically takes place in Van Cortlandt Park, in the Bronx, NY. In June, the Fairfield County Irish Festival (www.irishfestival.org) hosts a tournament from Friday (15th) through Sunday (17th) in Indian Ledge Park, near Trumbull, CT.

The club are in the process of establishing a charitable contributor committee, whereby the club will organize challenge games and a social event after each and donate the proceeds to select local charities.

The club is in the final design stages for the all-new, exclusive, ONEILL'S Tír Eoghain Philadelphia jerseys. Club officers and players have reviewed the concepts and finalized the design aspects. The club would like to thank our main sponsor, Philadelphia Racetrack and Casino, for their continued patronage and support.

Training has started, the club looks forward to seeing all the boys out there putting in the effort.

Congratulations go out to David Hopkins who was married back in the fall. Also, congratulations to Joe McGinn, who was married before Christmas in sunny Florida.

The club is finalizing arrangements for a Dinner Dance in the coming months. The presentation of medals to last year's players will take place that evening. Tickets to the event and advertisement submittal forms for the Annual Journal will be available in the next couple of weeks. Live music performed by "Lefty" John Kelly and Company. Further updates will include honored guests and awards for the Gala.

is mullaslin not part of Carrickmore, or did I miss something?

Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on February 20, 2007, 04:34:18 PM
The Gaelic Athletic Association's Canadian County Board's Annual General Meeting was held on Sunday, February 11th in Ajax, Ontario. 

President Brian Farmer (Toronto) was re-elected for a three year term and Vice-President Jarlath Connaughton (Ottawa), Treasurer Eddie Mangan (Toronto) and Secretary John O'Flynn (Vancouver) were re-elected for one year terms.

I could be going to Canada next year for a year or so. Looking forward to playing a bit of GAA out there. Id say we (myself and the queen) will be based in Vancouver... Is there a team there? How many teams in Canada? What are the structures out there or do you guys just play local cups?

Local Team in Vancouver are know as the 'Vancouver harps'.

here is a link to kinda irish org, http://isscvancouver.com/

Abbey - there's not a great deal of football out the West to be honest

But yeah - follow the link ybbi gave there

Just checking in to this thread.
I hurl in Boston myself since the past year.

Any major rule changes affecting player registrations this year?

why is it called The North American / Canada GAA and Hurling thread and not the The North American / Canada GAA thread

picking slivers for nothing Mid Mon?

QuoteAny major rule changes affecting player registrations this year?

I believe the last date for Sanctions/Transfers is June 20th - as was discussed at Congress last year

At the present time, the last date for sanctions for Canada is June 20th.
and unfortunately, the last date for North America is June 1st.

However, there are motions being proposed for this year's Congress
which aim to make changes to the Official Guides' Rule 43, Part 1.


TÍR EOGHAIN PHILADELPHIA ABÚ!

An Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Tír Eoghain Philadelphia

Any club on here headed to the Florida Fort Lauderdale Seven-a-Side Tournament? Our club plans on going and wanted to see who else was on for heading down to Florida for it..........


TÍR EOGHAIN PHILADELPHIA ABÚ!

An Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Tír Eoghain Philadelphia

we (sligo Ny) are trying to get our act together for it

Heganboy.....what is going on in New York?

Heard that the Treasurer and the PRO have both resigned in the last week.
Is there a split, I hope not for all of the clubs sake.

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An Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Tír Eoghain Philadelphia

yea TP deres a split all right but its just dooleys pants, naw noting serious

When do the games start in Gaelic park?  I'm in NY over Easter and would like to catch a game.

not be till middle of may, gaelic park not ready till end of april

So I assume the Cavan NY Tournament will be late April.
They typically hold their tournament the week or so before
Gaelic Park opens for the year.

TÍR EOGHAIN PHILADELPHIA ABÚ!

An Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Tír Eoghain Philadelphia

well the cavan t'ment usually be's held in van courtland park so it'l prob still be end of march!

how u's fixed this year TP?

lads, couple of questions, firstly is it possible to get 2 transfers in a year ie transfer to usa club from home club and back? also with the rule for the sanctions at the min will this mean that you wont be able to play in the na finals as a 3month sanction presently has to be submitted by the 1st of june?

Quote from: lfdown2 on February 28, 2007, 02:52:41 AM
lads, couple of questions, firstly is it possible to get 2 transfers in a year ie transfer to usa club from home club and back? also with the rule for the sanctions at the min will this mean that you wont be able to play in the na finals as a 3month sanction presently has to be submitted by the 1st of june?

u can come from ireland and transfer too club here...have too be in states a month before u can play! if u want 2 transfer back 2 club in ireland it takes 6 weeks for transfer too go tru

the date for sanction is june 20th... which means you have too be here before that date... there called 60 day sanction but u can play until ur team are finished

In Canada - you cannot transfer in directly. You have to be a sanction first - then get a transfer for the next year.

"lads, couple of questions, firstly is it possible to get 2 transfers in a year ie transfer to usa club from home club and back? also with the rule for the sanctions at the min will this mean that you wont be able to play in the na finals as a 3month sanction presently has to be submitted by the 1st of june?"

Date for Sanctions for North America is presently June 1st....pending decisions on Motions at Congress, April 13th-14th in Kilkenny
(Official Guide, Rule 43)

Date for Sanctions for Canada is presently June 20th....I am unaware of any motions to Congress on their behalf

Both of these are a direct result of motion number nine (9) last year in Killarney. At the same Congress, New York were granted Inter-County Transfers after four weeks of residency in the County of New York's jurisdiction. North America do not have the same four weeks to obtain Inter-County Transfers.

I do understand what you are saying, if a player arrives on June 1st, his ninety days of VISA would expire prior to the Labor Day Weekend.....
the drop dead date for legality would be somewhere around the 8th or 9th of June, assuming the player goes straight home the Tursday or Wednesday after the Labor Day Finals.

An Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Tír Eoghain Philadelphia

Quote from: lfdown2 on February 28, 2007, 02:52:41 AM
lads, couple of questions, firstly is it possible to get 2 transfers in a year ie transfer to usa club from home club and back? also with the rule for the sanctions at the min will this mean that you wont be able to play in the na finals as a 3month sanction presently has to be submitted by the 1st of june?

From what I understand you can not get 2 intercounty transfers with in the same calender year,  the cut off point for intercounty transfers for NACB is March 20th, once a player would transfer they would not be able to transfer back to their club at home in Ireland until the end of the year, the sanctioned player deadline is currently June 1st, I do know that a motion is being put forward to Croke park in regard  to extending the deadline back to Jul 20th for sanctioned players which would bring it in line with the NY county board.

Florida Sevens..........

Club is all booked and ready to go. Whichever clubs are headed down, we'll see you there.


TÍr EOGHAIN PHILADELPHIA ABÚ!

An Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Tír Eoghain Philadelphia

how did the 7's go?  who won?

Florida Sevens was a good weekend. The weather was in the mid-80s, sunny, with a slight breeze. Derry of New York, under the guiding eye of Sean O'Neill, Henry Diamond, etc. won the Tournament. Good performances by the teams this early in the year. Nigel Shevlin for the Brendan's was impressive despite picking up an injury, Derry's McIntyre, Bosco, Lilly, Bell and Company were too much for everyone. Well done to St. Pat's. Hopefully, with the Hurricanes in the rearview mirror, they can continue restoring this tournament to its previous status.


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It was a lovely weekend in Fort Lauderdale. I wonder why more teams do not enter a team in the tournament, its a great trip for any team and breaks up the winter for those teams travelling from out of tow.

We've a new website up - very much a work in progress

http://www.st-vincents-toronto-gaa.com/

Hey lads, if anyone on here is interested in playing Gaelic Football in Los Angeles, we are always looking for players. Website is down at the moment www.wildgeesegfc.com

If anyone is interested or knows of anyone coming over here during the summer on J1 etc, drop me an email at branch59@hotmail.com

Thanks lads.

Gab, I have a sister who lives in Kitchener.

I visited her in 2005 and we watched some football in an Irish club in Missisagua (sp).  Is that your turf or is that another club?

I See San Fran GAA have done a deal with the local ymca who look after pe in the bay area school to have football played by US school kids , they recon they will have 3000 + playing by the end of next year

http://www.ifyl.org/

Anyone any idea how New York is shaping up for there Connaght championship match with Sligo?? When does the football start this year inh New York?

Lads, headin out to Vegas for the summer there and I've heard there's nowhere in the city that has the GAA live. Can anyone shed any light on this?

Kevin McGourty will spend the Summer playing football for the Chicago St Brendans and getting a hefty sum for doing so.

First games of the Toronto league season were played yesterday

Mens

St Mikes 3-17 Toronto Gaels 1-1

St Vincents 0-15 St Pats 0-7

Ladies

Michael Cusacks 4-4 Durham Robert Emmets 4-3

any results from boston yesterday?

Hey Cloc Mor, where did you hear the story about McGourty coming to Chicago St. Brendan's?

I'm not doubting your information, sounds completely on the mark to me. Especially the part about the "hefty sum". The Brendan's are known for spending plenty on players, but more often than not, it doesn't win them anything.

Mc Elduff & co had a good win in ny at the weekend. derry beat donegal and barnabas slashed mayo

Boston Results W/End 26/27 May

S.H.C. Fr. Toms 3-16     Cork  0-08
         Tipperary 3-18    Wexford 1-04

S.F.C. Galway 2-09   Shannon Blues 0-13
         Donegal 0-11  Wolfe Tones 0-07
         Connemara 2-19  Armagh N.D. 1-05
         McAnespies 1-12  Cork  1-09

I took this article from the Boston Globe website - The lack of the Irish - www.boston.com


The Lack of the Irish

Long before baseball ruled this town, the quirky sports of Gaelic football and hurling provided Irish arrivals with a vital link to their homeland. But now, with fewer and fewer legal - and illegal - immigrants washing ashore, these Gaelic games are in the fight of their lives.

By Jeremy Miller  |  June 3, 2007

As the sun is going down on a Saturday in March, three youngsters – Jack Lynch, 12, of Weymouth, Joseph Kennedy, 12, of Milton, and Jack Young, 10, of Walpole – kick a Gaelic football around an empty playing field in Canton. In warm-up jackets zipped to their chins, they cut and fake, as if to shake invisible defenders. One delivers a pass by dropping the ball, which looks like a swollen volleyball, from his hand to his instep. The other catches the ball midstride, bounces it once like Paul Pierce on a drive into the lane, and delivers a low, bending drop kick on goal that caroms off the post. If I hadn't known what I was looking at, I'd have thought this was a serendipitous game of childhood imagination. But the sport is ancient, and it is thoroughly Irish. Though Lynch, Kennedy, and Young were born in the United States, all of them have Irish parents and have played Gaelic football, a mix of soccer and rugby, since they were 5 or 6 years old. They've also been playing hurling, which is similar to lacrosse, for about as long.

"But are these games nearly as fun to play as, say, basketball, soccer, or baseball?" I ask, expecting a conciliatory "No" in reply.

"Oh, yeah," says Kennedy, the group's self-appointed spokesman. "They're just different."

"Do any of your friends at school play them?" I press.

All three shake their heads. "No," says Kennedy, grinning coyly at his mates. "I play hurling and Gaelic football with my Irish friends." Then he drops the ball to the turf and delivers a kick that snaps it into the net beyond Young's outstretched hands.



And there lies the challenge for those working to preserve traditional Irish sports in Boston and other US cities. Twenty-five years before ground was broken on Fenway Park, in 1886, the first Gaelic football match was played on Boston Common. Since its founding in 1884, the Boston Northeast Gaelic Athletic Association has done more than organize these matches. It has nourished and spread Irish culture and political viewpoints and provided a critical economic and social safety net to new Irish immigrants. "On a psychological level, it has been hugely significant, particularly for those of a rural background coming to a heaving, busy metropolis," says Paul Darby, a senior lecturer in the School of Sports Studies at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. Darby, who's working on a book about the Gaelic Athletic Association in the United States and Canada, came to Boston in the late 1990s as a guest player for the Boston-based Armagh-Notre Dame club and experienced the phenomenon firsthand. "It's tremendously reassuring to find a group of like-minded people playing games you would have played back home. In a way, it feels like coming home.



Not surprisingly, the GAA in Boston and other US cities depends almost exclusively on Irish-born players to fill its rosters. But today, the flow of Irish immigration to the United States is ebbing. According to the Irish government, nearly 14,000 people, most returning Irish emigrants, moved from the United States to Ireland between 2000 and 2005. The Irish-born population in this country dropped by 18 percent, to 128,000, between 2000 and 2004, according to US Census figures. The Boston GAA, the largest member league outside Ireland with 22 clubs, has seen an even more precipitous decline. The league has lost nearly 700 players, or 35 percent of its membership, since 1999.



As fear of summary deportation swirls in the wake of the New Bedford raid and Irish immigrants box up their Massachusetts homes and return to their native country for good, many in the Boston GAA see the struggles of local sports clubs as a loosening thread in the city's already fragile Irish tapestry. They find themselves asking an ominous question at the start of the new athletic season: Could this be the end for Irish sport in Boston?

A common misconception about Gaelic sports is that the "amateur" label is synonymous with "laid-back." The stakes are high. The athletes are fit. Play is crisp and – for lack of a better term – professional.

In Gaelic football, played by both men and women, participants carry the ball by hand and pass and shoot it by foot. Hurling and its women's version, camogie, are played with ax-shaped wooden sticks called "camains" and "camogs," which are used to strike a hard leather ball called a "sliothar." The "Clack!" of clashing sticks is to hurling what squeaking shoes are to basketball. The devil is in the stickwork, says Fiona Gohery, a nanny from Waltham who plays for the Brighton-based Eire Og Camogie team. "The tough part of the game," she says, "is what seems basic – learning to solo [balancing or bouncing the ball on the stick] or simply getting the ball up off the ground with a load of defenders around you."



While practices take place throughout metro Boston, all games are played at the Irish Cultural Centre of New England in Canton. Gaelic football, hurling, and camogie all use a playing field more than twice the size of a standard American football field. It has to be big to accommodate the long-range passes and driving shots that careen like meteors toward the H-shaped goals at each end. A whack of the sliothar or a kick of the football through the upper crossbars is worth 1 point, a shot past the goalie on the lower goal, 3. The games move frenetically – forward and back, side to side – like marbles on the deck of a rolling ship..



US teams follow the same rules as those in Ireland, as all teams in this country are overseen by an Irish governing body, the Cumann Luthchleas Gael. Because of the smaller pool of players in the United States, the games are played 13 to a side instead of the traditional 15. The effect of fewer bodies on the massive piece of real estate, says Gerry McKenna, coach and treasurer for the Aidan McAnespie Gaelic Football Club in South Boston, is similar to four-on-four penalty time in hockey. "It becomes a much more offensive-minded game," he says. The McAnespies, clad in the red and white of Ulster, know something about offense: They've won Boston's senior Gaelic football championships the last two years.



Christy Lynch, a greyhoundlike halfback for the McAnespies, says he's noticed some distinct differences between football in Boston and Ireland. "I think because of the intense rivalries here, the games tend to be more rough and tumble," says Lynch, who arrived in April from Belfast just to play for the club.



Ireland's former economic and political woes were long the North American GAA's gain. For years, the league was able to lure top Irish talent with the promise of employment. In the 1980s, during the last great surge of Irish immigration to the United States, unemployment in Ireland hovered near 17 percent. "If you go back to the '80s and early '90s, Ireland was leaking 20,000 people, officially, every year. That did not count the people who went over on J-1s [temporary visas] and stayed illegally," says Mike Cronin, academic director for Boston College's Centre for Irish Programmes in Dublin. In the Irish-friendly milieu of metro Boston, visiting players had little reason to fear serious repercussions for overstaying their 90-day visas. Indeed, many never went back.



But the combination of post-9/11 scrutiny and an unprecedented era of Irish prosperity, political cohesion, and self-assuredness has made it increasingly difficult to get top Irish players to join American clubs. Today, according to United Nations figures, Ireland has the world's third-highest per-capita income. Northern Ireland's two rival factions, Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party, have met in a power-sharing assembly. Earlier this year, rugby and soccer, long-banned English games, were played for the first time at Dublin's Croke Park, the epicenter of Irish sport.



Boston, in turn, has come to be seen as craggy terrain for illegals. Stories of undercover agents staking out Boston pubs, spurned lovers placing calls to immigration services, and minor traffic infractions escalating to full-blown deportation proceedings color local conversation.



Nevertheless, some players still make the journey. Those who successfully navigate the US Customs Service and the league's rigid visiting-player system get royal treatment, says Connie Kelly, an ursine Belmont man who's promoted Gaelic sports in Boston for almost 40 years and is the spokesman for the Dorchester-based Kerry Gaelic Football Club. "We pick them up at the airport. We put them up in an apartment. We get them a good job." For the best players, it can become an outright bidding war. "Say we've got our eye on a player. Well, there are eight other clubs that are interested in him as well. The minute they hear Johnny is coming over to play, they call and ask, 'What's Kerry offerin' ya?' " says Kelly. "It's just like the Red Sox and Yankees." The Boston GAA, he adds, is well connected; many coaches and managers are also local contractors, pub owners, or restaurateurs. That top players have been offered cash incentives by clubs in cities such as Boston, New York, San Francisco, and Chicago, however, has been a source of great friction. GAA rules are clear: The league is amateur, and players are not to get paid. "These inducements," says Darby, the University of Ulster professor, "have heightened the underlying tension between the GAA in Ireland and the US." Fergal McNeill, spokesman for the GAA in Dublin, says the topic of player payments by US clubs was discussed this April at a GAA congress meeting in Dublin. "I think," says McNeill, "we've come to an understanding on the issue



Amid the changes at home and abroad, the average GAA player in Boston has also undergone a shift. "It's a generalization to say all the guys that play GAA are working construction," says hurler and civil engineer Fergal Brennock, who lives in Watertown and plays for the Galway Hurling club of Boston. "Many are highly educated – computer programmers and engineers. The guys that come over to play are not all desperate for work anymore." McNeill says this has to do with the rapid modernization that has taken place in Ireland. "Ireland has changed, and so has the makeup of the players in the GAA."



While the men's teams are struggling to cope with the lack of players, the Boston GAA's women's clubs, says league secretary Sharon O'Brien, have begun to adjust. O'Brien, a nanny who has a cherubic face and a subtly devious smile, lives in Arlington and plays Gaelic football and camogie for the Brighton-based Tir na Nog and Eire Og clubs. They have successfully recruited players from local university rugby teams and city soccer leagues, O'Brien tells me over an afternoon pint at the Banshee Pub in Dorchester. (Although that day the Red Sox are facing the Angels at Fenway, Schilling on the hill, the TV above us stays faithfully tuned to the test pattern of Setanta, the Irish sports network.) "Almost all of the men playing are Irish," she says. "But the women's teams are much more diverse. We have Chinese, black, and Latina women out there." A mere 7 percent of the players on Boston's men's teams are American-born; that figure jumps to more than 25 percent in the women's league.



