The Canadian GAA have announced they will be sending a team to this years Aer Lingus International Hurling Festival in Galway (hosted as part of The Gathering celebrations). In a statement on the Canadian GAA website, County Board President Brian Farmer announced the following:
"Canada has been invited by the Galway County Board of the G.A.A. and Aer Lingus (Ireland's national airline) to send a National team representing Canada in a prestigious Hurling Tournament which takes place in County Galway, Ireland during the third week of September 2013.
Joseph P. Ryan’s Vancouver will send 10 players and the Toronto Hurling Club will send 11 players to Ireland along with 4 selectors who will make up part of the management team.
"Canada has been invited by the Galway County Board of the G.A.A. and Aer Lingus (Ireland's national airline) to send a National team representing Canada in a prestigious Hurling Tournament which takes place in County Galway, Ireland during the third week of September 2013.
Joseph P. Ryan’s Vancouver will send 10 players and the Toronto Hurling Club will send 11 players to Ireland along with 4 selectors who will make up part of the management team.
The competition will involve playing against teams from Australia, Argentina, Britain, U.S.A. and the Gulf. This is a great honour for our athletes to represent Canada and indeed is a once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of Ireland's nationwide ''Gathering Event.'' This ''Gathering'' is a government initiative which involves inviting the millions of people from around the world of Irish heritage to take part in various events in Ireland throughout 2013."
We wish the guys all the best and hopefully they will bring home the silverware. For more information on the tournament please check out the website: http://www.aerlingushurling.com/
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