The North American / Canada GAA and Hurling thread

[Carmen Stateside]

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!

[Oraisteach]

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

[Niall Quinn]

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

[screenexile]

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?

[redandblack4ever]

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..

[Gabriel_Hurl]

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

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..

McAnespies won both

[redandblack4ever]

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.....

[Gabriel_Hurl]

Toronto 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

[Bensars]

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

[DrinkingHarp]

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.

[Gabriel_Hurl]

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)

[lynchbhoy]

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 ?

[Gabriel_Hurl]

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

[lynchbhoy]

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

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

[Gabriel_Hurl]

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