The men's league's intense focus on luring top talent from Ireland, say youth league officials in Boston, has coincided with neglect of local youth programs. "We've spent too much time feeding the head while letting the body starve," says youth coach Martin Bannon, of Hyde Park. Still, there have been some efforts, including demonstrations of Gaelic sports at schools and Irish events around the country. Larry McCann, a no-nonsense Ulsterman who first came to New York City in the 1970s as a Gaelic footballer and now lives in Hanson and works as a youth league chairman, says his group signed up 40 boys and girls at this year's St. Patrick's Day parade in South Boston. "These games are a thread of Irish life," he says. "But we've got to figure out how to get American kids excited about them."



While Gaelic football can be picked up later in life, hurling and camogie have a more specialized skill set. To master them, in most cases, you must be exposed to them at an early age. Hurling and camogie's sticks are swung in impossibly close quarters, and you must learn to step into the swing of the opposing player. If you don't, it's only a matter of time before a stick catches you full force in the jaw. "You've got to start by age 7," says Michael O'Connor, of Milton, the North American GAA's youth officer. "If you don't develop these instincts at an early age, you'll never play



Unless interest can be generated among American youth, says O'Connor, hurling and camogie will disappear in the United States. (Gaelic football appears less threatened.) Sharon O'Brien says that six years ago, eight all-Irish camogie teams played in the United States; now there are only five teams and, of those, only three are all-Irish (the other two, based in Milwaukee and Washington, D.C., have all American players). The New York GAA has lost five hurling teams in the last five years, and Boston is expected to lose one this year.



"The games and the [Irish] community are interdependent," says Boston GAA youth officer Frank Hogan, of Westwood. "When the leagues suffer, the community suffers." Gaelic sports are, at their core, a resounding expression of Irishness. "Being a member of the GAA has traditionally been tied up with a political act," says Cronin of Boston College. "It is a statement." While the North American GAA, historically, has exploited Irish talent, Ireland has exploited the financial resources and nationalist sentiments of the North American GAA. "Nationalists in Ireland recognized that in order to be successful in their broader political objectives, they'd need the help and finances of the Irish diaspora," says Darby of the University of Ulster. He's found evidence in the Irish-American press that the GAA participated directly in fund-raising for the Easter Rising in 1916. This trend reemerged in the 1970s through the early 1990s, says Darby, when GAA events were used as fund-raising opportunities by members of Irish Northern Aid, an American organization that sent money to the families of political prisoners and, many believe, the IRA.

But now, out of necessity, the Boston GAA's political gaze has shifted away from Ireland and to domestic affairs. The league backs changes in US immigration laws, including increased opportunities to legalize undocumented immigrants already here. "The GAA was the canary in a coal mine for the Irish immigration issue," says Kelly Fincham, director of the New York City-based Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform. "That's why they've been so receptive to our efforts."



Indeed, the GAA has emerged as the movement's de facto ground force. At an Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform rally on a snowy afternoon in March, a raucous crowd crammed into a stuffy banquet hall in Washington, D.C. They came to hear Senate headliners Ted Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, and Chuck Schumer pledge support for a now-defunct bipartisan immigration bill sponsored by Senators John McCain and Kennedy. According to organizer estimates, about 90 percent of those attending from Boston were affiliated with the Boston GAA. Above the stage, a few green balloons tucked themselves into the crevices of a massive ceiling fixture made of sharp glass. An Irish rock band led a rowdy version of the 19th-century famine ballad "The Fields of Athenry." A close inspection of the crowd revealed a motley array of Gaelic sports jerseys peeking out from under white T-shirts that read "LegalizetheIrish.org.”



Like the legendary road to Dublin, the path through Washington to immigration reform will be a rocky one. But it's a fight the Boston GAA and Connie Kelly, the Kerry club spokesman, can't imagine losing. "We'd better get a handle on this soon, or else we'll find we've lost a whole generation of players," says Kelly, striding in Kerry green and gold as the sun sets on the empty fields of Canton. "If we don't, we're extinct."

10 years ago we could have fielded 3 men's teams and 2 women's teams here in South Florida. Now we are lucky if we can get 10 players for a 7 aside tournament. Unfortunately it is only going to get worse; in the long run I can only see the games surviving in the big cities such as Boston.

I feel the game is on a terminal decline in Canada too. Each year sees the same faces one year older seemingly. I know little of GAA politics, but how serious do you really think the organisation is in developing the game internationally?

I'm not directly involved with the organisation other than as a player myself having just moved to Boston recently, but I've been told that money is being made available by Croke Park to those that need it to support youth schemes.
The issue is more one of manpower as I understand it. Getting people to give up their time and coming up with ways to raise numbers outside of the expat circles.
I had heard earlier this year that each of the Boston clubs was supposed to form a youth team this year as a way of tying everything together, but have seen no evidence of this happening yet. Anyone know anything of this?

Recently Croke park had made available a grant to each of the divisional boards to establish  development officers in each of the regions, this should give a boost to the levels of coaching, however for the games to really succeed at underage levels they have to get them into the schools, which they are currently trying to do.

If you go our at the weekend to Canton you can see plenty of kids kicking ball and playing hurling, the only thing is that they get to play other teams a few times of the year, they have to travel to the Intercontinental Youth Tournament, or play New york teams- I think that a lot of the kids get sick of playing each other every weekend, unfortunatel in the end American sports take over, baseball football etc...

They did pass a motion at the NE board that each club in Boston would establish a youth team, to be honest a snowball has a better change in hell, clubs are suffering, members are dwindling, I cant see anyone within the clubs prepared to give up more time again, its not like home, most clubs here  have a membership of 25-40, most of the members are the players, as it is we have to administrate the club, and play on the field, fundraise et...most clubs at home have older generations to take care of the administration plus there are many more members than we have out here. We already lost one club this year in boston St Colmcilles, I think that they had been around for 27 years- now they are gone.  Give it another 1 or 2 years and more will follow unless there change in irish immigration to the states.

We will see what happens, but if something doesnt change soon, you wont find to many lads coming over from Ireland to play in the states.

I was sent this link today by a friend of mine re: county footballers and playing in the US.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/daraocinneide.html

Anybody have any comments about Mr. O Cinneide's take on this.?

mrs. redandblack4ever

Toronto Mens and Ladies Football tables (not including yesterdays games)

http://canada.gaa.ie/torontodivisionalboardstandings.html

Gabriel hurl, what is the picture of vince mcmahon about?
Did he die or is that a joke?

Quote from: redandblack4ever on June 22, 2007, 05:10:00 PM
I was sent this link today by a friend of mine re: county footballers and playing in the US.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/daraocinneide.html

Anybody have any comments about Mr. O Cinneide's take on this.?

mrs. redandblack4ever

The fact is Cavan football at the moment is a joke.If their clubs were in the heat of championship battle with their clubs  it's doubtful if they've  left.As it is the club championship isn't due to start til the end of July and these lads will be back in time for the quarter finals.Of the three lads that went two of them (who were railway cup players) weren't deemed good enough to get a starting place in Newry and the third is from the managers home club.Also Paul Brady (cousin of Keoghan) stated at the begining of the year that this would be his final year playing county football as he was going to fully concentrate on his handball career.He spends a lot of his time playing handball in the states as it is.

Mannix, the Vince McMahon thing was a storyline and there was gonna be a big whodunnit etc but with the whole Chris Benoit thing they pulled the story.

http://canada.gaa.ie/torontodivisionalboardleaguestandingsmensfinalladies3gamestogo.html

Final Toronto GAA league table (can't explain the URL naming convention btw!)

Anyone know where the Louth panellists are playing?  I heard Chicago Wolfe Tones, and now I hear a few of them are out in San Francisco after some dispute in Illinois.  How can they be sanctioned to two different clubs, if this is true?

The Louth boys are playing for the Chicago St. Brendan's. Money talks...

As for the three Armagh boys that took off for San Francisco. Word last week was that they had returned to play for the Wolfe Tones, however this morning I heard that they haven't.

Who knows what deals were made with NACB regarding this mess. It's not like the NACB wouldn't play favorites now would they?  ::)  ::)

How are the preparations for the CYC going down in Chicago - I'd love to be able to go down - but alas with work commitments I cannot

Looks like they have everything under control. Here's the website if you want to take a look at the plans: http://www.cyc.gaa.ie/index.html. The vast majority of the people in Chicago involved with the youth program are very dedicated and organized.

Hopefully the weather will cooperate. I think it might rain a bit on Friday, but the forecast for Saturday and Sunday looks great. High temps in the lower 80's with a breeze off Lake Michigan.

Too bad you can't make it down, Gabriel Hurl. I'm sure you'd enjoy a weekend in the Windy City.

This is the first time we've sent kids down from Toronto (40 kids, 100 people in total)

Quote from: KIDDO on July 25, 2007, 09:25:07 PM
What about theDenis Leyne memorial tournament  and the 20 doller  trips to Starbucks and no breakfast to watch the Sunday morning  matchs  , and the  ladies gaa scene , much better  than talking about action in faraway Ardboe.

The Denis Leyne tournament was held a few weeks back with Durham winning the ladies and St Mikes winning the mens - as well as a youth football exhibition game.

$20 trips to Starbucks? Why would you spend $20 on a trip to a coffee shop that doesn't show Sunday morning matches? - you have me lost me there now

The Ladies GAA Scene - the league with 5 teams that is growing all the time - the scene that provided most of the Canadian Team that won the Shield final at the World Cup in 2005 - what about it?


I see you ignored my reply in the Tyrone thread - so I'll post this in there as well

Just thought I would post this over here as well, from todays Wall Street Journal.

PAGE ONE 
 

Hurling in America
Has a Problem --
Too Few Irishmen
The Lure of the Old Sod
And Immigration Issues
Make for a Player Shortage
By CONOR DOUGHERTY
July 26, 2007; Page A1

For five years straight, the Clan Na nGael sports club in Atlanta sent a team to the North American Hurling Championships. That ended a year ago: Try as it did, Clan Na nGael could muster only 12 players, and it takes at least 13 to make a team.

"We didn't play any competitive games last year," says Jim Whooley, vice chairman of Clan Na nGael. "We just played scrimmage games among ourselves, six on six and five on five."

Hurling -- a centuries-old sport that has elements of field hockey and lacrosse -- has an immigration problem. With the Irish economy booming and the U.S. tightening borders, Irish expatriates are returning home and fewer newcomers are taking their place.


The New York board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has lost four of its eight hurling teams in the past three years. In Boston, the Wexford Hurling Club is worried it will soon lose one of its two teams. And ever since the San Jose, Calif., team folded a few years ago, Northern California's two remaining clubs have played each other, and only each other. They settle the local "championship" with a best-of-five competition. Hurling "is becoming extinct," says Tom Flynn, an Irish immigrant who started with a New Jersey team in 1954 and remains involved with the club's management.

To keep going, hurling teams enlist Irish students who come to America for the summer. Hoping to build a new generation of hurlers, they also are setting up youth leagues. And, as part of a recruiting push, they are trying to interest Americans in the sport. "American-born players must become the backbone of our clubs in the long term if the games are to survive out here," says Eamonn Gormley, a San Francisco Web-site developer and GAA member who has been trying to get hurling teams started on college campuses in Northern California.

Turning Americans on to hurling will be tough. To many Americans, hurling is just a slang term for vomiting. Once they learn that it's a sport, they often confuse it with curling, the winter Olympic sport played with brooms.

Grit and Finesse

Perhaps the greatest obstacle is that hurling -- which requires the endurance of soccer, the grit of football and the finesse of hacky sack -- is hard to play. Americans who try the sport quickly find themselves outclassed by Irishmen who have been playing since they were toddlers.

GAELIC SPORT



See three video clips on the centuries-old sport of hurling:
• What Is Hurling?
• Hurling Skills
• Hurling Rules
Source: Gaelic Athletic AssociationA hurling team has 13 or 15 players armed with wooden paddles called hurleys. Players tussle with another team over a baseball-size sphere called a siothar. There are goals at either end of the field, and teams score three points each time the siothar (pronounced "slit-ar") makes it in. A siothar that flies through uprights above the goal scores one point.

The hardest part of the game is learning to handle the hurley, which is like an extended arm, for the 60 minutes of a match. Hurlers can't throw the siothar, and they can carry it in their hands for only a few steps. So players pass the ball with a combination of open-palm slaps, kicks and -- for extra-long shots -- by tossing the siothar in the air and striking it downfield with the hurley.

When the siothar is balanced on top of the hurley, a player can run for as many steps as he likes. But that isn't easy with the opposing team throwing body checks and slashing at the siothar as if they were in a sword fight.

Brian Whitlow, an American graduate student in San Francisco, tried out for a hurling team two years ago after seeing the sport on television. It didn't go well: In practices, he rarely got the ball, and when he did he never made it more than a few steps before the ball was knocked away. After playing in one match, he was benched. He quit halfway through the season.

Mr. Whitlow now has a new strategy: With help from Mr. Gormley, he has organized a club for American players. "The idea is to get an opportunity to play in a match and kind of learn as we go," he says.

Irish games have been played in the U.S. for as long as there have been Irish immigrants. In the summer, Irish expats flock to places like Gaelic Park in New York's Bronx borough, where they cheer from the bleachers and drink beer or Magners cider over ice. The New York board of the Gaelic Athletic Association was formed in 1914, and, by the club's reckoning, it has had a hurling team ever since.

For all that time, the size and strength of U.S.-based hurling teams have been tied informally to U.S. immigration policy and the strength of the Irish economy. Until recently, the New York GAA says, its toughest recruiting period was the late 1960s and early '70s. The Immigration Act of 1965 had reduced the flow of Irish immigration.

Irish Economy

Today, there are two problems: The strong Irish economy is keeping people from emigrating or drawing them back home, while U.S. immigration laws are making life tougher for Irish who are in the U.S. illegally. Ireland's gross domestic product has grown an average of 7.2% annually for the past decade, according to the International Monetary Fund, more than twice the rate of the U.S.

There were 128,000 Irish-born residents of the U.S. in 2005, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, down from 156,000 in 2000. In 1980, there had been about 290,000.

The decline has accelerated in recent years as post-9/11 immigration reforms -- particularly a New York program to verify Social Security numbers for driver's licenses -- have made it tougher for illegal immigrants to live normal lives.

Alan Gleeson, a 28-year-old electrician who hurled in New York until last year, recently returned to County Offaly, in part because his illegal status was making it harder to live in the U.S. "You couldn't get a driver's license, so you were limited to where you could work," he says.

At its height in the 1980s, the New York board of the GAA had about 10 hurling teams. Today there are just four: Offaly, Galway, Tipperary and New Jersey/Kilkenny.

Worries Over Decline

The decline worries John Phelan. A retired accountant, he left Ireland 50 years ago and has been playing or watching hurling at Gaelic Park ever since. The league, he says, is as small as it can be: "If it goes below four, we're a dead duck."

On a recent afternoon, Mr. Phelan and two Irish friends chatted while watching New Jersey/Kilkenny face off against Galway. Before the game, Galway's manager gave his team a profanity-filled speech in which he encouraged his players to "use the timber." (Translation: Don't be gentle with the hurley.)

It would take more than a pep talk. Over the next hour, hurlers from New Jersey/Kilkenny sent shot after shot through the uprights above the goal. Mr. Flynn, the former player who has been involved with the team since the '50s, is confident it will win its third straight championship this year, but he isn't sure how much further the team can go. "The way it's going now," he says, "we will be lucky to get two more years out of hurling in New York."

Write to Conor Dougherty at conor.dougherty@wsj.com

Any updates around the Country for Divisional GAA Games?

Here in Philadelphia:

The Kevin Barrys and Tír Eoghain Philadelphia have played three (3) matches in the Philadelphia Men's Intermediate Football Championship.
In Game 1, the gamed ended in a draw, level at the end of regular time.
In Game 2, Tír Eoghain Philadelphia defeated the Kevin Barrys.
Last Sunday, Tír Eoghain Philadelphia defeated the Kevin Barrys.
The series is currently 2-0-1 to Tír Eoghain,
with Game Four (4) scheduled for this coming Sunday, August 12th
and Game Five (5) scheduled for the next - Sunday, August 19th, 2007.

Men's Intermediate Football
Semi-Finals
Boston vs San Francisco
Chicago vs Philadelphia

The Young Ireland's have defeated the Kevin Barrys in three (3) straight games.
They are the Philadelphia Men's Junior "A" Football Champions. In Chicago, they are
scheduled to face off against the Junior "A" Midwest in a Quarterfinal, where the
winner will face San Francisco in the Semi-Final.

Men's Junior "A" Football
Quarter-Final
Midwest vs Philadelphia Young Ireland's
Semi-Finals
Midwest or Philadelphia Young Ireland's vs San Francisco
Boston vs Chicago

Philadelphia Saint Patrick's will represent Philadelphia in the Men's Junior "B" Football in Chicago.
Men's Junior "B" Football
Quarter-Finals
Southwest 2 vs Southeast
Southwest 1 vs San Francisco
Chicago vs Philadelphia Saint Patrick's
Boston vs Midwest


Philadelphia Éire Óg will represent Philadelphia in the Men's Junior "C" Football in Chicago.
Men's Junior "C" Football
Preliminary Round
Chicago vs Midwest 1
Southwest 1 vs Southeast 2
Quarter-Finals
Chicago or Midwest 1 vs Southwest 1 or Southeast 2
Seattle vs Midwest 2
Mid-Atlantic vs Philadelphia Éire Óg
Southwest 2 vs Southeast 1

The Final in Men's Junior "A" Hurling should come down to either the Philadelphia Brian Borus or the Philadelphia Shamrocks.
These clubs have both defeated each other leaving them 1-0 against each other. Both clubs have defeated Washington DC Gaels,
the Borus have beaten them twice and the Shamrocks have defeated them once, and travel down to the Washington DC area
this Saturday, August 11, 2007.
Men's Junior "A" Hurling
Semi-Finals
San Francisco vs Boston
Philadelphia vs Chicago

iS Philadelphia the least competitive city in the north american board, with exception of the intermediate they seem to have a clear run to the finals. Dont think this happens in any of the other major citys.

