St. Patrick’s Day, or fortnight, depending on your take on the whole national celebration thing, has become a wonderful fixture in the life of our little club. This year, 2014, was to be no different. The sun shone, people showed up, the cakes were unreal, as ever, games were played, cruciate ligaments were dispatched withContinue reading “St.Patrick’s Festival 2014 & One Life Two Clubs”
Category Archives: Camogie
Belgium GAA and SUAS, Ladies fundraiser, Dendermonde 10km, 23rd of March, 2014
Hello there again. How nice to see you all. What do the Sunderbands, Mukuru Kwa Reuben and Dendermonde have in common? It’s a fiendishly hard question, but this year the answer is you, or more hopefully, us. How come? Pray tell? How is this the answer? Well the answer lies in what we’re going toContinue reading “Belgium GAA and SUAS, Ladies fundraiser, Dendermonde 10km, 23rd of March, 2014”
A new year, a new start, a new committee, where to begin?
Well hello there. Ahem. Can you hear me? I hope so. This post comes with apologies and with thanks. Thanks firstly to the committee members from last year for all of the hard work that they put in running the wondrous thing that is Belgium GAA, an apology for not having this updated instantly withContinue reading “A new year, a new start, a new committee, where to begin?”
Training 2014
Training for ladies and mens football will begin in early February 2014 at the VUB. Hurling and Camogie will be confirmed at a later stage. More to follow….
Belgium GAA Christmas Quiz
The European Camogie and Hurling Champions Belgium GAA would like to invite you to our Christmas Table Quiz Fundraiser! It will be a great night with own quizmaster extraordinaire and prizes on the night! It’s just 5 euro per person with a maximum of 5 people per team. Make life easy and book a tableContinue reading “Belgium GAA Christmas Quiz”
Double delight as Belgium GAA are crowned European Hurling and Camogie Champions
A dramatic day ended with the hurlers taking the European crown in the dying minutes in a tight final against The Hague, winning by just one point. The final whistle marked a unique double for the club on the Hurling/Camogie front as the ladies also took their championship on the final day despite a narrowContinue reading “Double delight as Belgium GAA are crowned European Hurling and Camogie Champions”
Hurling/Camogie Round 2 Luxembourg – 1 June 2013
Ladies fight back to win, while men face stern tests. Camogie Belgium Ladies recorded a vital victory in round 2 of the Camogie Campionship, defeating Paris ladies (Belgium (4-7) – Paris (2-6)) in the final. The ladies overturned the loss from round one and are now tied with Paris at the top of the tableContinue reading “Hurling/Camogie Round 2 Luxembourg – 1 June 2013”
Belgium GAA take Round 1 of the Hurling Championship in Paris
The men of Belgium GAA’s hurling team won the first round of the Hurling and Camogie Championship in Paris on May 4th. More reports to follow but in the Hurling Belgium took the final 3-10 to 2-6 for Luxembourg, while in the camogie the ladies were edged out by Paris on a score of Paris (4-15)Continue reading “Belgium GAA take Round 1 of the Hurling Championship in Paris”
A brief history of Belgium GAA
Some highly recommended reading material on the history of Belgium GAA from former player, captain and trainer Eoin Sheanon for livegaelic.com http://www.livegaelic.com/gaa-abroad/gaa-abroad-belgium-gaa/ Belgium GAA A friend of mine once asked me was Belgium in Brussels or was Brussels in Belgium? Indeed. Ordinarily famed for its chocolate, the pissing boy and “the place that tells usContinue reading “A brief history of Belgium GAA”
Belgium GAA 2013 – show me your Meitheal
Dia Dhaoibh go léir, I’d like to welcome old and new members to the club for the 2013 season, Belgium GAA’s TEN year anniversary. I’d like to say a massive thanks to the outgoing committee for their hard work in 2012 and in previous years. This year’s committee stands on the shoulders of giants! Last year wasContinue reading “Belgium GAA 2013 – show me your Meitheal”