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Belgium Ladies retain European Crown

(Editor’s note: before we give the floor to the epic tournament report, Belgium GAA is pleased to report that our Ladies football team retained their European Championship in style in Copenhagen on 29 August. Following hot on the heels of our hurlers, this is the club’s second silverware of the year. Well done, ladies!) AContinue reading “Belgium Ladies retain European Crown”

Belgium GAA at All-Ireland Football Final!

Thanks to the creative efforts of Conan and our success on the pitch there’s a buzz growing about Belgium GAA. Don’t believe me? Check out the programme of the upcoming All-Ireland Final between Cork and Kerry and you’ll find Belgium GAA prominently featured. And really, with a club as good looking as we are it’sContinue reading “Belgium GAA at All-Ireland Football Final!”

Munich Tournament Report: The Ladies

(Editor’s Note: the following is the Munich tournament report detailing yet another triumph for Belgium GAA’s footballing women, written by the irrepressible Whisk) Belgium A + Belgium B + injured supporters Ana & Lorraine + Coach W + Avril Brennan = Ladies Winners of Munich tournament 2009!! Well, where to start – yet another incrediblyContinue reading “Munich Tournament Report: The Ladies”

Belgium’s King Poc

As well as playing a central part in helping Belgium’s hurlers sweep to an unstoppable 2009 European Championship victory, Meathman Conor Aylward secured even more silverware for the club in July when he won the European Poc Fada competition. Aylward, pictured here demonstrating his unique Poc Fada stretching technique to Maria “Bomber” Brosnan, beat allContinue reading “Belgium’s King Poc”

Munich Tournament Report – 2009

The following is a tournament report from the first Pan-European Football Championship of 2009, held on 25 July in Munich, Germany. As usual, the organisation of the tournament was a triumph from start to finish – many thanks and well done, Munich GAA! Editor’s note: this post concerns only the matches played by the BelgiumContinue reading “Munich Tournament Report – 2009”

Belgium crowned European Hurling Champions

Better late than never (!), here is the official tournament report from the 11 July Hurling tournament in Zurich, where the men of Belgium sealed the European Championship title with a hard-fought victory. Many congratulations to the hurlers, who under the steady guiding hand of manager Martin Crowley have been unstoppable this season.   HereContinue reading “Belgium crowned European Hurling Champions”

Belgium hopes for new heights as the European Football Championships begin

The long-awaited European Gaelic Football Championships begin in Munich this weekend, and over 50 Belgium GAA players will fly to the Bavarian capital tomorrow to go to battle in the first of the four pan-European tournaments. 26 lads and around the same amount of lassies will travel. These impressive travelling numbers are a great indicationContinue reading “Belgium hopes for new heights as the European Football Championships begin”

Come out and support the Dubs in Leinster final

  Boys & Girls, This Sunday is the Leinster SHC final, Anto Daly’s young Dubs v The Kats. Cody’s all-conquering Kats are on the trail of immortality as they attempt this year to capture the Liam McCarthy for the fourth year in succession. If they achieve their goal they will emulate the heroics of aContinue reading “Come out and support the Dubs in Leinster final”

Belgium Ladies go from strength to strength

The following are tournament reports from the last 2 pan-European competitions contested, and won, by the unstoppable Ladies football team of Belgium GAA. Enjoy! Belgium Ladies GAA 2009 – The Journey – Part 1 Den Haag An army of red and black, marching to domination… or a bedraggled mob of coffee cup clutching, bleary eyedContinue reading “Belgium Ladies go from strength to strength”