Philadelphia, in addition to many other cities, is struggling at the present time. Due to immigration troubles, undocumented residents of the US having trouble renewing driver's licenses or visas, others returning home to live, the older generation moving on without mentoring the younger generation in the roles of club administration, etc. In the last couple years, though, Philadelphia has seen a slight turn in the tide of immigrants, however not as many are staying on as they did in the 70s, 80s and 90s. New York is experiencing similar problems, Chicago has felt the effects, and some of the smaller cities as well.

The biggest problem, I believe, is that there are too many grades, and complacency has set-in. I understand every club has a different way of conducting business and obtaining players. Some clubs bring out players from home, some clubs prefer to have all home-based or American teams, then others have a sort of mix of the two. Our club would fall into the last category. Building a home base of Irish gentlemen who reside in our area and have become a part of our club through the Inter-County Transfer process, welcoming American Born players into the club, and then bringing out several men for the summer as Sanction players as well. A mix of players. The summer Sanction players re-ignite the fire in our club and our players ever summer. The fall and winters here tend to drive people into hibernation and every year it gets harder to bring everyone back into the fold.

With all of these grades of football and hurling, teams tend to stay at a certain grade or drop down a grade, just to try to win a North American Championship. There are Senior, Intermediate, Junior "A", Junior "B", Junior "C" and Junior "D" grades of adult football. There are Senior, Junior "A", Junior "B" and Junior "C" grades of hurling. I completely agree with having a grade of football or hurling for strictly American Born players, however, only four divisions are being held to this rule: Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Some cities are lucky to continue to field teams, and I sympathize with them. Our club was in the same boat a couple years ago. However, there are clubs in cities that just go through the motions, not promoting the GAA. Milwaukee, in particular, is one city which has done the exact opposite. They are almost all American Born and have setup a great league in their city, with a heavy emphasis on hurling.

Also, Philadelphia lost a club there two years ago to New York. They were Donegal Philadelphia and are now known as the Four Provinces of New York. They had a large group of supporters and players. Their move greatly impacted Philadelphia. Their Junior players are now back in Philadelphia playing for a newly formed club, known as Saint Patrick's. Saint Patrick's was started last year as a higher level team for the maturing youths in our division.

Croke Park officials have allocated money to the North American Board for the appointment of Development Officers in the four (4) major divisions: Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and San Francisco. It is a cooperative plan with each division having to fund approximately a quarter of the money for the program. The program is planned for three (3) consecutive years: 2007, 2008, 2009. Hopefully, these officers can provide some insight to club officials in the US in how to properly organize our games, strengthen our clubs, teach our youth, etc.

Philadelphia's plans for their own facilities are slowly moving forward. The Philadelphia GAA own the property through a separate entity at the moment, with a handful of businessmen in our area holding the mortgage on the parcel at a generously low interest rate. The property has greater than doubled in value since it was purchased some four years ago. The Philadelphia GAA would have a significant amount of equity in the property. The people of Philadelphia want to make sure they learn from some of the mistakes made in other cities, and/or emulate their successes. As with every plan, the proper steps and financial planning must be taken to ensure the project flourishes.

Toronto GAA - Mens Championship QF (11th August)

Ottawa WO Brampton DNF
St Vincents WO Montreal DNF
Toronto Gaels beat St Pats (around 1-10 to 1-6??)
Durham 1-8 St Mikes 0-11 (Replay Saturday 18th @ 7PM)

setting up:

Sunday 19th August

Ottawa v St Vincents
Toronto Gaels v Durham / Mikes

Who's the facourites for this year Quinnie?

Sounds like Mike's won't have it all their own way this year!

Durham won the league pretty convincingly, so would likely have been many people's favourites for the Championship, but Mikes always seem to rise to the occassion and Saturday was no exception - they really should have won it, truth be told.
Ottawa are pretty weak this year so I'd expect to see Vincent's playing the winner of Mikes / Durham in the final.

Have Mike's got any new players in recently??

They've a couple of summer signings over, but the team is backboned by the same guys they've had for the last 4/5 years.
I'd say the summer imports have have had less of an impact on Mikes than on the other Toronto clubs.

Yeah they always prided themselves on the number of homegrown players they had. I played for them 6 years ago. Still never got my medal for it (baxtards!). Are you out there at the minute? Who do you play for?

Yeah, Mikes have done well developing a good Canadian core and their silverware haul is testament to that.
I'm playing with Durham at the minute and have been involved in the league for 6 years, so we might have crossed swords in the past!
I'd chase the Mikes on that missing medal - you'd think with so many they'd be a little less protective, eh?!

I think we played Durhan in the c'ship th year I was there. We won cship after Extra time against Gaels... one of the toughest games I've ever been involved in. Some craic that year though! Your club has certainly gotten its act together since then though fair play to you!

I think there's a big problem coming up soon in Toronto - the Canadian core of clubs is getting older and there's not much new Canadian lads coming in.

Durham have been outstanding this year - their 7 sanctions are all top-notch players - I was very surprised to hear Mikes had drawn with them.

I heard you guys had lost a few players Quinnie - like ourselves

Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on August 16, 2007, 04:14:03 PM
I think there's a big problem coming up soon in Toronto - the Canadian core of clubs is getting older and there's not much new Canadian lads coming in.

I agree 100%, but hopefully the energy directed to youth development recently will reap some reward in the near future...
Gabe, we've not really lost any of our 7 yet, rather last Saturday was just one of those days for Durham; Mikes sensed their chance and really went for it, and we were pretty forutnate to come away with a draw. Hopefully we can play a little more to our potential on the weekend.

Screen, I remember watching that final all right - I think the Gaels beat us (then Ottawa) in the semi or quarter and really looked the part that year. You did well to beat them in the final for sure.

Quote from: Niall Quinn on August 16, 2007, 04:44:44 PM

Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on August 16, 2007, 04:14:03 PM
I think there's a big problem coming up soon in Toronto - the Canadian core of clubs is getting older and there's not much new Canadian lads coming in.

I agree 100%, but hopefully the energy directed to youth development recently will reap some reward in the near future...
Gabe, we've not really lost any of our 7 yet, rather last Saturday was just one of those days for Durham; Mikes sensed their chance and really went for it, and we were pretty forutnate to come away with a draw. Hopefully we can play a little more to our potential on the weekend.

It'll be a while before those kids are playing Senior Football though - sanction number increase in the meantime maybe?

Hey guys,
Im heading over to Vancouver for a short break from the 1st until the 11th of September

Any games on ?
Wouldnt mind going on the beer either!

Its quite possible that il be moving to Vancouver next year for 6 months to a year so id be up for playing football out there too.

Quote from: AbbeySider on August 16, 2007, 05:11:04 PM
Hey guys,
Im heading over to Vancouver for a short break from the 1st until the 11th of September

Any games on ?
Wouldnt mind going on the beer either!

Its quite possible that il be moving to Vancouver next year for 6 months to a year so id be up for playing football out there too.

I'd doubt it very much Abbey - here's the website of the team in Vancouver though

http://www.isscvancouver.com/

Excellent game tonight in the replay between Mikes and Durham tonight - Mikes winning by 4 points advancing to the semi-final tomorrow afternoon to play Toronto Gaels

In the other semi-final, it's St Vincents vs Ottawa Gaels

2 ladies semi-finals tomorrow as well with Michael Cusacks vs Durham and Ottawa Gaels vs Montreal Shamrocks

I thought there was just that dubious (square ball!) goal in it at the death - 3-12 to 2-12.
Fair play to Mikes though - they just seemed to want it a bit more than we did.
Best of luck tomorrow Gabe.

Will there be any games on in Boston next weekend? il be there for a few days and wouldnt mind catching a game.

I couldn't really see it from the sideline Quinn

St Vincents 2-15 ottawa 4-6.
St mikes 1-11 Toronto gaels 0-0 (ht)

Men's Semi (Final Score):
St Mikes 4-14; Toronto Gaels 0-1
Ladies Semi Final - Cusacks beat Durham by 2 goals; Ottawa WO Montreal DNF

setting up for next week:

Men's Championship Final
Mikes v Vincents
Ladies Championship Final
Ottawa v Cusacks

Lucky enough for us yesterday - the goals Ottawa got nearly killed us

Yeah, you guys dominated possession, but the goals kept Ottawa in the reckoning right to the whistle.
Hopefully you can put in a good display against Mikes next week - I'm sure you guys don't need anything by way of motivation for that one!!

Quote from: stiffler on August 19, 2007, 02:55:14 PM
Will there be any games on in Boston next weekend? il be there for a few days and wouldnt mind catching a game.

The Boston finals are  next weekend in Canton heres the schedule

Schedule for Finals

Saturday August 25, 2007
Field A
2:30 Jr B Final - Kerry v Celtics
4:00 JH Final - Wexford v Tipperary
5:30 Int Final - Kerry v St. Christopher's

Field B
4:00 LJF Final - Tir na Nog v Roscommon

Sunday August 26, 2007
Field A
12:00 Jr A Final - Aidan McAnespies v Wolfetones
1:30 LSF Final - Boston Shamrocks v Roscommon
3:00 SH - Tipperary v Wexford
4:30 SF - McAnespies v Armagh Notre Dame

The teams are fairly evenly matched this year so it should be  some food football/hurling

Games in Toronto this weekend

Sunday August 26th, 2007

12:3O- Championship opener- Toronto Ladies Select vs Braeffy Ladies

2pm Ladies Final - Ottawa Gaels vs Michael Cusacks

3:30 Mens Final - St. Vincents vs St. Mikes

New York  Finals starting this weekend!

Ladies Final -  Cavan v  Mayo

Hurling Final - NJ/Kilkenny v Offally   Eoin Kelly rumoured to be playing for NJ/Kilkenny in this game! :o

In the Midwest final, Cleveland St. Jarlath's beat Detroit Wolfe Tones by a score of 2-16 to 2-09.

Toronto ladies final
Cusacks 1-11
Ottawa 5-7
Mens final
Mikes 0-7
Vincents 1-6
Congrats gabe!

DAMMIT!!!

Well done Gabriel... looks like it was a battle of a match (are Mike's Vincent's anything else?)! Were you playing yourself? Any chance of a report?

Anybody know the scores from Boston yesterday? Woould love to know the winners in Senior and Junior A that are coming to Chicago for the weekend..

Quote from: screenexile on August 27, 2007, 09:10:01 AM
DAMMIT!!!

Well done Gabriel... looks like it was a battle of a match (are Mike's Vincent's anything else?)! Were you playing yourself? Any chance of a report?

Ouchie - sore head today - what I'm doing in work - I don't know.

Thanks Ned and Loopy - as you know yourself - Vincents - Mikes games aren't for the faint of heart and yesterday was no exception.

It was nip and tuck the whole way - we got the goal halfway through the first half when the score was tied - and that was that - we just kept ahead of them - wasn't the best of games by any stretch of the imagination - but a win is a win - and any time you beat Mikes is a good time

They are the team to beat every year - and we'd play them every week if we could

QuoteAnybody know the scores from Boston yesterday? Woould love to know the winners in Senior and Junior A that are coming to Chicago for the weekend..

McAnespies won both

Congrats to you and the rest of the St. Vincent's.

re: your sore head today, my sympathies. Been there, done that many times in the past.

Thanks for the update on the Boston results. Myself and the mrs. will be hoping the McAnespies win the Senior NACB. We're both very ABB, Anybody But Brendan's.....

QuoteToronto GAA Mens Championship
27 August 2007

The Toronto GAA Mens Championship match saw the perceived underdog St. Vincents, who had placed second in League play, play a highly fancied St. Mikes team. With 16 Championships and 15 League wins since 1965, St. Mikes had been on a mighty roll throughout the 2007 Toronto Championships with victories over powerhouse Durham and the Toronto Gaels.

In the first half of the Championship match, taking a half time lead 1-5 to 0-3, St. Vincent's Toronto born Sean Egan contributed 1-4 and mid-fielder Phillip O'Donnell (Donegal) and Longford Slasher's Aidan Gilleran played "out of their skins" according to St. Vincent's Coach John Molloy.

A blow to St. Mike's Championship hopes was the loss of Toronto born Paul Loughnane at the corner back early in the first half. St Vincents could only add one more point in the second half but the first half damage proved vital as St. Vincents won 1-6 to 0-7. St. Mikes saw inspirational second half play from Toronto's Dave Kinahan and Kerry's Pat Leahy in a losing cause.

St. Vincent's Coach John Molloy was over the moon after the victory and acknowledged that the team had lost its first half strength yet hung on, in the second half, with St. Mikes pushing hard in the final minutes. Since the club's founding in 1959, this is the 6th Toronto Championship for St. Vincents with 5 League victories also.


John O'Flynn
Canadian County Board Secretary

Quote from: redandblack4ever on August 27, 2007, 07:19:29 PM
Congrats to you and the rest of the St. Vincent's.

re: your sore head today, my sympathies. Been there, done that many times in the past.

Thanks for the update on the Boston results. Myself and the mrs. will be hoping the McAnespies win the Senior NACB. We're both very ABB, Anybody But Brendan's.....

would your initals be M o' H

Good news for everyone heading to Chicago this weekend. Temps in the upper 70's with sun, no rain and little wind.

The turf will be in good shape from all the rain the past 2 weeks.

If your looking for good pubs close to the fields there are two in Oak Forest (about 3 minutes away) Mrs. O'Briens pub and Blarney Stone Pub. Just drive straight east from Gaelic Parck to Cicero Ave, South on Cicero Ave about 1.5 miles down is Blarney Stone and another 2 blocks south of that is Mrs. O'Briens.

Although a trip over to Western Ave would be a little bit better. From 99th street down to 115th street is loaded with pubs on the West side of the street.

Canadian season nearly wrapped up with the Powerscreen International 7's tournament being held over the weekend

18 teams played over 2 days with the winners as follows

Senior Mens: St Patricks College Armagh A
Junior Mens: St Patricks College Armagh B
Ladies: Brampton Roger Casements

Two more games left this season

Saturday September 8th at 5pm - Toronto Select vs travelling AIB team from Ireland
Sunday October 21st - Toronto Select vs Killala (Mayo)

Quote from: DrinkingHarp on August 30, 2007, 06:47:56 AM
Good news for everyone heading to Chicago this weekend. Temps in the upper 70's with sun, no rain and little wind.

The turf will be in good shape from all the rain the past 2 weeks.

If your looking for good pubs close to the fields there are two in Oak Forest (about 3 minutes away) Mrs. O'Briens pub and Blarney Stone Pub. Just drive straight east from Gaelic Parck to Cicero Ave, South on Cicero Ave about 1.5 miles down is Blarney Stone and another 2 blocks south of that is Mrs. O'Briens.

Although a trip over to Western Ave would be a little bit better. From 99th street down to 115th street is loaded with pubs on the West side of the street.

is that last weekend that the seaon finished ? am heading over on Thurs for a long weekend and would be great if there was still a bit of football on...

also, any reccomendations on good places worth visiting in Chicago ...

which blues place is worth visiting for decent music ?

I'd doubt you'd find any football being played this weekend in Chicago

Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on September 04, 2007, 03:09:16 PM
I'd doubt you'd find any football being played this weekend in Chicago

thanks Gabe
fecking shopping it is then.....

The White Sox play this weekend at home if that interests you

Quote from: lynchbhoy on September 04, 2007, 02:57:43 PM

Quote from: DrinkingHarp on August 30, 2007, 06:47:56 AM
Good news for everyone heading to Chicago this weekend. Temps in the upper 70's with sun, no rain and little wind.

The turf will be in good shape from all the rain the past 2 weeks.

If your looking for good pubs close to the fields there are two in Oak Forest (about 3 minutes away) Mrs. O'Briens pub and Blarney Stone Pub. Just drive straight east from Gaelic Parck to Cicero Ave, South on Cicero Ave about 1.5 miles down is Blarney Stone and another 2 blocks south of that is Mrs. O'Briens.

Although a trip over to Western Ave would be a little bit better. From 99th street down to 115th street is loaded with pubs on the West side of the street.

is that last weekend that the seaon finished ? am heading over on Thurs for a long weekend and would be great if there was still a bit of football on...

also, any reccomendations on good places worth visiting in Chicago ...

which blues place is worth visiting for decent music ?

If you are looking for Blues you could head to Kingston Mines (downtown)

For sight seeing Navy Pier, Shedd Aquarium, Sox or Cubs game, Sears Tower or Lincoln Park Zoo.

It all depends on where you are staying, if downtown, all above are easy to get to.

Try a resturant called Oven Grinders by Lincoln Park, its a hidden gem amongst the city. They serve a pizza pot pie (sounds strange) but THE best pizza you will ever find.

Im in Vancouver right now until next Wednesday!
Any games on ??

thanks Gabe & drinkingharp, I am staying downtown, and baseball does interest me.
Will check them out ! thanks

Is it true that there could be a move towards weekend passes in NAB similiar to the system operated previously in NY?Heard that some Boston clubs are favouring such a move. Surely it would be very expensive on clubs and resisted by Croke Park?

QuoteAnybody know the scores from Boston yesterday? Woould love to know the winners in Senior and Junior A that are coming to Chicago for the weekend..

McAnespies won both
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I believe a certain Neil Donaghy of Moy Tir na nOg fame was one of the stars of the Boston Championship.  His midfield displays for the McAnespies helped secure them a third consecutive title.  Donaghy could also be in line for a Boston All-Star award.

thanks for the tips lads. Great weekend. Cant beleive we didnt get stopped/charged for the excess weight/items bought in chicago on the way back by Aer lingus.
Nice relaxed City, more to do than Boston, and not as intense as NY.

New York County finals Sunday 30th September

2.00pm Senior B  Offaly vs Down
4.00pm Senior A  Leitrim vs Four Provinces ( Philadelpia)

Good luck to all involved!! More so Down ;)

Carmen Stateside, you're missing all the hoopla this weekend around Carrickmore and the Opening of the Nally Stand.....
I assume you're not headed home for this year's big Dinner Dance in November.

What is the admission into Gaelic Park this coming Sunday...no problem, just in case others ask?

Best of Luck to the Mourne Men, Down of New York...with a couple Tyrone men in the mix, for the Senior B
and
Good Luck to the Four Provinces (Donegal of Philadelphia) in the Senior A Final...should be interesting

A couple Tyrone men among the Four Provinces:
Kerrill Winters (Omagh)
Dean O'Neill (Omagh)
Conor O'Donnell (Omagh)
Ciaran Campbell (Ardboe)
Barry Daly (Donaghmore)


TÍR EOGHAIN PHILADELPHIA
http://tyrone.philadelphia.gaa.ie

Quote from: TyronePhilly on September 28, 2007, 04:28:18 PM

A couple Tyrone men among the Four Provinces:
Kerrill Winters (Omagh)
Dean O'Neill (Omagh)
Conor O'Donnell (Omagh)
Ciaran Campbell (Ardboe)
Barry Daly (Donaghmore)


TÍR EOGHAIN PHILADELPHIA
http://tyrone.philadelphia.gaa.ie

How is Ciaran Campbell (or Bella as he is known) playing? We could be doing with him!

