GaelicSportsCast

In the first of our Podcasts today we focus on the latest news from London GAA. In the programme, former London GAA Chairman and Youth GAA Chairman Tommy Harrell reports on the Senior Hurling Championship, Division 1 Mens Football, this weekend’s schedule, and with the week that’s in it with the start of London 2012 Olympics on Friday, he gives us a flavour of the “thronged” metropolis. 12:58    

On Friday, July 20, 2012 in Naron, Galicia, for the first time in Europe two teams with no Irish players, and representing Galicia and Brittany, played an international match organized by Fundaçom Artábria and the Galician teams. Galicia in (blue & white) won the game on a scorline of Galicia [23 In the second of our Podcasts today we look back with Europe GAA PRO Brian Clerkin on the recent European Hurling & Camogie Championship Finals, reflect on last Friday’s historic International European Gaelic football game, and look ahead with much anticipation to the concluding round of the Benelux Football Championship at Maastricht this weekend. 17:03

Impressive! Forth McMurray Ladies, an all Canadian team, in their first year playing Gaelic football go undefeated to claim the 2012 Alberta Cup. (Photo courtesy of Ronan Deane). In our first Podcast today we look at the latest Gaelic Sports news from Vancouver GAA. We look back at the latest results in the Vancouver Ladies Football League, the recent Vancouver Tournament and the final round of this year’s Alberta Cup when talking with former Western Canada GAA Chairman Ronan Deane. 14:29

Queensland GAA finally get a break from the weather Gods as they completed a full schedule of league games in all four GAA codes on the weekend. However, with wet weather at the start of the week, heavy ground conditions made life difficult for players at Gaelic Park in Willawong, Brisbane. Sunday was a day that saw hurling side, Na Fianna, wrap up the league title and here to tell us about their game and the latest rounds of mens and ladies football, and a very exciting round-robin series of camogie games, is Queensland and Australasian GAA President, Seamus Sullivan. 24:33

Round 3 of this year’s NSW GAA Championship took place at a cold and windy Monarch Fields in Ingleburn Sydney, yesterday. With two more rounds left in regulation every result matters from here in order for teams to secure all important semi final births. Joint NSW GAA PRO Micheal O’ Laochdha takes us through all the action on Sunday including the naming of each game’s Best on Field Player. 21:51     NOTE: Podcasts from Vancouver and London tomorrow Tuesday, and from Europe and Milwaukee Wednesday.               Next Podcast coming up shortly from Queensland, Australia.

Amidst the corn fields where the country’s rail and highway routes converge and where the Kansas and Missouri rivers meet, lies the city of Kansas City MO. The heartland state of Missouri is corn and cattle country. American football and baseball are held dear but of late a new sports tradition has arrived in the guise of the Kansas City Gaelic Athletic Club. In the Podcast, GaelicSportsCast speaks with American club chairman Chad Griffin and Tipperary native James Treacy about this new entry into the American sporting landscape.

Goose celebrate with the Quigley Cup after taking this year's Indy Hurling League last Sunday at Eugene Burns Field, Indianapolis. (Photo courtesy of Indy HC). For the first time in four years, the Goose the Market team took honours in last weekend’s Indianapolis Hurling League Finals at Eugene Burns Field. This seven team competition has been growing in popularity each season and this year was no exception with competitive games throughout the summer. Indy Hurling Club PRO Kyle Keesling takes us through last Sunday ‘s action and also looks ahead to the St. Louis Tournament this weekend which sees the club send two hurling teams, one camogie, and for the first time ever, a mens football team.  

In the penultimate round of the Toronto GAA Mens Senior Football League last Sunday at Centennial Park, St. Mikes edged rivals and champion’s St. Vincents to set up a league final in September. The win should give Vincents a shot of confidence ahead of the Toronto Football Championship which gets underway at Centennial Park this Sunday. In GaelicSportsCast first podcast today, Toronto GAA PRO Ross McElhone gives us a rundown on the latest news starting with a look-back to Week 6 of the league.   Latest from the Indy Hurling Club coming up in the second podcast today. Detailed profile of the Kansas City Gaelic Athletic Club on Saturday. Also news of the first ever European international Gaelic football match between Brittany and Galacia (northwest corner of Spain) on Friday as well as the latest news from Vancouver, Canada.    

