Canadians React To Hurling

Another great vid from Playhurling.com where some Canadians react to seeing the sport for the first time.

University of Toronto Lacrosse Players Try Hurling

David Wogan from playhurling.com takes the University of Toronto's Lacrosse team out for a lesson.

Eastern Canada GAA Championship in Halifax

After an unforgettable inaugural tournament in St John’s, Newfoundland in 2014, Halifax, Nova Scotia hosted the 2015 Eastern GAA Championship Finals tournament on Saturday Sep 5th at 9am.

The tournament had the following competitions:
Ladies football tournament, Men's football tournament, Hurling tournament

Teams who travelled and competed; Eire Og Ottawa, Ottawa Gaels, Montreal Shamrocks, Quebec Patriots, Halifax Gaels. A great day was had by all, including a great night of celebrations after.

Halifax - 2015 Mens Football & Hurling Winners

2015 Eastern Division Championships -Halifax Gaels won the second men’s Eastern Division Gaelic Football Championship Cup. Ottawa Gaels won the first ever ladies Championship. The Halifax Gaels took home the James Ring Sr. Memorial Hurling Cup for the 2nd time. Next year, Quebec City will be the host city.

Concordia Students Form Canada's First University Team

With the help of their Irish professor and the Montreal Shamrocks GAA club, a group of Concordia students have formed Canada's first ever varsity team "Na hOglaigh - The Warriors". The team have been learning the skills from Shamrock volunteers, and have gone from strength to strength.

They are actively recruiting and hope the club will grow in the University. They have also set their sights on competing at the NCGAA Finals in the US.

Recruitment continues

"The GAA is a great way to meet new people, from here and elsewhere, to be part of a community, learn a new sport, and more importantly discover the wonders which we are all capable of, athleticly inclined or not. Another greatness to our club is that we are also benefitting of the help from the Irish community in Montreal, both through the social media support we are getting, as well as with practices where members of the Montreal GAA are helping us get on our feet." - Na hÓglaigh Ollscoile

New Club Crest

“It’s a lot of fun,” said Irish Studies student Patrick Mayers. “You come here, [the coaches] show you the ropes, and it doesn’t matter if you suck right away or if you’re good. Everybody’s just welcome to play and have a lot of fun.”

For more info, check out their blog : https://concordiagaa.wordpress.com/

quote from Link.ca

Hurling Around The World Video

Wexford hurler Diarmuid Lyng created this brilliant promotional video ‘Hurling Around The World’ to bring awareness to World Sports Team, a new initiative which aims to give support to sportspeople who have suffered debilitating injuries.
Lets keep spreading the game here in Canada!!

Regina Gaels Winter Recruitment Video

Hurling at Eastern Canada GAA Finals 2014

After some great communication between some of the newest and oldest clubs in Eastern Canada, the inaugural Eastern Canadian GAA Championship took place on Labour Day weekend last September in St.John's, Newfoundland.

“The participating teams included representation from the Eire Og Ottawa Hurling Club,The Ottawa Gaels, Montreal Shamrocks, Les Patriotes de Quebec, Halifax Gaels and the St. John’s Avalon Harps. The teams arrived despite the hurricane passing by the province. Most of us were able to get to Bridie Molloys Pub on the Friday night for a Meet and Greet that included a ‘Screech In’, a rite of passage for all visitors to Newfoundland.

Montreal Vs St.John's

Saturday, we were blessed with the fine weather at the Swilers Rugby Club. As the Round Robin portion of the tournament commenced, the Youth ‘Learn to Play’ Camp was a great success and set up the building blocks for a future youth group in St. John’s.

As a special demonstration at this tournament, the teams mixed and put on a Iomain Ground Hurling Exhibition. This demonstration emphasized the ground hurling that was once prevalent in Ireland but has since been superseded by the aerial type.

St.John's Vs Halifax

The Gaelic Football matches culminated in a final between The Montreal Shamrocks and the Halifax Gaels. This was an exciting game with the resulting score of 1-1 to 0-9, with Montreal taking the very first Eastern Division Gaelic Football Championship Cup, donated by the Heart & Crown Pub (Ottawa).

The hurling final was between the Halifax Gaels and the St. John’s Avalon Harps. The Halifax Gaels were victorious with a final score of 7-2 to 2-4. The winners of this final take home the James Ring Sr. Memorial Cup, generously donated by The Ring Family (St. John’s). Brian Farmer, Chairperson of the Canadian County Board, presented both cups on the field.

Halifax 2014 Champions

The tournament presentation dinner took place in the Swilers Clubhouse. The MVP plaques were awarded to Damian Conneely from Montreal Shamrocks for Gaelic Football, and to Colin Dorgan from the Halifax Gaels for Hurling. Congrats to all on a great display of athleticism and endurance.”- O.McKiernan

A big shout goes to St. John’s Avalon Harps and the Canadian GAA for organizing such a great event.

Halifax was the venue chosen for the 2015 tournament.

pics:St. John’s Avalon Harps facebook