I wasn't at the Semi-Final, but I know he has played well all year.

From what I heard about the Semi-Final....Dean O'Neill was man of the match by a long way.

I'm sure Ardboe could use his services...haven't heard for definite if he's headed back to Australia or home.


TÍR EOGHAIN PHILADELPHIA
http://tyrone.philadelphia.gaa.ie

Quote from: TyronePhilly on September 28, 2007, 04:28:18 PM
Carmen Stateside, you're missing all the hoopla this weekend around Carrickmore and the Opening of the Nally Stand.....
I assume you're not headed home for this year's big Dinner Dance in November.

What is the admission into Gaelic Park this coming Sunday...no problem, just in case others ask?

Best of Luck to the Mourne Men, Down of New York...with a couple Tyrone men in the mix, for the Senior B
and
Good Luck to the Four Provinces (Donegal of Philadelphia) in the Senior A Final...should be interesting

A couple Tyrone men among the Four Provinces:
Kerrill Winters (Omagh)
Dean O'Neill (Omagh)
Conor O'Donnell (Omagh)
Ciaran Campbell (Ardboe)
Barry Daly (Donaghmore)


TÍR EOGHAIN PHILADELPHIA
http://tyrone.philadelphia.gaa.ie

would be great to be at home for it :'(
I would think it will be $20, cheers for the Good luck ;)

As for Dean O Neill he has been one of the best players all year and is a joy to watch playing, Campbell also a very very good player!

thinking of heading out to new york for 2 months in summer 08. what date do you need to be out there for? any contacts would be greatly appreciated.

anyone heading to the games on Sat? Gonna take a race up myself watch the second half of the under 14's and the All Stars - should be a bit of craic.

Heganboy you going?

freezin but enjoyable evening's craic at Gaelic Park in the Bronx.  Excelelent pitch and a credit to the club for getting the AllStars over and putting on a great game.  Skill level at times was amazing, despite the conditions, and I was proud to be there.  Where else would you get to see all the best hurlers in Ireland playing against each other.

Good to meet TyronePhilly too!

did any1 see the show about the gaa in the USA on RTE, good bit about Chicago Wolfe Tones. 

  I know this is wild early but humour me!

  An oul fella I know is heading out to visit family just outside Toronto in June.  He is a fanatical Down supporter and is absolutley gutted to be missing the championship game with Tyrone (his wife booked the holiday)!

  Any suggestions of pubs/clubs in Toronto where he could possibly see the match on Setanta?  Grateful for the help.

Oh and if you are reading this Sparky, I hope you and Fahy are behaving!

yep,  :D

Quote from: No1 on January 31, 2008, 04:29:21 PM
  I know this is wild early but humour me!

  An oul fella I know is heading out to visit family just outside Toronto in June.  He is a fanatical Down supporter and is absolutley gutted to be missing the championship game with Tyrone (his wife booked the holiday)!

  Any suggestions of pubs/clubs in Toronto where he could possibly see the match on Setanta?  Grateful for the help.

Oh and if you are reading this Sparky, I hope you and Fahy are behaving!

Galway Arms is the best spot to go no doubt - in the West End of the city - and a savage pint of porter. Also about 10 minute drive from the Gaelic pitch in Toronto if he fancies watching myself play  :D :D

Address is 838-840 The Queensway, Toronto

If he's after a place downtown - easier to get to it would be Scallywags - not an Irish bar - but they show the games

Address - 11 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto

Quote from: 1stsub on January 31, 2008, 06:15:05 PM
yep,  :D

Quick turnaround on the response there Sparky - I'm impressed!

Anyone here from Calgury?

I'd doubt it

I'm trying to get in contact with as many North American GAA clubs to do a bit of promotional work for them for a newspaper. If anyone's interested, or just want to find out more about the project, please PM me.

(http://antrim.gaa.ie/saffron-sweep-2008/docs/sweep-advertising.gif) (http://antrim.gaa.ie/saffron-sweep-2008/)

Full details and you your ticket online at: http://antrim.gaa.ie/saffron-sweep-2008/

Feel free to ask questions on the main thread (http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=7182.0).

Tyrone Football Club New York  

Are holding a Question and Answer night featuring Peter Canavan & Benny Tierney
Saturday May 24th,Kelly Ryans bar, Bronx

Will be a great nights craic with a 4 hour open bar,premium buffet and live music

for futhur details contact

Ryan Canavan-1646 943 9168
Sheamus Mc Nabb-1914 403 9948
Liam Gillispie-1347 724 3349

Anyone at the hurling sevens in New York this past weekend?
I know Offaly (NY) beat Fr. Tom's (Boston) in the final.

Ok lads Me and my mate are heading to the States for the summer. Were talking with a Boston Hurling Club about playing for them but they haven't got back to us. What's the deal regarding games, registration etc. When is the championship on?

Any hurling clubs in Boston looking players PM me.

Cheers

Quote from: rolloutking on May 08, 2008, 01:59:23 AM
Ok lads Me and my mate are heading to the States for the summer. Were talking with a Boston Hurling Club about playing for them but they haven't got back to us. What's the deal regarding games, registration etc. When is the championship on?

Any hurling clubs in Boston looking players PM me.

Cheers

You have mail.

Toronto Season starts off this weekend

St Pat's are holding their 40th Anniversary banquet on Saturday night with guest of honour Nicky Brennan

Here is this years schedule

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Big game on the weekend for you guys Gabe - best of luck.

Montreal 9-a-side winners:

Ottawa Gaels (men & women)

It's a big 'un alright -  :D

New Book being launched this weekend in Toronto

Can be bought online Here (http://www.trafford.com/07-2929%20) for EUR14.96 or £11.31

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QuoteThe history of Gaelic games in Canada, before the founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland in 1884 and in the years since, proves a determination by Irish immigrants who have arrived in numerous provinces of Canada. Through their dedication the flag of Irish sports has flown strong, and will continue to fly in the years to come.

The sporting traditions include the oldest European field game of hurling-a masterful art and the fastest game in the world-in which players use an ash wood stick and a hard ball. Many argue with some conviction, and no small amount of fact to support their case, that Canada's national sport, ice hockey, has its origins in hurling. The word puck is derived from the Irish word poc, which is the action of striking the ball with a hurley.

In 1845, the civic fathers of Quebec City banned the playing of hurling in their narrow streets, while in St. John's, Newfoundland, hurling was being played as early as 1788 at the "Barrens" of the city. The ladies' version of hurling, Camogie, has had its presence on occasion in some Canadian communities. The skilful play of Gaelic Football, which has dominated the sporting scene across the country in many Canadian cities, continues to be the greatest strength in modern times. Along with two other Irish sports of handball and rounders, many wonderful memories for the Canadian-Irish community are celebrated in this book that captures an exciting facet of Irish culture.

Mens:
St Vincents 0-7 St Mikes 1-4
Ottawa W Buffalo L

Anyone hear how the other two went?

and:

Durham W TO Gaels L (2pts)
St Pats W Brampton L (shit load)

Leaving:

Ottawa       2
St Pats       2
Durham      2
St Vincents 1
St Mikes      1
TO Gaels     0
Brampton    0
Buffalo        0

Can we draw the Championship now?

Toronto Mens:
Durham 3-14 St Pats 0-5
TO Gaels 0-8 St Vincents 1-6
St Mikes W Buffalo L (shit load)
Ottawa WO Brampton DNF

Leaving:

Ottawa       4
Durham      4
St Vincents  3
St Mikes      3
St Pats        2
TO Gaels     0
Buffalo        0
Brampton    0

QuoteGalway Arms is the best spot to go no doubt - in the West End of the city - and a savage pint of porter. Also about 10 minute drive from the Gaelic pitch in Toronto if he fancies watching myself play   

Address is 838-840 The Queensway, Toronto

If he's after a place downtown - easier to get to it would be Scallywags - not an Irish bar - but they show the games

Address - 11 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto

  Lads,  I was checking the Canadian Setanta schedule for this Sunday and it looks like there is no coverage of the Down game.  Can any of you confirm?

Quote from: No1 on June 02, 2008, 09:17:44 AM

QuoteGalway Arms is the best spot to go no doubt - in the West End of the city - and a savage pint of porter. Also about 10 minute drive from the Gaelic pitch in Toronto if he fancies watching myself play   

Address is 838-840 The Queensway, Toronto

If he's after a place downtown - easier to get to it would be Scallywags - not an Irish bar - but they show the games

Address - 11 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto

  Lads,  I was checking the Canadian Setanta schedule for this Sunday and it looks like there is no coverage of the Down game.  Can any of you confirm?

I can confirm it's not on TV this Sunday  >:( >:( >:(

any famous players making the exodus heard a few meath boys are signed to go to boston already!!

Quote from: mattockranger on June 03, 2008, 12:47:15 PM
any famous players making the exodus heard a few meath boys are signed to go to boston already!!

Unless they are going as J1 Students - there aren't too many intercounty lads heading stateside this year

you can view the lists from here:

http://www.gaa.ie/page/2008_club_sanctions.html

Toronto Mens:
Ottawa W St. Pats L
Buffalo 0-9  St. Vincents 5-24
Durham 3-16  Brampton 1-4
St. Mikes 3-12 Toronto Gaels 0-4


Leaving:
                  P W D L Pts
Ottawa        3 3  0 0  6
Durham       3 3  0 0  6
St Vincents  3 2  1 0  5
St Mikes      3 2  1 0  5
St Pats        3 1  0 2  2
TO Gaels     3 0  0 0  0
Buffalo        3 0  0 0  0
Brampton    3 0  0 0  0

very up to date there NQ

Heard that Michael Donnellen from Galway is going to be playing in New York this year, he will be hard marked in the heat over there.

Toronto Mens League Table

              P  W   D   L Pts
Durham   5   4   1   0   9
Mikes      5   3   2   0   8
Vincents  5   3   1   1   7
Ottawa    5   3   0   2   6
Pats        5   2   0   3   4
Gaels      5   2   0   3   4
Buffalo    4   0   0   4   0
Brampton4   0   0   4   0

Toronto Mens League Table

              P  W   D   L Pts
Mikes      7   5   2   0   12
Durham   6   5   1   0   11
Vincents  6   3   2   1   8
Ottawa    6   3   1   2   7
Gaels      6   3   0   3   6
Pats        6   2   0   4   4
Buffalo    6   1   0   5   2
Brampton7   0   0   7   0

Weekend:
Ottawa Gaels 4-7 St. Vincents 1-16
Durham W Buffalo L
St. Pats L St. Mikes W

Results Awarded:
Toronto Gaels WO Brampton DNF
Buffalo WO Brampton DNF
St. Mikes WO Brampton DNF

To play:
Ottawa Gaels v Durham
St. Vincents v St. Pats
Buffalo v Toronto Gaels

Great Article in Irish Sunday Independent about Hurling in Wisconsin.  The article is put up in the Hurling board by GNevin if anyone accross the water wants tto read it.  Fair Fcuks

I was up in Boston last weekend in which I watched two games on the Saturday

Senior Football-----------Saint Christopher's versus Shannon Blues
         Shannon Blues disposed of St. Chris', with three points to spare at the end. Shannon Blues will be pushing for a spot in Senior Semis, with Chris' for Intermediate.
         Many men from Connaught for the Blues, and St. Chris' were well represented by players from Munster. Chris' could win the Intermediate.

Senior Football-----------Kerry versus Donegal
         Donegal, in my opinion, threw the game away. Donegal missed alot of chances. McNeilis starred in midfield, Molloy upfront was dangerous. Bonner injured.
         Kerry never laid down, and played extremely smart football maintaining possession under pressure, they drew level near the end, and finished off Donegal.
         Donegal will be back, and Kerry could be sitting at "three" come Semi-Final time. Donegal will be fighting for the number four (No.4) spot with others.

I missed the Junior "A" Men's Game between Connemara Gaels and Cork

then Sunday, I watched four games--------

Ladies Senior Football-----Boston Shamrocks versus Tir na nOg
         Down eight points at half time, the Shamrocks exploded in the second half to finish winners by two or three points---busting the net on four occasions.
         A game of two halves if there ever was one. Tir na nOg will disappointed they let the Shamrocks back. Their next encounter should be a cracker.

Senior Football-------------Wolfetones versus Connemara Gaels
         Connemara should have made this a closer affair---Tones were tough in halfback line, blocking numerous shots, and decent upfront in the forward lines.
         Gaels won alot of possession through Carlin, Niblock & Crossey, but couldn't capitalize on it. Tones won by six, handy enough.
         Tones should be into the Semis without a bother, whereas the Gaels will be pushing for the fourth seed with the Blues, Armagh NDs, and Donegal.

Senior Hurling--------------Father Tom's versus Tipperary
         Very good game, Tipp's goal inside the last ten minutes proved to be the difference....Tipp won by about four points

Senior Football-------------Aidan McAnespies versus Cork
         Never even a contest, sorry Rebels. McGourty and Lafferty led the way for the Macs, with support from Lally and McBride. Macs missed Lynch in the backs.
         Kerr played well until taken off, and the two cornerbacks struggled at times, Kerr was moved back to help before his early exit.
         Macs are head and shoulders above anything I saw at the weekend. Cork would need alot of hard work to stay up just.

I missed the Junior "B" Men's Game between the Celtics and the Shannon Blues

Other contenders-----Armagh Notre Dames had the weekend off, heard they lost a class keeper to a work injury. They have the two (2) Kielt brothers, Digney (Down U21s),
Brendan Quinn (Tyrone), and Marty Donaghy (Derry).

Tir Eoghain Philadelphia
Started in 1949
Folded in 2008

Amalgamated with the Four Provinces GAC Philadelphia---competing in New York Senior Championship

Can you tell me some down men that were at your club tyrone philly cause i think there were a few years ago i can remember reading something in irish news

We've had numerous Down men over the years.

Our club were instrumental in bringing the Down team of 1960/1961 fame over for a tour of several cities.

Anyone specifically?

Tir Eoghain Philadelphia
Started in 1949
Folded in 2008

Now amalgamated with the Four Provinces GAC Philadelphia----competing in the New York Senior Championship

Well Done to Carmen Stateside and New Devil on their big Victory on Sunday.
;D
Tyrone 2-11 Roscommon 0-8
Knock-out Final.

Toronto Mens Final League Table

              P  W   D   L Pts
Durham   7   6   1   0   13
Mikes      7   5   2   0   12
Vincents  7   4   2   1   10
Gaels      7   4   0   3   8
Ottawa    7   3   1   3   7
Pats        7   2   0   5   4
Buffalo    7   1   0   6   2
Brampton7   0   0   7   0

Weekend:
Ottawa Gaels 0-9 v Durham 1-9
St. Vincents W St. Pats L
Buffalo L Toronto Gaels W

Should be an interesting last month to the season, eh Niall?

Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on July 17, 2008, 02:34:23 PM
Should be an interesting last month to the season, eh Niall?

Yeah, it's the closest season I can rememeber here. In my book the Championship could go to any of 5 locations, with Pats not that far away either.
Do you know if plans for the Championship have been finalised yet? I'd assume it's league position based with 3v6 (Vincents/Pats) and 4v5 (Gaels/Ottawa), winners playing Mikes and Durham respectively in the semis.
Do you guys play Mikes in the league semi this weekend? If so, what time?

where could i watch the ulster final on sunday in manhatton around west 44th street?

Quote from: Niall Quinn on July 17, 2008, 03:42:00 PM

Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on July 17, 2008, 02:34:23 PM
Should be an interesting last month to the season, eh Niall?

Yeah, it's the closest season I can rememeber here. In my book the Championship could go to any of 5 locations, with Pats not that far away either.
Do you know if plans for the Championship have been finalised yet? I'd assume it's league position based with 3v6 (Vincents/Pats) and 4v5 (Gaels/Ottawa), winners playing Mikes and Durham respectively in the semis.
Do you guys play Mikes in the league semi this weekend? If so, what time?

That's it exactly - I thought it was an open draw for the semi's though

Yeah - we've got Mikes in the semis - think we are the second game (3:50pm)

Quote from: Flirtyflan on July 14, 2008, 11:12:30 PM
Well Done to Carmen Stateside and New Devil on their big Victory on Sunday.
;D
Tyrone 2-11 Roscommon 0-8
Knock-out Final.

Cheers Flirty! Heres a little report from Hoganstand

John Brady Knockout title for Tyrone
14 July 2008


Sunday July 13th Gaelic Park New York
Tyrone 2-11
Roscommon 0-07

Tyrone became the third winners of the John Brady Knockout championship when they defeated last year's winners Roscommon with a clinical display of finishing at Gaelic Park on Sunday.

Scoring outbursts of 1-02 to finish the first half, and 1-03 to 0-01 at the end of the second half were the reasons for the comprehensive victory. The first half opened with the sides splitting six points. Mickey Travors had all the Ross scores, while Tyrone had Pakie McMullen, Paul Tierney and Barry McElduff on the scoreboard.

The momentum changed radically when Garth McCrory was hit by Seamus Skeffington who had just finished a fifty yard solo run, and the big full forward drilled low to the net. The second half also opened with six equally distributed points before McCrory again set the final alight when he finished a Barry McElduff pass to the net. He could have had a hat trick but his penalty went wide when he was fouled.

Three of the last four points of the final went to Tyrone with an advancing Martin Hamill, John and Pakie McMullen all hitting the mark to close out the first cup win for Tyrone in at least twenty years.

McCrory was clinical with his finishes but he had a host of helpers in the win. Damien Corrigan was cool in goal, Seamus Skeffington, Hamill and Sean Coyle before he left the field injured all impressed at the back. Gary Reilly did trojen work in the center, Pakie McMullen, Barry McElduff and Paul Tierney all had major roles.

Manager Fergus Daly won his third cup in succession after his exploits with Down and certainly has the midas touch. Roscommon's cause was hurt when Darren Hagen got hurt ten minutes in and he was not the same when he returned. James Faherty, Darren Beirne, Michael Travors and Declan Coyne were their best performers.

