GaelicSportsCast

It was an action packed weekend of Gaelic Sports across Europe last Saturday as we had the 3rd Round of the European Hurling & Camogie Championships take place at Luxembourg, while in the west of France at Niort we saw the culmination of this year’s France Gaelic Football Championship. In the podcast Europe GAA PRO Brian Clerkin in Switzerland reports on both competitions and later on in the programme he tells us about some intriguing news on the hurling and football front.   17:59

London hurlers seen here celebrating their OT win over Down to reach the Christy Ring Championship decider (Photo courtesy of London GAA). In the second of our podcast’s today London Hurling Liason Officer and former chairman Tommy Harrell, talks about London’s historic win in the Christy Ring Championship Final at Croke Park last Saturday, and what it means for hurling in the city. 11:54  

One of the premier events in the 2012 Asia GAA calendar the All China GAA Games, took place in Beijing last Saturday and it turned out to be a very successful tournament. Clubs and teams from all across China, and for the first time from South Korea, took part in both mens and ladies Gaelic football competitions with many Chinese and international players in the thick of the action. Beijing GAA Chairman Colin Dixon takes us through the action and results of this 10th All China Games. 16:58  

Three very exciting games was the order for this year’s Carpenter Cup Finals at Gaelic Park Willawong, Brisbane on Friday with football the winner on the night. The men’s final went to Overtime, the ladies decider was another see-saw affair, while the division 2 men’s final was also a very close match. Here to take us through Friday’s action is Queensland and Australasian GAA President Seamus Sullivan.

It’s turning out to be a very competitive Ladies Gaelic Football League in Vancouver this year with things very tight in the standings especially at Junior level. Last Thursday evening at Stanley Park in Vancouver we had senior and junior games featuring the Celts and JP Ryan’s and here to fill us in on how things went is former Western Canadian GAA Chairman, Ronan Deane. Later in the podcast Ronan reports on the recent Seattle Gaels Tournament that threw up something of a surprise in the hurling.   12:22 VANCOUVER LADIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE TABLES NOTE: Podcast @ 2pm GMT from Brisbane (time updated). New podcast from Scotland this week and we also hope to bring you a report from the weekend’s All China Games.

The final of the French Football Championship takes place today June 9 in the west of France in Niort at the Espinassou Stadium. Six teams from Liffre, Nantes, Paris, Lyon, Clermont and the islands of Jersey, and last year’s champions Guernsey, will all be looking for honours. The top two teams will go through to the European Football Championships in September. Here to talk about the teams chances is Nantes GFC player and official, Dimitri Martin. (Le tournoi final du Championnat de France commence ce matin Juin 9 à Niort au Stade Espinassou. Six equipes des Liffré, Nantes, Paris, Lyon, Clermont et les isles de Jersey, et Guernsey champion l’année dernière, sont tous cherches pour la victoire. Les deux premières auront le privilège de participer à l’Euroligue en Septembre. Voici les pensées de Dimitri Martin au Nantes GFC). 7:38  

WEEK 2 RESULTS & LEADERBOARD After the Memorial Day break, the Milwaukee Hurling League swung back into action on Sunday at Brown Deer Park. Eight teams took to the field over the weekend, with two more on a bye-week, and in today’s Podcast, Milwaukee Hurling Club PRO Andy McKee takes us though Week 2 at the largest hurling club in America. 12:14  

Samedi dernier à Pordic France, Liffré gagné leur 6ème titre de Champion de Bretagne. (Photo courtesy of Liffré GFC Facebook). In our second podcast today here on GaelicSportsCast we focus on Europe. We here from new European GAA PRO Brian Clerkin who talks about last weekend’s Brittany Championship Round at Pordic France. We look ahead to this weekend’s Round 3 of Europe’s Hurling & Camogie competition in Luxembourg and the French Football Championship Finals from Niort this Saturday. Europe GAA news segment includes a surprise Gaelic football finding in Germany. 18:27      

London hurlers celebrate after their OT win over Down on Saturday at Ruislip. The victory sees them into their very first Christy Ring Final. (Photo courtesy of London GAA PRO, Declan Flanagan). In the first of our podcasts today we report on London’s big hurling and football games of last weekend. Tommy Harrell takes us through the Inter-County action and aslo looks ahead to London hurlers bid for a first ever Christy Ring Championship when taking on 2011 runners-up Wicklow at Croke Park on Saturday. London PRO Declan Flanagan talks about the weekend’s club schedule and GAA city news. 13:52 Europe Podcast @ 7pm GMT NOTE: If you like this FREE service you can help maintain GaelicSportsCast by giving a donation (click DONATION button on right).