For the second week in a row London GAA has been hit with bad weather, resulting in the further cancellation of games and schedule disruption. The incessant rain has wreaked havoc of late and led to the postponement this weekend of the inaugural three-day All Britain Competition (ABC) youth championships at Greenford, now re-fixed for August. In the Podcast we look back on the last two weekend’s limited schedule with London GAA PRO Declan Flanagan.  

Packy’s went into Week 8 of the Milwaukee Hurling League without a loss to their name, however that all changed in the broiler that was Brown Deer Park last Sunday when the inform Shamrock Club caused the upset of the season. Back to tell us about that game as well as the other three games over the weekend, is Milwaukee Hurling Club PRO Andy McKee.   19:34 London Podcast coming up later today.          

NSW GAA club captains and Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach in the background (Photo courtesy of NSW GAA Facebook). A special Podcast today with some very interesting guest speakers and also coming to you live from Scruffy Murphy’s Bar in Sydney,  the sponsor of the 2012 NSW GAA Championship audio coverage here on GaelicSportsCast. Back in the hot-seat to tell us all about Sunday’s Round 2 of the NSW Championship at Monarch Fields, is Joint NSW GAA PRO Micheal O’ Laochdha, with fellow PRO Tyrone native Sean Grogan, Cormac McAnallens captain, Dub Robbie Crilly, and also 2011 County Galway senior hurler and now Michael Cusack’s player, Aonghus Callanan. 28:59 2012 NSW GAA Championship Results & Tables RD 2 NOTE: No Brisbane Podcast today as Queensland GAA weekend schedule once more hit by bad weather.              Updates from Toronto and Canada midweek ahead of regular Podcast Schedule on Thursday and Saturday.              London tomorrow, Tuesday.              Milwaukee Wednesday. Check out new eBook on the growth of Hurling in USA on Amazon here and for UK residents here  

Though temperatures were a little cooler Sunday at parched and rock hard Brown Deer Park for Week 7 of this year’s Milwaukee Hurling League, there was no let up for Packy’s who extended their incredible unbeaten run to 6-0 and remain top of the Leaderboard. Milwaukee Hurling Club PRO Andy McKee takes us through Sunday’s action where we had a fair share of upsets on the day.    This Saturday here on gaelicsportscast.comGaelicSportsCast in conjunction with Europe GAA and the grateful support of P O Kane Hurls and Elevate Sports Solutions , will be bringing you live audio coverage of the European Hurling & Camogie Championship Finals. From 10am GMT Saturday July 14 via the Ustream platform … Tune in here … Schedule of Games Coverage tomorrow…

Thurles is the place to be this Saturday, July 14, as an historic event takes at St. Patrick’s College when Europe GAA comes to Ireland to showcase for the very first time the European Hurling and Camogie Championship Finals. County Tipperary will get to welcome home sons and daughters and also get a chance to see players from 15 different nationalities playing the ancient game and battling it out for Europe’s top hurling and camogie prizes. The Finals will feature five Ladies teams, and five Men’s teams from Paris, Brussels, Holland, Luxembourg and Zurich. The games take place from 9.30 am onwards at St. Patrick’s College, Cathedral Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Entry is free. Here to preview the European Hurling and Camogie Championships and fill us in on the latest news from Europe is PRO Brian Clerkin. NOTE: GaelicSportsCast in conjunction with Europe GAA and with the grateful support of P O Kane Hurls and Elevate Sports Solutions of County Derry, will be bringing you live audio coverage of the event all day from 9.30 am here on GaelicSportsCast via the Ustream platform.  

It is approaching the halfway mark in this year’s Queensland GAA League and every round is crucial from here to the finish line as teams who finish top of the table in their respective codes are crowned the winners. Here to give us a rundown on the latest news and results from Gaelic Park in Willawong is Queensland GAA Chairman Seamus Sullivan. 18:32

As is their way Downunder, the folks in NSW GAA wasted no time in getting back into the thick of things after last week’s league finals with yesterday’s games at sunny Monarch Fields marking the first round of this year’s NSW Championship. There was one major surprise on the day and here to tell us about that and all the rest of the details and results from Sunday’s NSW RD 1 Championship action is NSW Joint PRO Michael O’Laochdha. 18:48 And, a big Thank You to our 2012 NSW GAA Championship coverage Sponsor Scruffy Murphy’s       Championship Results & Tables RD 1 – July 9, 2012 NOTE: New ebook on the growth of Hurling in America available on Amazon here and for UK residents here