Scorers Tyrone Gareth McCrory (2-00) Pakie McMullen (0-03) Barry McElduff (0-03) Fintan McKearney (0-02) Martin Hamill (0-01) Paul Tierney (0-01) John McMullan (0-01)
Roscommon Michael Travors (0-04) Darren Beirne (0-02) Darren Hagan (0-01)
Referee John Fitzpatrick (Rockland)
Man of the Match Garth McCrory (Tyrone)

Updated New York tables as of last night:
SENIOR FOOTBALL DIVISION  SENIOR HURLING DIVISION
"A" section   
Team         P W L T Pts                         Team P W L T Pts
Down         7 5 2 0 10                    Tipperary  3 3 0 0 6
4 Provinces  6 4 2 0 8                     Offaly       3 2 1 0 4
Kerry          5 4 1 0 8                      NJ/Kilkenny  3 1 2 0 2
Cavan         6 4 2 0 8                     Galway      3 0 3 0 0
Leitrim        5 4 1 0 8 
Cork           5 3 1 1 7
Barnabas     6 2 4 1 5 
Donegal      6 1 4 1 3
Sligo           6 0 5 1 1
Derry          6 0 6 0 0

JUNIOR FOOTBALL DIVISION 
"A" section                                   "B" section 
Team                  P W L T Pts                         Team    P W L T Pts
Tyrone                6 4 0 2 10                        Rockland  4 3 0 1 7
Astoria Gaels        8 4 3 1 9                          Offaly       4 3 0 1 7
St. Raymonds      7 4 3 0 8                          Cavan       4 3 1 0 6
Armagh              6 3 2 1 7                           Barnabas  4 1 2 1 3
Roscommon        6 3 2 1 7                           FDNY      4 1 2 1 3
Brooklyn/LI Gaels 6 3 3 0 6                           Donegal   3 1 2 0 2
Kerry                 6 3 3 0 6                         Monaghan  5 0 5 0 0
Dublin                7 2 3 1 5                       
Rangers             7 2 5 0 4
Mayo                 6 2 4 0 4 

Carmen Stateside,

You boys had a good win against Roscommon.......hopefully Sean Coyle is okay.
Heard through the grapevine you have a couple extra guns coming from an enemy area for you in Tyrone. HAHAHAHA

Two good forwards to be honest...Kelly and Tierney.
I tried Tierney last year....with no luck, big club man. Fair play to you boys.
Watching that game against Roscommon, I think two forwards are what you needed...up front with yourself, Deion,
Packie, and either Toner or McCrory, from Omagh.

Best of Luck with the Rest of the Championship.........must get a night up there with some of our boys.

Tír Eoghain Philadelphia

........now amalgamated with the Four Provinces GAC Philadelphia...competing in the New York Senior Championship

Toronto Mens League Play Offs

Semis:
Durham W TO Gaels L (15 odd point game)
Vincents W Mikes L (AET - 1 point game)

Final:
Durham W Vincents L (5 point game)

You missed a score there  ;)

Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on July 28, 2008, 08:11:39 PM
You missed a score there  ;)

Don't like to publicize the undercard! We could barely pull together a team, though Pats were very deserving of their win.
That was a hell of a performance you guys put in to beat Mikes on Sat - you should have beat them out the door and not needed ET though - need to fine tune your finishing..
Shane Boyd and your blonde #11 played some games - great footballers to watch and Shane's was the best individual performance I've seen at the park in years. You guys always seem to have Mikes number, eh? You should run a course on that for the other clubs!

Anybody hear how Boston is going at the moment? Was over with Donegal last year.I suppose the Macs are still the team to beat?

not sure what about boston but was over in philadelphia there for a month. football is dying out in philly. only 2 clubs left.

Does anyone know how the football is going in San Fran this summer?

I'd say the future of gaelic football in america lies in the hands of americans - i know the hurling scene around philadelphia is picking up and there are a lot of americans of irish decent being introduced to the game and loving it

australia is the biggest thing affecting football and gaelic sports in general over here - all the university ones and younger players who could go anywhere seem to be choosing OZ first

Quote from: The Iceman on August 07, 2008, 03:30:16 PM
I'd say the future of gaelic football in america lies in the hands of americans - i know the hurling scene around philadelphia is picking up and there are a lot of americans of irish decent being introduced to the game and loving it

australia is the biggest thing affecting football and gaelic sports in general over here - all the university ones and younger players who could go anywhere seem to be choosing OZ first

you are definitely right about the future of gaa in america lying in the hands of americans. the irish community in philadelphia seems to have dwindled in recent times, i think this is also prevalent all along the east coast.

there are alot of americans playing now which can only be a good thing, played with a few of them this summer and some of them would not look out of place on a team at home.

hurling seems to be getting stronger in philly at underage level but at senior level there is only one club left. there was another one running last year, brian boru i think, but it folded.

brian boru folded - shamrocks are the main team with the allentown hibernians just taking off

shamrocks run out against them a few times in the summer

we tried to string together a team here in nj where i am but not enough interest - so we're going with the shamrocks and hoping to build on that as time goes by

there are a lot of decent americans playing right now but i do believe the way forward is to have less % of "real irish" on the senior or "A" teams.

shamrocks seem to have a decent hurling set up. eamonn lyons seemed to think they would give it a good rattle this year. the shamrocks football team didnt really take off. there is a club in philly called eire og, all americans. they were playing senior with shamrocks and have some very decent footballers.

What stage is Boston at at the moment, if anyone on this board is involved in shannon blues can you let us know how you are doing thanks.

Quote from: boojangles on August 06, 2008, 12:55:56 AM
Anybody hear how Boston is going at the moment? Was over with Donegal last year.I suppose the Macs are still the team to beat?

Quote from: shapes on August 10, 2008, 12:23:33 AM
What stage is Boston at at the moment, if anyone on this board is involved in shannon blues can you let us know how you are doing thanks.

Maybe this will help

http://www.tharantrasnan.blogspot.com/ (http://www.tharantrasnan.blogspot.com/)

Quote from: Carmen Stateside on August 10, 2008, 12:53:06 AM

Quote from: boojangles on August 06, 2008, 12:55:56 AM
Anybody hear how Boston is going at the moment? Was over with Donegal last year.I suppose the Macs are still the team to beat?

Quote from: shapes on August 10, 2008, 12:23:33 AM
What stage is Boston at at the moment, if anyone on this board is involved in shannon blues can you let us know how you are doing thanks.

Maybe this will help

http://www.tharantrasnan.blogspot.com/ (http://www.tharantrasnan.blogspot.com/)

What do ya know they make the Semis the year after I come out.Thanks Carmen

Young Tyrone man playing well at corner formard for them i see! :)

In San Fran Sean Traceys are going as Senior and the Intermediate is between the Ulster and Boru.Enda Gaffney is playing Jun for Ulster (Boojangles may be interested).Only two hurling teams and I think Na Fianna won that

FYI in Chicago last Sunday the Parnells beat the St. Brendan's for the Chicago League. Rumor had it the Brendan's were going to object, but they didn't.  Tommy Dolan couldn't get the NACB to give the Brendan's a break a week before because they (the Brendans) refused to play extra time in a drawn game even though it has been posted on every schedule that the Central Divisional Board put out, the extra time would be played in the case of a draw.

I guess the NACB is finally seeing the Chicago St. Brendan's for the crybabies and fools that they are. They cannot take a beating on the field, they always have to run to the NACB and Tommy Dolan to get their way.

Toronto Mens Championship Semi Finals

Ottawa Gaels 2-13 v Durham 2-11
St. Vincents 0-9 St. Mikes 0-12

Thought you might be interested Sparky!

Boston Finals
Saturday August 23, 2008
Field A
2:30 Jr B - Celtics v Aidan McAnespies
4:00 JH - Wexford v Tipperary
5:30 Int - Galway v Kerry
Field B
3:00 Ladies Jr - Tir na nOg v Boston Shamrocks

Sunday August 24, 2008
Field A
12:00 Jr A - Aidan McAnespies v Donegal
1:30 LSR - Tir na nOg v Roscommon
3:00 SF - Donegal v Aidan McAnespies
4:30 SH - Tipperary v Wexford

how did kevin barrys from philadelphia do in the senior football?

Quote from: Niall Quinn on August 17, 2008, 10:48:41 PM
Toronto Mens Championship Semi Finals

Ottawa Gaels 2-13 v Durham 2-11
St. Vincents 0-9 St. Mikes 0-12

Thought you might be interested Sparky!

Fair play to ya's NQ - wasn't expecting ya to do it - but hat's off

Cheers Gabe, we really came out well, only to fade a little in the second half.
I hope to feck we perform on the weekend now. I've lost to Mikes 5 times in the Championship, and never beaten them - that ends on Sunday, fingers crossed!

Results from Boston Finals:

Mens Senior Final     Mc Anespies   4-6       Donegal 1-7
Mens Junior a Final   Mc Anespies   0-10     Donegal 1-9

Ladies Final   Roscommon 1-8   TirNa Nog 1-7

Senior Hurling Final  Wexford 1-20  Tipp 2-16   ( aet)

Toronto Championship Finals

Ladies: Ottawa Gaels W v Michael Cusacks L
Men: St. Mikes W Ottawa Gaels L  :'(

Feck, Gaelic football would try your patience at times!

Madden GFC Present this charity match in aid of Newry Hospice.

A number of current and former county stars will be representing each club along with some legends of Madden GFC.

This match is part of the celebrations for the 75th Anniversary of the club.

All Support Appreciated!

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Quote from: Niall Quinn on August 25, 2008, 04:00:21 PM
Toronto Championship Finals

Ladies: Ottawa Gaels W v Michael Cusacks L
Men: St. Mikes W Ottawa Gaels L  :'(

Feck, Gaelic football would try your patience at times!

Just noticed this now... COME ON THE MIKES!!! How many is that now? Something like 10 out of the last 15 or something? Good going by the lads!

How are things shaping up for the 7s lads? Are there many teams coming over from home? I'm guessing it's harder and harder to get teams over with most Championships running so late now. I suppose it gived the home teams a bit more of a chance they wouldn't have had previously. I'm sure it will be a good weekend again as always!

QuoteThe 2008 Powerscreen Tournament will take place on August 30th/31st a Centennial Park in Etobicoke.

The following visiting mens teams have been confirmed : Derrylaughan, Caymen Islands, Cleveland.

The following visiting womens teams have been confirmed: Clan Na Gael (Dublin), Caymen Islands and Cleveland.

The banquet will be held Sunday August 30th at 7pm at the Rembrandt Banquet Hall.

can someone keep us posted on the hurling results this weekend?

I was up in Boston for the Nth American playoffs last weekend and had a great weekend.Everything seemed to run very smoothly and the weather was good.There was lots of food and drink at the fields and the volunteers did a great job keeping everyone served. The games are back there next year as well and the year after that they are in San Francisco,who intend to have their new fields at Treasure Island open by then.

Result from last Sunday;
NY JuniorA Semi Final:
Tyrone 3-14   Armagh 0-7 :)

Fixtures for this Sunday Sept 7th:
Gealic Park NY

Football
Junior B Final:  2.00pm     Donegal  v  Offaly

Junior A Final:  3.30pm     Tyrone  v  St Raymonds

North American County Finals
from the
Thar an Trasnán Blog

St. Mary's Chicago Defeat Eire Og in Camogie Final
Eire Og 1-5 St. Mary's (Chicago) 4-4

Eire Og were up against a tough opponent in the senior camogie final as they faced St. Mary's of Chicago. In spite of a wholehearted effort on the part of the local side, St. Mary's were that little bit better and got the vital scores to claim the championship. Three goals in the first half proved to end up being the difference between the teams. Eire Og made a good run at it in the second half, but Mary's held the local side out and ended up deserving winners.

St. Mary's held the advantage at the end of the first period thanks to three first half goals. Eire Og did well and registered five scores, a goal and four points. The first, a goal, came from Anna Flanagan and put Eire Og into a two-point lead. Colette Gill had opened the scoring with a point for St. Mary's with a point from a free. The Chicagoans then proceeded to register three goals in a row. Gill, Miriam O'Keefe – who dropped the hurl and handpassed into the net, and Grainne McCrickland each registered a major for Chicago. Eire Og made a couple of switches and then took a turn to dominate. Ciara Johnson pointed three times, twice from long range frees and once from play, and Michelle Walsh added another. At the half it was Mary's by four points.

In the second half Eire Og had the benefit of a stiff breeze in their favour and for much of the half dropped high balls into the Mary's penalty area. Marys' were first to score in the second period, however. McCrickland and Gill (free) each pointed for the Chicago side. Eire Og then applied a lot of pressure to the Chicago goal, but Roisin Callan was sound under the high dropping ball and the St. Mary's goalkeeper made some good clearances. Johnson registered the first score of the half for Eire Og with a fine point from play, but with less than 10 minutes remaining the Boston girls had it all to do. With time running out on the local side, Eire Og went in search of goal and generated some chances that went awry.

A last minute goal from Miriam O'Keefe put an exclamation point on the win for the Midwestern side, and while it was disappointment from a Boston viewpoint, the visitors from Chicago deserved the win.

Eire Og: N. Daly, D. Brennan, F. Gohery, A. Joyce, M. Keane, N. O'Neill, Caroline Hanley, Ciara Johnston (0-4), J. McCooey, M. Walsh, Anna Flanagan (1-0), Chris Hanley, S. O'Brien.
St. Mary's: R. Callnan, A. Byrne, A. Redmond, N. O'Keefe, C. Murray, L. Mitchell, A. Wall, E. Hennessey, Colette Gill (1-2), E. McQuaid, N. Kerlin, Miriam O'Keefe (2-0), Grainne McCrickland (1-2).

Kerry win Intermediate Title
Kerry 1-13 Galway 0-7

Both Kerry and Galway participated in the Intermediate Football, and both teams made the final on Sunday. Kerry defeated Ulster of San Francisco in the semi-final, and Galway got a bye straight into the final. Kerry avenged their disappointment in the Boston final with a convincing win. Mickey Joe Hynes put in a fantastic goalkeeping performance for Galway, and the margin of Kerry's victory would have been much more had it not been for Hynes. Hynes pulled off at least 5 point blank saves to keep his side in the hunt for much of the game.

Kerry opened the scoring with a Jer Molloy point. Kerry had the better of the early exchanges and registered a number of wides before Hynes pulled off his first amazing save of the game from Mark O'Sullivan. With O' Sullivan bearing down on goal, Hynes kept his nerve and blocked the point blank shot. Galway eventually settled down and registered some scores. Tommy Walsh and Peter Nolan got the tribesmen off the mark, but Kerry responded with scores from Richard O'Sullivan, Johnny Moroney, and Mark O'Sullivan. At the break Kerry led by five points to three.

Kerry took over in the second half and registered ten scores to three from Galway. Mark Evans and Mark O'Sullivan combined to great effect and between them accounted for five of Kerry's scores. Hynes pulled off another of his magnificent saves early in the half, and Ger Barry pointed from the rebound. Barry followed with a point from play, and then O'Sullivan found Evans for another Kerry score. Evans pointed again mid way through the half and Kerry were in the driver's seat, leading by six points. John Joe O'Neill and Mattie McKenna did well for Galway in trying to turn the tide, but to no avail. Evans and O'Sullivan each pointed again before Richard O'Sullivan found his namesake, Mark, who finally put the ball past Hynes for a Kerry goal. Conor Hurley capped the scoring with a point, and Kerry made amends for last week with a North American championship.

Kerry: D. Diggins, D. Forde, S. Moriarty, J. Barry, D. Fox, M. Godley, J. Moroney, R. O'Sullivan, M. Evans, J. Molloy, P. Devane, M. O'Sullivan, M. Sweeney.
Galway: M. Hynes, B. Dalton, S. Gallagher, P. Cummins, JJ O'Neill, A. Murphy, B. Rickerby, T. Walsh, P. Nolan, M. McKenna, B. O'Hora, D. Redmond, T. Schneider.

Roscommon Take First Ever North American Trophy
Roscommon 1-17 Boston Shamrocks 1-8

The Roscommon senior ladies added another piece of silverware to this year's haul by capturing their first North American Championship. Roscommon and the Boston Shamrocks contested the Ladies senior football final. Roscommon entered as Boston champions and the Shamrocks stepped in as the second home team, and both made the final. Roscommon displayed some lovely football over the course of the 60 minutes and fully deserved their win. Coming out of the back line there was almost always a player on the move looking for the ball, and once play moved into the forward line the Roscommon forwards displayed some nice inter-passing. It did not help the Shamrocks cause that stalwart Sinead Walsh had to leave the field mid-way through the first half with what looked like and injury to the ribs. Karen Maloney lit up the scoreboard with some brilliantly taken points for Roscommon, and there were some scenes of great joy as Roscommon Captain, Laura Burns accepted the first North American trophy on behalf of the club.

Roscommon recorded a formidable score of 1-11 in the first half. A Maggie Fox goal after 7 minutes settled the side. Aisling Jennings put the Shamrocks on the board with a point from a free soon afterwards. Roscommon displayed some great shooting, notably Sligo native, Karen Maloney. The Shamrocks struggled to lift the Roscommon siege in the first half and get the ball out of their own half. Roscommon capitalized on their wealth of possession and led at the half by a score of 1-11 to 0-5. Maloney put two wonderful scores over the bar, both from the right side of the field. One was a fantastic long distance strike from play and the other from a sideline ball. The Shamrocks showed some flashes of what they can do, setting up three scores in a row for Ann Doherty, Jennings, and Mary Cullen in the final 10 minutes of the half. Roscommon, however, held a strong advantage at the break, but the Shamrocks would have a breeze in their favour in the second half.

The Shamrocks made some inroads into the Roscommon lead early in the second half as they lifted their game. With the backs digging in and scrapping for every ball to deny Roscommon possession, Ann Doherty won the ball on the 65 and ran directly for goal. Doherty pulled the trigger 14 yards out and the ball struck the back of the net; the Shamrocks were back in it. Roscommon kept the pressure on. After Jennings tagged on a point for the Shamrocks, Roscommon responded with three points on the trot. Caroline Benson scored the first, and again, Maloney kicked a sideline over the bar and almost immediately afterwards followed with a great score from play; Roscommon were now back in the ascendancy. The Shamrocks kept up the fight to try and turn the tables. Another goal chance came – and went. Doherty was fouled in the penalty area and Jennings' placed shot came back off the post. The Shamrocks added a point from a Jennings 21-yard free, but Roscommon finished the game as strong as they started, with three points in a row and few could argue that the Rossies did not deserve their first North American championship.


Shamrocks: M. Harrison, S. Killeen, S. Boylan, C. Greir, J. Branigan, J. Rock, J. Donnelly, S. McHugh, C. McEleaney, S. Walsh, Ann Doherty (1-1), L. Purcell, K. Rohan, Aisling Jennings (0-6), Mary.Cullen (0-1).
Roscommon: N. Kavanagh, L. Burns, J. O'Connell, P. Bourke, Kyla McManus (0-1), J. Rogers, Jackie Mulligan (0-1), E. McGirr, I. McNulty, Karen Maloney (0-11), Caroline Benson (0-1), Sharon McGovern (0-2), Maggie Fox (1-1), D. Murphy, F. Claffey. Sub: Saline Reynolds (0-2).

