Press Release from European County Secretary: Belgium retain Ladies Football Championship The Hague get a great start in battle to retain Men’s Championship Jersey take honours in Shield round Congratulations to Belgium GAA who have retained their ladies football championship with two rounds still to play. The Belgium club have now won four rounds andContinue reading “Munich witnesses exciting day of European Football Championship action”
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Belgium GAA: Winners of 2010 European Hurling and Camogie Championship
On 16 July 2010, Belgium GAA travelled by plane, train and automobile to the European Hurling and Camogie Finals in Zurich. The hurlers went to complete their clean sweep of tournaments, going into the tournament already confirmed as European Champions. They acquitted themselves with aplomb, winning the final against Zurich. The fate of camogieContinue reading “Belgium GAA: Winners of 2010 European Hurling and Camogie Championship”
The end of the beginning of a new Belgium GAA tradition
A note from Eoin Sheanon: Congratulations to Munster on their performances throughout the tournament and their deserved victory in the first Belgian Interclub tournament. The tournament will finish next Tuesday (20 July 2010) with winners Munster and 4th place Dublin playing against 2nd place The West and 3rd place Leinster. The game will kick offContinue reading “The end of the beginning of a new Belgium GAA tradition”
13 July 2010 – Outstanding display from Munster sees them take inter-club tournament as Connaught/Ulster/Clare (CUC hereafter) exit with a whimper
Report by Pearse O’Caoimh Munster 3-13 Connaught/Ulster/Clare 1-4 Both Munster and CUC came into the final round of games unbeaten as the crowds swelled around parc 50 in anticipation at what was expected to be the showcase match of the tournament. Though a quick glance at the sides during the warm up told a differentContinue reading “13 July 2010 – Outstanding display from Munster sees them take inter-club tournament as Connaught/Ulster/Clare (CUC hereafter) exit with a whimper”
8 July 2010 – Munster’s travelling circus moves on as the West awakes
Dublin: 0-8 Cork, Tipperary, Limerick, Waterford, Laois, Offaly, Cavan, England, Kenya, Romania, half the FC Irlande football team, anyone who has ever stepped into the hairy for a pint and the referee: 2-10 On the way up from Strasbourg yesterday afternoon the man on the radio told me that there was a heat wave inContinue reading “8 July 2010 – Munster’s travelling circus moves on as the West awakes”
30 June 2010 – The Quartering of Belgium
Background: the illustrious captain of Belgium GAA’s Mens Football A team, Eoin Sheanon, took it upon himself to rally the troops during the unexpected mid-season off-season of European football, by organising the very first Belgian Interclub League. With a wealth of players to choose from, the players were divided (very evenly*) into 4 teams: MunsterContinue reading “30 June 2010 – The Quartering of Belgium”
Belgium GAA Take Double Honours in First Home Tournament
Monday 10th May Belgium GAA took a clean sweep of cups in their first home tournament on 8th May. Former President of the GAA Sean Kelly MEP presented the cups to captains Caoimhe Ní Shuilleabháin and Eoin Ó Seanáin on an historic day for Belgium GAA. Belgium Ladies won Round 2 of the 2011 Euro-LadiesContinue reading “Belgium GAA Take Double Honours in First Home Tournament”
Belgium GAA Ladies and Mens Football Tournament – 8 May 2010
On Saturday 8 May, Belgium GAA will host its first tournament of the year, which will take place in the Catholic University of Leuven/ Louvain (more information on getting to the pitches below). Updated information: This is the link to the schedule (mens and ladies) for Saturday – http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=t2ocrKNmLGps2Veejaxk0Xw&output=html This is the first time thatContinue reading “Belgium GAA Ladies and Mens Football Tournament – 8 May 2010”
Belgium Hurlers Win in Den Haag
Monday 3rd May Belgium Hurlers, European Champions in 2009, continued their impressive run of success on May 1st last, clocking up their 7th tournament win in a row and their first of 2010. Belgium won the final by 1-8 to 1-5, with a goal by captain Phil Cushen the difference between the sides in theContinue reading “Belgium Hurlers Win in Den Haag”
Belgium Gaelic Footballers Take Honours in Den Haag
Monday 12 April – Belgium Gaelic Footballers Take Honours in Den Haag The men of Belgium GAA recorded a famous victory on Saturday last in the final of the 2nd round of the Benelux Championship in extra time over hosts and 2009 European Champions Den Haag. The final score was 2-11 to 1-9. The resultContinue reading “Belgium Gaelic Footballers Take Honours in Den Haag”
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