Aidan McAnespies Win Second North American Title
Aidan McAnespies 2-15 Sean Treacys 1-7 (San Francisco)

McAnespies won their second North American Championship on the 20th anniversary of the murder of Aidan McAnespie at the Aughnacloy checkpoint in county Tyrone. Their first North American Championship came in 1998, on Aidan's 10 anniversary. Kevin Barry's of Philadelphia provided the semi final opposition, and the home side came through a dour enough encounter with a five point win. Kevin Barrys proved to be a tough opponent to break down, and in the second half made a run at McAnespies, scoring five points in a row to come within a point. Steven McGettigan then made the breakthrough and netted to put McAnespies in a comfortable lead. Declan Lally followed with a fine point to secure progression to the next stage.

In the final McAnespies met Sean Treacy's from San Francisco, who defeated Chicago Parnells in extra time in their semi-final. McAnespies played some good, error free, football in the final and looked comfortable throughout. In spite of conceding a goal late in the first half that brought the visitors level, McAnespies maintained their composure and continued to focus and work hard, and ran out convincing winners in the end.

McAnespies looked comfortable in the first half, and went in at the break with a five point lead. Within 10-15 minutes of the throw-in it looked apparent that the South Boston side had the aces in its deck. The McAnespies back line did a lot of mopping up as Sean Treacy's lost their way when entering the attacking zone. Christy Lynch had an excellent first half at corner back, as did Danny McBride in the middle of the field. The Strabane man supported the back line well and played the part of link man when McAnespies played the ball out of defence. McAnespies made good use of their posession. The local side went into a three-point lead in the early going, with Darren Ryan and Colm McCrory scoring the three points between them.

Treacys got off the mark after 13 minutes with a Mike McCauley point. There were a couple of lengthy stoppages as a result of some heavy challenges, and once things got going again in earnest, Treacys got themselves into the game. After Declan Lally added another point for McAnespies, Gene Griffin and McCauley again pointed for Treacy's. The San Francisco side drew level after 26 minutes when Mark Gallagher goaled. It came somewhat against the run of play, and McAnespies got the goal back before half time. McAnespies were the beneficiaries of a somewhat curious decision by the referee who blew for a free out for a pick up after Declan Traynor came off his line and bundled over an attacking player – a let off for the home side. Steven McGettigan and Ryan each pointed, and the Alan Feeney goaled in injury time after being fed by McCrory. McAnespies led by five at half time.

Playing with the breeze and away from the sun in the second half, the Boston side extended their lead to eight points as what appeared to be inevitable came to fruition. McCrory pointed twice from play and once from a free. Shane Glennon, who had entered as a sub in the first half, stemmed the bleeding with a well taken point for the visitors and looked like the San Francisco side's best attacking option. McCrory's speed continued to cause problems for the visiting back line in the second half, and the Monaghan man added another point for McAnespies. Danny McBride and Lally added two more points and with 10 minutes left the locals led by 10 points. Treacy's went looking for a goal - or two - that would be required to pull off a late comeback, and twice Glennon could have netted but shot over the bar. Colm McCrory underlined a great overall performance with a goal at the death. McAnespies win their second North American championship.
Macs: D. Traynor, G. Norton, C. Lynch, D. Donegan, N. Kerr, Alan Feeney (1-0), Danny McBride (0-1), M. Stanbrook, Declan Lally (0-2), C. Galligan, Darren Ryan (0-3), Steven McGettigan (0-1), Colm McCrory (1-8).
Sean Treacys: H. Hughes, C. Murphy, B. Molloy, Mark Gallagher (1-0), Stephen Driver (0-1), C. Conneeley, S. McAleer, P. Turnball, R. Kane, Mike McCauley (0-2), Gene Griffin (0-1), B. Nugent, D. Faherty. Sub: Shane Glennon (0-3).

Tyrone won the NY Junioir title yesterday on a scoreline of 6-16 1-9  :) it is the first title since 83!
Heading now till celebrate some more ;)

Tyrone Won the New York Junior 'A' Title in great fashion---with the goal scoring prowess of our own "Carmen Stateside".

Congratulations are in order to their entire panel of players, management, committee, and their supporters.

Cheers Tyrone Philly! Head sore today :(

Aye, sore heads would be understandable.
I would say the vocal chords and the livers are also sore.
Where did you boys head to afterwards?

Missed your gala last year because of work...I won't be missing this year's.

PM me......I need to ask you something.

NY Senior A Final  Sunday 28th September

Kerry v Down   4pm

Senior B Final

Four Province v Cavan  2 pm

Is O'Hagan still playing for Down? Is their anyone else over?

Quote from: spiritof91and94 on September 24, 2008, 11:26:36 AM
Is O'Hagan still playing for Down? Is their anyone else over?

O Hagan is starring at full back!
Down lads over are, Packie Downey,Benny Mc Ardle,Kevin Anderson, Micheal Sloan and David Mc Greevey.
And from Antrim they have Micheal Turley.  Paddy Cunningham played early in the year but returned home.

Will Rory Galligan be Playing

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Should be a great night..anyone interested drop me a PM for more details

Ive being thinking of going to the USA over the summer. Are there many hurling clubs inthe USA ?? I'd need them to set me up bit of work too. what clubs out there can you recommend?
Ta

you would be hard pressed for any club to set you up with work and somewhere to stay these days - unless you are county standard and I dont mean Fermanagh you haven't a chance.  Your best bet is Boston - maybe the Shamrocks in Philadelphia but I know two county standard hurlers from armagh who tried last year and they wouldn't bring them over.  Unless you have the talent of the likes of Declan Coulter you might have to go over on your own steam.....

Quote from: youngfella on December 14, 2008, 09:33:00 PM
Ive being thinking of going to the USA over the summer. Are there many hurling clubs inthe USA ?? I'd need them to set me up bit of work too. what clubs out there can you recommend?
Ta

Try this    http://www.nagaa.org/clubs/allClubs.php

Like Iceman stated, its tougher now to get a job on a whole especially in the trades.

Does anyone have any contact details for football teams in Vancouver, Canada? Looking to go over there for the summer. Have accommodation and flights for myself, just hoping for some advice about going over really.

Quote from: DJGaliv on March 30, 2009, 02:09:26 PM
Does anyone have any contact details for football teams in Vancouver, Canada? Looking to go over there for the summer. Have accommodation and flights for myself, just hoping for some advice about going over really.

http://www.isscvancouver.com - tell John O'Flynn I sent ya

Sorry to hijack youre thread lads, but here goes:

Hi there folks,

With the championship just around the corner, from now on in you will see various fantasy football competitions springing up, myself and a few other memebrs of our club have taken it upon ourselves to run a competition of our own as a fundraiser. Hopefully we will get alot of interest in it, weve kept the entry fee reasonably low, its a pretty straight forward competition, all the rules, scoring chart, and player lists ect can be found on our website, so why not have a nosey at it. I hope when you are deciding upon which of the competitions available to enter you will give us a thought, we may not have a flashy website with all the graphics, but in entering this competition, you will be supporting one of youre very own clubs. If you have any queries about the competition you can email me at clannnabanna@hotmail.co.uk

To view the competition just log on to clannnabanna.down.gaa.ie and click on the competitions link

Many thanks, i hope we can look forward to youre support.

Today sees the start of the New York Senior Championship
Favourites for the title will be Cork who gained the services of several London based players over the winter.  Last years beaten Finalists Down will also be hotly fancied and the return of their main scoring threat last year Packie Downey will help.
For most teams it is too early in the year to tell as alot of the summer sanctions havent arrived but in the next few weeks it should become clearer how teams like Tyrone Kerry and Donegal are shaping up.

First up today
Cavan vs Kerry
Sligo vs Four Province (Philadelpia)

NY Senior championship
Tyrone 3-6 Donegal 1-11

Tyrone made the most of three goals to defeat Donegal in a robust senior football encounter last Sunday.

Despite a 12 score output to nine for the winners, Donegal will rue the soft goal that was given to Tyrone at the opening of the game. They battled hard throughout, but after they had tied the contest, they were overtaken in the last five minutes by a brace of points by Tyrone.

Donegal had two goal chances to open the game, and they made full use of the second. John McGinley stopped Anton Toner on the first after a nice three-player move, but the keeper was helpless in the second minute when Conor Brosnan latched on to a C.J. Molloy pass and drove it into the net.

It was a short held lead, however, as Tyrone punished a defensive slip with a goal by John Murtagh. Donegal settled and took the rebuttal in stride and had the next two points of the game through Brosnan again and Tom Hardwick, an excellent score.

A point in reply by Murtagh from a free that scrapped its way over was quickly cancelled out by Kevin Lilly, and with 15 minutes gone Donegal had a 1-3 to 1-1 lead.

The ugly side of the game reared its head in the moments thereafter, and when the dust had settled it was a surprise that the sides still had 14 each on the field.

It began when Molloy found the floor, and a large melee started. While the county under-21 would certainly have had valid reason to retaliate, he was subject to further abuse.

Now Donegal were not entirely innocent, but when calm was restored in round one Molloy and Conor 'The Bull' McNabb both had straight reds.

Within moments round two began, full-fledged shots were given and taken but the game resumed with all still on the field. It had in fact been just as intense as the first round.

Most certainly one player should have gone as the shots he landed could be seen from 70 yards away; he remained, however.

Donegal came out of the donnybrook far livelier. They had three of the next four points as Tyrone were punished by four balls coming out of their defense, but going straight into Donegal hands.

Aiden Downes, Niall Bradley and Sean Carr all had timely interceptions and worked the ball out effectively. Bobby McDonald had a goal chance, but he blasted wide on the run from a very capable position and it allowed Tyrone to stay within earshot.

Tyrone have a history this year of taking advantage when they are behind. It was no different on this occasion.

With the clock ticking down another glorious chance came their way, and again the defense was in the giving mood. Darren Petit grasped the ball on the left wing and found Garth McCrory. The poacher made no mistake as he found net seconds before the buzzer arrived.

Tyrone followed the goal with a point to open the second half from Eamonn Lyons. It arrived, however, after Donegal had lost Hardwick to an injury when he landed hard on the throw in. We wish him well.

After Gary Dowd cancelled the score out with his first of the game, again Tyrone used the net shaker as a way to take the lead. They worked the ball out from the back, with the repositioned Petit winning the ball in the middle of the field and firing to Conor Downey in the corner. His long ball to the square was met first time by Brendan Moran, the lone Tyrone player in four, and his touch found the net.

For the next 10 minutes it was a case of hot potato as both sides kicked the ball back and forth to each other. It was a game literally between the two 21s as both sides moved the ball 50 yards before the final ball let them down.

A Downey point from the right corner broke the ice on 18 minutes, but it preceded an intense period of Donegal pressure that resulted with three points on the board and the game tied up.

Lilly had a pair from frees as he took the team on his shoulders for a period. Tyrone responded, however, and they had points from Murtagh and Conor Skeffington. His was a brilliant score from deep in the left corner. It may have been a cross but certainly looked a great score.

It moved them back into a 3-6 to 1-10 lead, and despite a wonderful John McNicholas free Donegal could not get any closer.

John McGinley made an important save for Tyrone in the first minute, and his kick outs were a great way to relieve danger. Gerard McCullough, Steve Keating and Joe Bell were the best of the defenders; Eamonn Lyons the most dominant of all the midfielders. His point was a good one.

John Murtagh showed a lot of his Crossmaglen promise, while Darren Petit continues to come alive—1-2 from the bench was a huge help.

Aiden Downes was terrific for Donegal. Eoin McNeill, James Huvane, Bobby McDonald all had contributions. John McNicholas and Lilly had some very good scores.

It was a shock to hear the news from Ireland of a car accident which claimed the life of star gaelic footballer Ciaran Shannon R.I.P.

Ciaran played County for Wicklow and also for Toronto Gaels up until he emigrated back to Ireland 2 years ago.

He was a superb footballer, husband, father and person, needless to say the G.A.A community in Toronto is in complete shock.

Hi I wonder could someone answer a couple of questions for me about New York teams.

What level would Down or Armagh be at? Who would be favourites for the cship? and is there someone on the board who would be able to give me some detailed information on the standard of these teams or would anyone have contact details of someone I could talk to?

Any help would be appreciated.

Who's favorites for the Toronto Championship this year Gaby??

Quote from: slievegullion on June 30, 2009, 12:02:51 PM
Hi I wonder could someone answer a couple of questions for me about New York teams.

What level would Down or Armagh be at? Who would be favourites for the cship? and is there someone on the board who would be able to give me some detailed information on the standard of these teams or would anyone have contact details of someone I could talk to?

Any help would be appreciated.

Down would be favourites along with Cork for the Senior title.
Armagh play Intermediate and would be one of the stronger teams in that division!
You thinking of coming out?

Well not me personally but a mate from work. Hes thinking of going out but would wanna play at the top level.

So how many teams are in the senior championship?

NY Senior Table

                           p  w  d  l    pts
Cork                     3   3  0  0    6
Tyrone                 3   3  0  0    6
Leitrim                  2   2  0  0    4
Down                   2   2  0  0    4
Kerry                    3   2  0  1    4
Sligo                     4   1  0  3    2
Cavan                   3   0  0  3    0
Donegal                3   0  0  3    0
Four Province        3    0  0 3    0

Weekend results 
Down 2-11  Sligo1-9
Leitrim 2-13  Donegal 0-11
Cork 0-17  Cavan 2-8
Tyrone 2-13  Kerry 1-8

Whats happened to Donegal they used to be always good in NYC.

With the numbers going down each year teams have found it hard to keep going, Donegal s main problem is that they are trying to keep two teams going in Senior and Junior.
Derry folded just this year due to lack of numbers.  Most of them joined their neighbours Tyrone.

Cross That Murtagh Can Bear

Tyrone 2-12 Kerry 1-5

Johnny Murtagh put on a scoring display on Sunday at the Mecca that was glorious for Tyrone. It gave them what was an easy win over last year's senior football champions Kerry, and keeps Tyrone firmly in the playoff race.

Crossmaglen native Murtagh fired over 1-10 from play and frees and his goal was a gem. He lasered the ball to the top corner of the net for the goal.

Kerry were ripped apart in the second half when they were outscored 1-6 to 0-2. But for some wides by Tyrone it would have been far more.

Tyrone began this game in flying form. They had two of the first three points, with Murtagh getting both. After an equalizer from Ross Donovan, a brilliant score, Tyrone again attacked.

They were using the long ball into Murtagh to good effect, and it was working very well. Their next score came in a much more orthodox way, however. A long ball to the center of the field was secured by Darren Petit; he fed Paul Mulherne who in turn released Pakie McMullan on the forty. The center forward did not stop until he fired the ball to the net.

They had further chances that went awry before Murtagh again slotted over a point from play that extended their lead to 1-3 to 0-2. Further points by Gary Reilly, a gem on the run, and Murtagh again gave them a substantial advantage.

As the half approached they were using good play by Mulherne and Steve Keating to give them great advantages throughout.

Kerry were not about to sit down, however, and a point from Bingo Driscoll gave them the impetus to get going. It continued when Shane Carty found Dave McSweeney with a cross field ball; the veteran flicked to Kieran Bergin and The Kid blasted to the net. It cut the deficit in half as the break approached.

Tyrone started the second half in explosive form. They had four of the first five scores of the half. All their points came off the boot of Murtagh, who was now in brilliant form.

Two points for Kerry from Carty and Kavanagh, a free, gave the Kingdom a respite, but it did little to deter what was now a rampaging Tyrone side.

A long ball from impressive midfielder Gary Reilly found Murtagh in the right corner. His blast to the top corner left Shane Clifford motionless. An outstanding goal that punctuated his man of the match performance.

He followed a McMullan point with another point, his 10th of the afternoon on an outstanding personal performance.

Tyrone will be delighted that they won this in a regular fashion. The goals were very impressive, but the 12 points even more so.

Paul Mulherne was outstanding at the back, and a close second to Murtagh in the man of the match accolades. Gerard McCullough completely snuffed out the threat of Kavanagh, and Joe Bell also had a leading role.

Garry Reilly and Eamonn Lyons easily won the middle of the field. Reilly will have a marked effect on the championship this season. Pakie McMullan, Conor Downey and Darren Petit, who was a little unfortunate to be replaced, showed constantly. Murtagh was outstanding; the best individual display this year in football.

Kerry will have to regroup, and quickly. The easy wins are over with and the dog days of summer are upon us.

Eoghan O'Mahoney, Kieran Bergin in his second game of the day, and Bingo Driscoll were the few who left with reputations intact.

Kerry: 1 Shane Clifford, 2 Niall Corbett, 3 Damien Walsh, 4 Enda Lally, 5 Collie Fearan, 6 Damien O'Reilly, 7 Eoghan O'Mahoney (0-1), 8 Damien Meehan, 9 Conor Wall, 10 Shane Carty (0-1), 11 Ross Donovan (0-1), 12 Kieran Bergin (1-0), 13 Bingo Driscoll (0-1), 14 Stephen Kavanagh (0-1), 15 Dave McSweeney. Subs: Sean Twomey.

Tyrone: 1 John McGinley, 2 Joe Bell, 3 Gerard McCullough, 4 Paul Mulherne, 5 Seamus Skeffington, 6 Stephen Keating, 7 Aiden Power, 8 Gary Reilly (0-1), 9 Eamonn Lyons, 10 Eunan Meyler, 11 Pakie McMullan (1-1), 12 Kevin McSorley, 13 Conor Downey, 14 John Murtagh (1-10), 15 Darren Petit. Subs: Paddy Maguire, Garth McGrory.

Some pics of Tyrone vs Kerry
http://peter-marney.smugmug.com/gallery/8733809_9Je9e#P-1-20 (http://peter-marney.smugmug.com/gallery/8733809_9Je9e#P-1-20)

Carmen have you seen Cork play at all this year? A good friend of mine is playing with them.He's a Cavan man but he is one of that London crew you mentioned that landed over last Summer.His name is Francie Cleary,he was playing with New York against Mayo. Wouldnt mind hearing how he's getting on. A small lad plays half forward for Cork,but wirey as f**k and a serious engine.Ya mite have noticed him?

Yeah have seen him play he has been playing well for them, he has serious pace, good player.  Cork look good and are many peoples favorite to win it this year.

Check out these pics from Sunday.

http://peter-marney.smugmug.com/gallery/8733499_Aizkj#577536524_jvwi2 (http://peter-marney.smugmug.com/gallery/8733499_Aizkj#577536524_jvwi2)

Any word on the football situation in Philadelphia this year? It wasn't so good last year, just wondering has it improved any for the new season.

A certain former kerry great out at the park last nite cheering on roscommon,herd his sanction wasnt through.Surely mega bucks there 2 get him for the summer :o

Quote from: Carmen Stateside on July 02, 2009, 02:53:29 AM
Yeah have seen him play he has been playing well for them, he has serious pace, good player.  Cork look good and are many peoples favorite to win it this year.

Check out these pics from Sunday.

http://peter-marney.smugmug.com/gallery/8733499_Aizkj#577536524_jvwi2 (http://peter-marney.smugmug.com/gallery/8733499_Aizkj#577536524_jvwi2)

Thanks a mill Carmen,I spotted him anyway along with a good few Cavan boys from back home.

who might the former kerry great be FG??

Sum lad called mike frank russell not sure if its just gossip or not cause know how these stories can go

And so, the final weekend of the Toronto GAA season is set.

The junior final, will be St. Pats vs Toronto Gaels / Brampton (playing on Saturday evening) at 1:00pm.

Following that game, the St. Mikes ladies will take on Ottawa for the third time this year in what should be a very exciting and highly competitive game.

Finally, at 3:30pm, the senior mens final will take place with a classic Toronto GAA matchup; St. Mikes vs St. Vincents.

Are you playing yourself Gab?
Toronto sevens was one of the best weeks craic i've ever had. Great city

Quote from: laceer on August 20, 2009, 10:20:21 PM
Are you playing yourself Gab?
Toronto sevens was one of the best weeks craic i've ever had. Great city

I'll be togging out surely

Toronto Championship Final Results from yesterday:

Junior Mens: St Pats beat Toronto Gaels
Ladies: St Michaels beat Ottawa Gaels
Senior Mens: St. Vincents 1-13 St. Michaels 0-15 (AET)  ;D

Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on August 24, 2009, 02:23:32 PM
Toronto Championship Final Results from yesterday:

Junior Mens: St Pats beat Toronto Gaels
Ladies: St Michaels beat Ottawa Gaels
Senior Mens: St. Vincents 1-13 St. Michaels 0-15 (AET)   ;D

Nice one.  Congrats.

I know the finals of the North Americans are going to be in Boston shortly. Does anyone know what teams have qualified through to the finals ??

From San Francisco it's Ulster in Senior,Sons Of Boru In Inter,Ml.Cusacks in Jun,Sons Of Boru JunB.   In the Ladies it's Fog City Harps in Sen,Saoirse in Inter,and Fog City Harps in Jun

Who is managing Ulster this year ? Have they any big star name players out this year ?

Ulster seem to have dominated SF for the last decade.

I think Ulster are the team who have a few Harps lads out there for the summer, anyone confirm this? Don't know much about it just know we were a few young lads down this summer.

(http://xs142.xs.to/xs142/09352/champs389.jpg)

Ulster don't have any biig name players out this year.I don't think you can play County Champ. at home and come out here and play the same year.They have a good recruiter as they always seem to have the most Summer players

ulster have gregory loughran from pearse ogs and armagh panelist last year. He is reported to be the best player in the competition this year  former u21 all-ireland winner in 2004 with armagh but got a raw deal last year with armagh. will be home in the new year and should make armagh team next year.

Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on August 24, 2009, 02:23:32 PM
Toronto Championship Final Results from yesterday:

Junior Mens: St Pats beat Toronto Gaels
Ladies: St Michaels beat Ottawa Gaels
Senior Mens: St. Vincents 1-13 St. Michaels 0-15 (AET)  ;D

Congrats Mr Hurl - well merited on your 50th anniversary. Any reports on the game?

Quote from: thewanderer on August 26, 2009, 04:48:15 PM
ulster have gregory loughran from pearse ogs and armagh panelist last year. He is reported to be the best player in the competition this year  former u21 all-ireland winner in 2004 with armagh but got a raw deal last year with armagh. will be home in the new year and should make armagh team next year.

should make the armagh squad next year

duffle " team " when you look at some of the players who made it this year.

na, he's a bit short for that i'd say

Ulster have joe murphy (younger bro of down senior paul) + tony havern - 2 down u21s this year.

Any word on how they are playing?

New York Senior Championship
                                p      w     l     d       pts
Tyrone                      8       8     0    0        16
leitrim                        8       7     1    0        14
Down                        8       5     3    0        10
Cork                          8       5     3    0        10
Kerry                         8       5     3    0        10
Cavan                        8       2     5    1         5
Sligo                          8       1     6    1         3
Donegal                     8       1      7   0         2
4 Provinces                 8       1     7    0        2

Quarter Finals:  Down (1)  Vs Cavan (4)
                      Cork  (2)  vs Kerry (3)

Semi Finals:    Tyrone Vs  Lowest seeded winner
                    Leitrim vs   Highest seeded winner.

The only result I know of in Boston at NACB Playoffs: in the Junior A Men's Semi-Final the Chicago Wolfe Tones defeated the team from Charlotte, 3-14 to 1-8. Haven't heard anything else from Boston today. The Junior A Men's Final will be played tomorrow morning at 8:30 am EDT but I don't know who the Tones are playing. UP THE TONES!!! ;D ;D ;D

Any word of the finals played in Boston today or are they still being played at this stage ?

NY QF Results
Down 1-15  Cavan 3-6
Cork 1-11 Kerry 1-3

Semis
Tyrone vs Cork  Sun 13th
Leitrim vs Down Sun 20th

Quote from: orangeman on September 06, 2009, 09:28:46 PM
Any word of the finals played in Boston today or are they still being played at this stage ?

North American Finals

Senior Football final
Christophers (Boston) 4-15  Parnells (Chicago) 0-7
Senior Hurling final
Wexford (Boston) 3-15 Tipperary (Boston) 2-8
Junior football Final
Mc Anespies (Boston) 4-16 Wolfe Tones (Chicago) 0-8
Ladies Football Senior final
Fog City Harps (San Francisco) 2-14  Tir Na Nog (Boston) 0-7

Carmen, are you getting those scores off a website?

They are not showing it on the nagaa.org site.

Quote from: Carmen Stateside on September 07, 2009, 05:13:24 AM

Quote from: orangeman on September 06, 2009, 09:28:46 PM
Any word of the finals played in Boston today or are they still being played at this stage ?

North American Finals

Senior Football final
Christophers (Boston) 4-15  Parnells (Chicago) 0-7
Senior Hurling final
Wexford (Boston) 3-15 Tipperary (Boston) 2-8
Junior football Final
Mc Anespies (Boston) 4-16 Wolfe Tones (Chicago) 0-8
Ladies Football Senior final
Fog City Harps (San Francisco) 2-14  Tir Na Nog (Boston) 0-7

two lads from our club were playing for christophers for the summer fair play to them the got thier boston and north american medals

Quote from: DrinkingHarp on September 07, 2009, 05:35:07 AM
Carmen, are you getting those scores off a website?

They are not showing it on the nagaa.org site.

http://www.tharantrasnan.blogspot.com/ (http://www.tharantrasnan.blogspot.com/)

Quote from: Carmen Stateside on September 07, 2009, 05:13:24 AM

Quote from: orangeman on September 06, 2009, 09:28:46 PM
Any word of the finals played in Boston today or are they still being played at this stage ?

North American Finals

Senior Football final
Christophers (Boston) 4-15  Parnells (Chicago) 0-7
Senior Hurling final
Wexford (Boston) 3-15 Tipperary (Boston) 2-8
Junior football Final
Mc Anespies (Boston) 4-16 Wolfe Tones (Chicago) 0-8
Ladies Football Senior final
Fog City Harps (San Francisco) 2-14  Tir Na Nog (Boston) 0-7

Almost a clean sweep for Boston. Seems it's the place for serious GAA entusiasts now as oppsed to Chicago / Philly ?

NY Semi Final;
Tyrone 0-15
Cork  1-12  aet.
replay 27th sept

From the N.A. GAA site


2009 NACB PLAYOFFS FINALS RESULTS

Posted by Eamonn Kelly 09/09/2009

 
                                                       2009 NACB PLAYOFFS FINALS RESULTS



SR. HURLING:           BOSTON WEXFORD  3-13    BOSTON TIPPERARY   2-8

JR. A HURLING:       BOSTON FR. TOMS   0-11    SAN FRAN NAOMH PADRAIG  1-5

JR. B HURLING:      WASHINGTON DC     2-13    SEATTLE 2-8

JR. C HURLING:      SAN FRAN ROVERS 5-12     PHILADELPHIA ALLENTOWN    1-8



MEN'S FOOTBALL:

SR. FOOTBALL:        BOSTON ST. CHRISTOPHERS    4-15    CHICAGO PARNELLS  0-7

INT. FOOTBALL:      BOSTON SON'S OF BORU   5-11   PHILADELPHIA YOUNG IRELANDERS  1-6

JR.  A FOOTBALL:    BOSTON McANESPIES       4-16   CHICAGO WOLFE TONES   0-8

JR. B FOOTBALL:    SAN DIEGO SETANTA         1-16    DETROIT WOLFE TONES  1-5

JR. C FOOTBALL (NO SANCTIONS):     BOSTON   2-12     PHILADELPHIA   3-7

JR. C FOOTBALL (SANCTIONS):   WASHINGTON DC   3-13   AUSTIN TX  1-12

JR. D  MASON DIXON:    2-11   BALTIMORE    1-10



LADIES FOOTBALL:

SR. FOOTBALL: SAN FRAN FOG CITY HARPS    2-14  BOSTON TIR NA NOG  0-7

INT. FOOTBALL:  SAN FRANCISCO  SAOIRSE   2-17   BOSTON TIR NA NOG  1-4

JR A FOOTBALL:  PHILADELPHIA NOTR DAME  3-13  SAN FRANCISCO  FOG CIT HARPS  3-5

JR. B FOOTBALL:  CHARLOTTE  2-11  DENVER  1-5



CAMOGIE:

SR. AMOGIE:  BOSTON EIRE OG   4-9    SAN FRANCISCO SHAMROCKS  4-2

JR. CAMOGIE:  WASHINGTON  DC    3-2   MILWAUKEE   0-2


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The Inter football winners should have been San Francisco Sons Of Boru

NY senior championship Semi final replay today between Cork and Tyrone.  Down made it through to the final last week with a surprising win over favourites Leitrim, thanks to great performances from Packie Downey and Gareth O Neill.
Cork go into todays game as favourites, Rory Woods of Monaghhan and Ciaran Lyng from wexford lead their attack while Tyrone will be looking to Jonny Murtagh of Crossmaglen for the most of there scores. 

Quote from: Carmen Stateside on September 27, 2009, 05:38:29 PM
NY senior championship Semi final replay today between Cork and Tyrone.  Down made it through to the final last week with a surprising win over favourites Leitrim, thanks to great performances from Packie Downey and Gareth O Neill.
Cork go into todays game as favourites, Rory Woods of Monaghhan and Ciaran Lyng from wexford lead their attack while Tyrone will be looking to Jonny Murtagh of Crossmaglen for the most of there scores. 

who won

Cork won and play Down in NY final on sunday in gealic park!!

Just heard Down beat Cork in the New York Senior Football Final in Gaelic Park by 2 points.  Micheal O'Rourke from Armagh won Man of The Match scoring 1-5.

Can anyone post the Down team?

Down Team

1 Mark Kelly Down
2 Brian Murray Fermanagh
3 Ciaran Mc Gourty Down
4 Dermot Hayse NY
5 Barry Anette Down
6 James Mitchell Offaly
7 Gary Cornyn Leitrim
8 Garth O Neill Armagh
9 Robbie Moran Mayo
10 Sean Munnelly Leitrim
11 Micheal Sloan Down
12 ?                  Down
13 Mark Dobbins Down
14 Packie Downey Down
15 Micheal O Rourke Armagh

What about the other teams?

Found this great wee site for anyone looking to keep in touch with the GAA overseas

http://www.gaelicsportscast.com/ (http://www.gaelicsportscast.com/)

QuoteYesterday was the second Sunday of the 2010 Toronto GAA season and it was just as good as the first. While the weather was a bit cooler, the games were just as good, if not better, with loads of competitive football from the youths, the men and the ladies. Here are your results for the week!

On Wednesday night, Michael Cusacks beat Durham 2-11 to 1-11. Wednesday night games will be a regular occurrence this season with Durham playing in each one. These games do count as regular season games and so it's important that the ladies all field teams if they are scheduled to play on a Wednesday!

In the only Sunday ladies game, St. Mikes beat Brampton 3-10 to 1-3. Michael Cusacks were scheduled to travel to Ottawa on Saturday, but failed to do so and therefore the points were awarded to Ottawa.

St. Vincents, however, did make the trip up to Ottawa this weekend and chalked up their second win in as many games, beating Ottawa 4-13 to 1-2.  In mens' Centennial Park action, St. Mikes also won their second game of the season, beating Durham 1-15 to 0-08, while Brampton beat St. Pats in a game that came down to the wire, 1-10 to 0-07. Finally, the St. Mikes B team beat the Toronto Gaels 3-08 to 1-06, collecting their first win of the year.

There were also a number of youth games involving the Toronto Chieftans and Brampton Rebels, showcasing the talent of the young boys and girls in the GAA community. There was some great football on display and it's clear that the development programs are working and flourishing around the GTA.

Once again, it was a very successful week for the Toronto GAA and thanks goes out to all those who refereed, played, or just came out and supported the teams. We hope to see you all back out next week as we continue to build on a promising start to the 2010 season.

QuoteThe third week of the Toronto GAA 2010 season has now come and gone and we have some scores for you!

On Wednesday night, the Durham ladies played Brampton. It was a high scoring affair with Durham winning 8-15 to 3-07. In the only other game scheduled for the ladies this weekend, Durham's game versus Ottawa has been postponed.

In the mens loop, there were a handful of games to report. On Saturday, the Toronto Gaels travelled to Ottawa to take on the other Gaels. Ottawa came out on top in this one, winning 3-18 to 0-05. Also on Saturday, St. Pats made the trip across the border to Buffalo, beating the Fenians 1-12 to 1-07. On Sunday, Brampton looked to extend their undefeated streak against St. Mikes' junior team. They did just that, winning a close one, 2-08 to 1-10. In the only other Sunday game, St. Vincents beat Durham for the second time this year, 2-15 to 1-07.

Thanks to all those who helped out with this weekend once again. We hope to see you all out at next weekend's games! The standings table will be updated tomorrow to reflect the latest results. 

Toronto Men's Championship semis:
Durham 1-10 St Vincents 1-7
St Mikes 4-14 Ottawa 0-8

North American GAA Finals 2010        September 3-6th   Chicago Gaelic Park

http://www.nagaa.org/news/showArticle.php?article=446

Any results from the playoffs in the windy city, mvp's etc

After hosting the playoffs I think for the last two years the Boston teams did not go to Chicago this year so that didnt help the situation .San Fran won Snr football and hurling with Treacys and Naomh Padraig.Celts from SF won Inter football.Vancouver won Jun hurling.Philly won Ladies Snr,Chicago the Jun.Thats all I can remember but the results are prob on the website by now

So Boston didn't show at all!?!?!?

Allentown looked like a good bet for the hurling in the Juniors - they beat the Shamrocks more times this year and then competed in a lower division.
Hurling seems to be going strong in PA and talks of a new club growing in MD also.

SF remains strong with a constant influx of Irish heading out there and a strong community of willing and able players in both the football and hurling  - fair play to them.

Quote from: gortnaleck on September 07, 2010, 02:30:33 PM
After hosting the playoffs I think for the last two years the Boston teams did not go to Chicago this year so that didnt help the situation .San Fran won Snr football and hurling with Treacys and Naomh Padraig.Celts from SF won Inter football.Vancouver won Jun hurling.Philly won Ladies Snr,Chicago the Jun.Thats all I can remember but the results are prob on the website by now

I heard a rumor over this past weekend that Boston didn't come to Chicago because they want out of the NACB. I was told they wanted to affiliate with the NY Board and Ireland. Apparently they have 15 senior teams in Beantown. Good luck to them.

check out www.winonehundredthousand.ie   great value 20£/euro

potential income for any club willing to promote this draw

2010/2011 Northern California College Hurling Championship starts on Saturday. Stanford University v UC Davis at 1pm, Páirc na nGael, Treasure Island.

This is the third year of this championship, Stanford and UC Berkeley (Cal) have won the Gary Duffin Cup once each.  Saturday's game will be the first competitive outing for the UC Davis team that was just founded last year.

For anyone in the NY/NJ region. There will be a mass for Michaela Harte in St Barnabus Church Yonkers Friday at 6pm.

There's a mass for the repose of the soul of Michaela Harte and the wider Harte and McAreavey family on Friday at 6.00pm in St Barnabas main chapel.Everyone welcome...Private mail me if anyone needs the full address

Sorry CS i just seen your post

Anyone know of any hurling clubs in boston/chicago/san fran/philly looking players for the summer? 2 lads looking to head out for a few months.

Go to www.sfgaa.org to contact the clubs in San Fran.

Quote from: AhJaysusRef on March 25, 2011, 01:01:04 AM
Anyone know of any hurling clubs in boston/chicago/san fran/philly looking players for the summer? 2 lads looking to head out for a few months.

For Philly PM me and I'll send you some contact details.
Gone are the days though of clubs spending big money on flying lads out......

Last weeks Senior games


Points Galore for Rebels

Cork 0-17 Cavan 1-9

Cork put back to back victories together over Ulster counties with a senior win over Cavan on Sunday; they defeated Armagh a week ago. The game was closer than the scoreline reflects, with Cavan pushing the side throughout.

The influence of Jason Kelly and full forward Jonathon O'Sullivan was too much to take, however, and the Rebels were able to get the victory.

Cavan had the first score of the game, a free from Barry McGinn, but it was to prove to be one of two times in the game that they were in front.

Cork came back with points from Vinnie Lehane and Kelly, with Kelly already proving to be a thorn in Cavan's side. Cavan came back to lead for the second time with a free from McGinn again and a Ronan McGinley special, but again they were cancelled out.

A four man move that originated in the hands of John McLoughlin ended with Derek Courtney fisting over, while O'Sullivan had a shot that just scraped the crossbar with help from the Cavan keeper to leave Cork ahead 0-5 to 0-3 with 12 minutes gone.

Cavan had a wonderful chance to move ahead again when Justin O'Halloran and Brian McCarthy linked up to set Kevin Cardin in on goal, but his screamer went wide of the mark. Stephen Harold had a point in the following moments, but Cork replied with five points in a row with the peach in the bunch a tremendous long range effort from wing back John Fitzpatrick.

They were pulling away with the game and Cavan needed something special. It arrived via an unlikely source.

The ball was won in the middle by Harold and it was transferred to the left side via Brendan Reilly. With nothing opening the ball was whipped across the goal to a ghosting Paul Lamb. The New York senior unleashed a brilliant shot to the back of the net to put three between the sides.

Cork did manage two points before the break from Kelly and Lehane, but the contest was close.

The sides again swapped points to open the second half, with McGinn the free taker for Cavan after Harold was fouled and O'Sullivan for Cork.

Kelly then punished two infractions with massive kicks over the lathe.  The first from wide left and 50 yards out, the second straight up the middle and 57. Brilliant.

Cavan did respond with their best scoring burst of the day, a three score swoop with the first an excellent point from Lamb when he was at the end of a rebound when the first Cavan shot hit the upright.

When O'Halloran made it four in a row when he linked with Harold it was a three point game. But Cork, as they had in the first half, reacted confidently. They had two closing points from O'Sullivan and Lehane to wrap up the victory.

Cork will be delighted to keep on their winning ways. John McLoughlin and Rory Stafford are a strong center line and they can swap in and out at ease. John Fitzpatrick was excellent, and his scores were all important.

Jason Kelly was again in brilliant form, a call from Offaly perhaps when they hear the stories. Five of six forwards scored, with Vinnie Lehane and Jonathon O'Sullivan the most productive. They slowed down a little in the second half but they have some big target men.

Cavan were a huge improvement on The Tyrone game of last week. A lot more fire about them. That started with the return of Paul Lamb who was outstanding.
 
Stephen Harold had some positive moments, while Kevin Cardin also had strong passages although I am sure he would like another crack at his first half shot. When your defenders outscore your attackers there is a problem that needs addressing, and surely it will be in the weeks ahead.

Cork: 1 Darren O'Mahoney, 2 Paddy Harrington, 3 John McLoughlin, 4 Liam Hanley, 5 John Fitzpatrick (0-2), 6 Rory Stafford, 7 Gary Hanley, 8 Gary Lowney, 9 Jason Kelly (0-3), 10 Francie Cleary, 11 Derek Courtney (0-1), 12 Ian Rowland (0-2), 13 Vinnie Lehane (0-3), 14 Jonathon O'Sullivan (0-4), 15 Michael Travers (0-1).

Cavan: 1 Maurice Power, 2 Denis McCarthy, 3 Alan Carolan, 4 Kieran Martin, 5 Ronan Fitzsimons, 6 Ronan McGinley (0-1), 7 Paul Lamb (1-2), 8 Stephen Harold (0-2), 9 Kevin Cardin, 10 Brendan Reilly, 11  Justin O'Halloran (0-1), 12 Barry McGinn (0-3), 13 Brian McCarthy, 14 Joe McKeown, 15 Finbarr Williams. 

Man of the match: Ian Rowland (Cork).
Referee: John Fitzpatrick.

Freeman Frees Leitrim

Leitrim 1-10 Kerry 1-6

Leitrim used a strong first half to get the senior football win over Kerry, and they followed it with a determined second half account to maintain an advantage. Add in to their package a very good opening performance at Gaelic Park for Monaghan county player Tommy Freeman who fired over 1-8 from frees and play in an excellent first act.

The winners had the first four points of the game, with Freeman accounting for three while Dan Doona had the fourth. They were also guilty of three wides in the first 12 minutes, but Kerry equaled that and more at the other end.
Five wides from a number of players and angles hurt their chances. They did finally break the ice with a goal from a penalty when Alan O'Donaghue was fouled by Kieran Power.

Power received a yellow for his troubles, and then had to pick the ball from the net. Leitrim recovered, however, and they had two further points with Freeman from play getting the first and full back Paudge O'Connor joining the attack for the second.

Kerry did have a huge Ambrose O'Donovan point from play in reply, but with 20 minutes on the clock Leitrim again added to their total.  A long ball was fired into the full forward line by Alan O'Sullivan where it was annexed by Kenny O'Connor. He was fouled as he headed for goal for a penalty.

Shane Clifford made a valiant effort to stop Freeman's kick pushing it on to the inside of the post, but it bounced to the net. Kevin Walsh did have the last score of the first half, a point from a free, but it still left his side behind by 1-7 to 1-2.

While Freeman added to his and his side's totals to open the second half, Kerry then had their best period of the game in front of goal.

O'Donovan, O'Donaghue when he robbed the ball from O'Sullivan and Walsh from a free was on target, but the side was also guilty again of a succession of wides. They had at least four but still found themselves within three points with 10 minutes gone in the second half.

It was to prove to be their last hurrah as Leitrim had four of the last five scores of the game. Freeman and Doona, who may turn out to be this year's Terrible Twins (that's a compliment for those who don't know who Frankie Stockwell and Sean Purcell were with Galway)  had back to back scores.

While Rory Woods had a wide, Adrian O'Connor was denied a goal by a brilliant Clifford save at the expense of a 50. Granted Doona fired it over the lathe, but Clifford is to be commended for his bravery.

O'Donovan did have another long range point when Barry John Walsh set him up, but the final score of the day belonged to the winners when Freeman chipped over a free after a foul on Paudge O'Connor.

The game had at least eight yellow cards and could possibly have had two players sent to the line. It was played on the edge, with the first half far more entertaining than the second. That being said as a ref and a journalist, the penalties were deserved and none of the cards changed the course of the game.

Leitrim will be delighted with some of their new players. Alan O'Sullivan was excellent at number six, while Paudge O'Connor also had some prominent moments not least off his important point.

Kieran Power did nothing wrong in goal in place of the suspended Pa Ryan, who was sent off in a junior hurling encounter helping Shannon Gaels fulfill a fixture. His suspension had him miss an important senior football encounter, his prominent sport.

When other footballers are asked to play hurling, surely they will look at that decision and ask why would they run the risk. The suspension may be warranted, but it should certainly be kept to the division it happened in. In this case, when you see only three senior hurling teams and six senior football, rationality must prevail.

Pat Madden and Mike Fitzgerald had a humdinger of a battle all day, while Ambrose O'Donovan with his three points was the winner on the other side. Rory Woods covered a lot of ground dropping deep, while Doona and Freeman will improve as the year goes along and they gel, but they certainly had a very productive first day.

Kerry's Shane Clifford had a very good afternoon; nearly stopped the peno and a brilliant save later. Kick outs were also varied and long.  Paul McGill was strong, while Darren Courtney fought all day against Doona. O'Donovan, Kevin Walsh in passages, Alan O'Donaghue and CJ Molloy off the bench all showed.
 
Kerry: 1 Shane Clifford, 2 Darren Courtney, 3 Paul McGill, 4 Anthony Glacken, 5 Dermot Lyng, 6 Eoghan O'Mahoney, 7 Jonathon Lynne, 8 Mike Jim Fitzgerald, 9 Ambrose O'Donovan (0-3), 10 Kevin Walsh (1-2), 11 Barry John Walsh, 12 Niall Corbett, 13 Alan O'Donaghue (0-1), 14 Paddy Smith, 15 Ross Donovan. Sub: CJ Molloy, Sean Reilly, Paul Geaney, Alan Lyne.

Leitrim: 1 Kieran Power, 2 Kevin O'Brian, 3 Paudge O'Connor, 4 Lonan Maguire, 5 John Goldrick, 6 Alan O'Sullivan, 7 Kieran Scannell, 8 Pat Madden, 9 Adrian O'Connor, 10 Jeff Farrell, 11 Rory Woods, 12 Colm Cronin, 13 Dan Doona (0-3), 14 Kenny O'Connor, 15 Tommy Freeman (1-7). Subs: Mike Creegan, Dermot Keane, Ryan Sullivan, Pat Daly.

Man of the match: Alan O'Sullivan (Leitrim).
Referee: Eugene Kyne.

New York tables:

http://www.ny-gaa.org/tables.html (http://www.ny-gaa.org/tables.html)

Toronto GAA CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES

 

Intermediate Championship:

 

The intermediate championship will have 2 groups.

Group A – Brampton Roger Casements, St. Vincent's, Durham Robert Emmets

Group B – St. Mike's, Toronto Gaels

 

Schedule of Games:

 

July 24th – Brampton Roger Casements vs St. Vincents

Time:   1:30pm, Field D (Big Field)

 

August 7th – Brampton Roger Casements vs Durham Robert Emmets

Time:   12:00pm, Field D

 

August 7th – St. Mike's vs Toronto Gaels

Time:   1:30pm, Field D

 

August 14th – St. Vincent's vs Durham Robert Emmets

Time:   1:30pm, Field D

 

August 21st – Semi-Finals

1:30pm Field C           Winners of Group A vs Group B Runners Up

3:00pm Field C           Winners of Group B vs Group A Runners Up

 

August 28th – Intermediate Final

Time:   1:30pm, Field D

 

 

Senior Men's Championship:

 

The senior championship will have 2 groups.

Group A – Durham Robert Emmets, Toronto Gaels, St. Pat's

Group B – St. Mike's, St. Vincent's, Ottawa Gaels

 

Schedule of Games:

 

July 24th – Toronto Gaels vs St. Pat's

Time:   3:00pm, Field D (Big Field)

 

July 24th – St. Vincent's vs St. Mike's

Time:   4:15pm, Field D (Big Field)

 

August 6th – St. Mike's vs Ottawa Gaels  (Game is to be played in Ottawa)

Time:   4:15pm (To be confirmed)

 

August 7th – Durham Robert Emmets vs Toronto Gaels

Time:   4:15pm, Field D

 

August 14th – St. Vincent's vs Ottawa Gaels (Game is to be played in Toronto)

Time:   3:00pm, Field D

 

August 14th – St. Pat's vs Durham Robert Emmets

Time:   4:15pm, Field D

 

August 21st – Semi-Finals

3:00pm Field D           Winners of Group A vs Group B Runners Up

4:15pm Field D           Winners of Group B vs Group A Runners Up

 

August 28th – Senior Final

Time:   4:15pm, Field D

Was anybody here at the playoffs?  Not to knock the senior teams, but personally I got more enjoyment out of watching the junior games. A lot more passion from the players since they're all actually from the cities that they're representing.

At last we have the pairing for the New York Senior final. After todays semis Tyrone beat Armagh  0-11 1-6 while Leitrim beat Cork in the other 0-18 1-5>
This will be Tyrones first final since 1993!  Leitrim are current Champs and with Tommy Freeman available will be hard beat.

Quote from: Eamonnca1 on September 06, 2011, 10:30:56 PM
Was anybody here at the playoffs?  Not to knock the senior teams, but personally I got more enjoyment out of watching the junior games. A lot more passion from the players since they're all actually from the cities that they're representing.

Ladies' Senior Football, the Semi-Final was a See-Saw Game with the Narrowest of Margins at the Finish, and the Final ended with just Two Points separating the Sides.

Máiréad Ní Fhearghail Philadelphia Abú

Quote from: Carmen Stateside on September 26, 2011, 03:40:00 AM
At last we have the pairing for the New York Senior final. After todays semis Tyrone beat Armagh  0-11 1-6 while Leitrim beat Cork in the other 0-18 1-5>
This will be Tyrones first final since 1993!  Leitrim are current Champs and with Tommy Freeman available will be hard beat.

Well Done to Tír Eoghain Nua Eabhrac last Sunday against Ard Mhacha.

Early Ball into Farrell, Armstrong and Company could cause Loads of problems for Liatroma.
Their Forwards will be a Handful without Freeman. Rory Woods and Dan Doona were on Target against Corcaigh.

More Importantly:
Any other Suspensions come out of Last Night's Meeting?
(something needs to be done, are the Games video-recorded?)

Who is Refereeing the Final?

Good Luck, on Sunday.

John Fitzpatrick will be the referee, no other suspensions from what i hear, which is no big surprise.  They will be massive favourites but we will give it our best shot.

Very saddened to hear of the passing of Charlie Dunlop Philadelphia, a great supporter of  Donaghmore, Tyrone and the GAA in Philadelphia over the years.  Charlie helped many a young lad find his feet, get a job and play a bit of football over in Philly throughout the years - one of the kindest Gaels left our shores. Will be greatly missed. RIP.   

If you are interested in playing football in Boston this summer, then please fill out the form on our club website: http://www.cork-boston-gfc.com/join_us.html

Cork Boston GFC (http://www.cork-boston-gfc.com) cater for both Boston-based players as well as players over for the summer. We field both senior and junior teams in the Boston championship.
The Boston senior standard is quite high, with teams typically fielding good senior standard players as well as inter-county underage players.

If you are coming to Boston this summer, then fill out the form with any questions you may have and someone from our club will reply in due course.

Young Ireland Gfc Philadelphia is seeking both base and sanction players for the upcoming season,

Philadelphia is hosting the north american finals in 2012 in what will be a highly competitive year,if interested in joining young ireland gfc add us on facebook(copy and past entire link) http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000737281869 send us a email with any questions you may have,

Young ireland gfc

saw on another thread that Barry John Keane and Tommy Freeman are playing club football in New York - is that correct? More improtantly from my point of view - will they be playing for New York on May 5th against Sligo? I reckon we are in big trouble anyway but if they're picking up lads like these two....

That was last summer seanie..both have returned to their home counties..and neither will be involved v sligo so u can sleep easy :)

Quote from: bigfrank on March 27, 2012, 06:23:01 PM
That was last summer seanie..both have returned to their home counties..and neither will be involved v sligo so u can sleep easy :)

Thanks for clearing that up but I'll not rest easy 'til we get out of there with a win of any kind. Cheers!

Headed to Galway tonight, from Philly, (29/3/12), staying on the Square in Galway City. Any quiet pubs nearby where meself can while the day away with a pint?

So things hadn't started to well for Leitrim in NY this year, well things about to get better for them with Jamie Clarke, Ciaran Mc Keever and Brendan Donaghy joining them this week. Wonder why they didn't go to the Armagh club?$?

Are the Kerry lads still with Leitrim or was it just the county manager thy fell out with?

They still with them alright, they wouldn't appear for county training so I think they were asked to stay away.

O'Neill's have started stocking merchandise of our club here

http://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/international/canada/st-vincents-toronto.html

Screenexile - I know you will want some

Senior football

Goals the clincher - Tyrone 5-14 Leitrim 1-08

Tyrone used the brilliance of Anthony McConville and Gregory Jordon to completely dominate Leitrim. The two combined for a total of 3-11 over the hour and were unmarkable. Leitrim had a 1-03 to 0-02 lead when Rory Woods converted a penalty after Cian Maher was fouled but then the magicians went to work. They both had first half goals as well as a brace of McConville points to push their team into a 2-05 to 1-05 half time lead. They continued the tirade in the second half. Pa Ryan made a great save on the full forward to stem the tide but the score of the game arrived when a long Jordon pass was pulled down by McConville who flicked to Conor McNabb who fired to the net. They added a further 2-06 to 0-01 as the game turned into a free scoring easy victory.

Leitrim 1 Pa Ryan 2 Mike Creegan 3 Kevin Meaney  4 Pat Glynn  5 Aiden Power (0-01)  6 Garth Bradshaw (0-01)7 Cathel Matthews 8 Eoghan Carew 9 Cian Maher 10 Ray O'Connor (0-01) 11 Paul McComiskey (0-01) 12 Dan Sullivan 13 Brian O'Connor 14 Rory Woods (1-02) 15 Dave Harvey Sub Rory Redican

Tyrone 1 Anthony O'Donaghue 2 Joe Bell  3 Johnny Jordon 4 Naill Maguire 5 Darren O'Hagan 6 Damo O'Sullivan 7 Liam Carthy  8 Conor McNabb (1-00)9 Darren Doherty 10 Ciaran McCoy 11 Phil Toner (0-02)12 Mattie Jordon 13 Peader McMahon (1-01)14 Anthony McConville (1-09)15 Greg Jordon (2-02) Subs John Power Michael Gallagher 

Man of the Match Greg Jordon (Tyrone)

Referee Martin O'Connor



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St Vincents retained their Toronto Senior Championship yesterday with a 2-10 to 0-7 victory over St Mikes.  :D

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Some weekend at the North American finals in Cleveland. San Francisco Ulster beat Boston Connemara Gaels in the senior football final. San Francisco Na Fianna beat Boston Tipp in the senior hurling final making it three-in-a-row for them. Great games in the lower grades where the players are all or mostly American-born and where the crowd makes ten times the noise because they're actually from the cities the teams represent.

Kudos to the local Cleveland GAA community who put on a great show and were very hospitable, raising the bar for anyone hosting the playoffs in future.

I'll post all the results in the morning. Goodnight from Ohio!

Any word on how New York are shaping up this year? We're heading down to play them in a challenge is a few weeks time

So, what can we do on the discussion boards to check the validity of the Sunday Times story that O'Neills has been outsourcing some of its manufacturing to Bangladesh and to implore the GAA to do something about it if true?

Can anyone recommend a hurling team preferably in the Chicago area, a few Amtrim lads thinking of heading out in the summer.

Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on March 04, 2014, 11:10:06 PM
Any word on how New York are shaping up this year? We're heading down to play them in a challenge is a few weeks time

Did you guys come down yet Gab? Be interested to hear how it went.  Ny seem to be training hard, they also have arranged two games with Cavan who are coming out in few weeks. good  competitive games is what they always have been missing.

Hi men, with the supposed exodus of players each year to the States, it'd be nice to keep up with who's playing where and how they're getting on?

Have we many stateside based posters?

Quote from: Mrs mills on April 20, 2014, 09:39:23 AM
So, what can we do on the discussion boards to check the validity of the Sunday Times story that O'Neills has been outsourcing some of its manufacturing to Bangladesh and to implore the GAA to do something about it if true?

I'm only seeing this post now.

Not sure if there's much that can or should be done about it. The way supply chains work these days it's not uncommon for different parts of a production process to be sent offshore if it's cheaper and better than doing it locally.

Quote from: Eamonnca1 on June 05, 2018, 06:21:05 PM

Quote from: Mrs mills on April 20, 2014, 09:39:23 AM
So, what can we do on the discussion boards to check the validity of the Sunday Times story that O'Neills has been outsourcing some of its manufacturing to Bangladesh and to implore the GAA to do something about it if true?

I'm only seeing this post now.

Not sure if there's much that can or should be done about it. The way supply chains work these days it's not uncommon for different parts of a production process to be sent offshore if it's cheaper and better than doing it locally.

Hows the games going in the different parts of the states then? Only heard reports from Boston.

In Chicago Sunday past Parnells drew with Wolfetones.

Parnells 0-22
Wolfetones 3-13

Wolfetones will be in the final. Parnells must beat Mcbride's by more than ten points to make it through.

Standard of football very high and all the games have been great spectacles. There's a boy by the name of Tobin from Meath has probably been the stand out player for me of the tournament so far.