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In the Rugby | November 12, 2018The Plus500 Brumbies are delighted to announce a new partnership with kit manufacturer O’Neills which will see the firm become the Official Apparel Supplier of the club.
Under the partnership O’Neills and the Brumbies will launch a new range of match apparel including home and away jersey’s with O’Neills also providing all elements of Brumbies staff and player’s official teamwear. They will, of course, also cater for fans with official club merchandise.
O’Neills is a brand rich in heritage, renowned for being the largest sportswear manufacturing company in Ireland since being founded in 1918 and launched in Australia in 2015.
O’Neill’s has an international reputation for providing the highest quality clothing and manufacture from their own fabrics allowing them to specially design garments to meet the short delivery dates dictated by the market. They will customise garments in their embroidery and print departments to satisfy the needs of the club.
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In the Zone | In the GAA | October 29, 2018The GAA says the club is the most important unit of the Association. It’s where we start and where we end. The highlight of the Club year is the championship and if you’re lucky enough to be involved at the business end it can be a truly special time for players, supporters, mentors and the wider community. But why?
The Club Jersey
You’ve lived with that jersey since you were a youngster, the older players you looked up to wore the same club jersey as you did. Seeing it now on the big day, brings a lump to the throat.The Buzz in the Local Paper
Seeing the lads in the paper, the slagging, the made up profiles... First medal won? Men’s Wimbledon Singles. Biggest Influence On Your Career? Tony Hawk. We get to know who has the biggest collection of cosmetics in the kitbag, who snores, who is a torture to sit beside on the bus and who’s the biggest slabber in the dressing room.Food After Training
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In the GAA | September 24, 2018In September 2018 the All Ireland Ladies Football final attracted a record attendance to Croke Park of 50,141 people to watch the players of Dublin, Cork, Meath, Tyrone, Limerick and Louth contest the Senior, Intermediate and Junior All Ireland Finals. It was a festival of football, full of colour, noise and spectacle. It was also packed with skill; athleticism and passion from six highly motivated and dedicated teams of ladies footballers.
Attendances for the ladies football final have been rising incrementally over recent years but to put the most recent final in perspective, the attendance is greater than the 23,771 full house that watched the recent headline grabbing Naomi Osaka / Serena Williams US tennis open final, and for women’s sport, the event comes close to the 53,341 who were at the women’s soccer World Cup Final in 2015. Mayo ladies footballers along with Ulster LGFA teams like Antrim, Armagh, Derry and Donegal ladies have played their part in increasing interest in the
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In the GAA | June 22, 2018We spoke to our O’Neills ambassador Lee Chin who’s getting himself into Championship mode with Wexford. In his first conversation with O’Neills, Lee shares his memories of growing up in Wexford, starting out in his hurling career with his hurling club Faythe Harriers and his thoughts on trying to balance hurling and football in the modern game.
Wolfetone Villas
I played all sports growing up. It wasn’t any different to any other childhood that any person had I suppose. I grew up in Wolfetone Villas in Wexford, it was a very family oriented estate, and pretty much everyone that lived there when I was grown up was born there. You could head away for a holiday for a weekend and leave your front door open it was that kind of place. My mother grew up in the estate. Growing up there we got up to everything out on the street hurling, football, soccer, tennis basketball, my childhood memory is that you would be out on the street with your friends organising games. There were times we’d organise -
In the Zone | In the GAA | June 20, 2018Sarah Rowe started playing football at national school, and she loved the game from the very beginning. She joined the Mayo development squads at the age of ten playing for the county under 12 team, since then playing for the Mayo senior teams was a burning ambition. Sarah joined the senior panel to train when she was fifteen and made her debut a year later. Now one of the most recognisable players in Ladies football, her enthusiasm for the game she loves is clear to see.
“I started in National school when I was about nine or ten, so I originally started playing soccer first and then moved into the football. I gained a lot of interest from our first manager Hugh Lynn, he really brought me out of my shell. Like, I was interested in other sports like gymnastics, basketball and so on but he really brought it out of me.
“I would have trained with the lads at school, though we didn’t play together in National school, the boys were separated out. I continued then to play at secondary school -
In the Archives | March 14, 2018Brooklyn Shamrocks were founded in 1955 and as the only GAA club at the time in the NYC borough, the founders wanted to express their strong Irish identity and connection. To reflect this, Shamrocks was chosen as the name. Initially the club featured a strong Kerry influence but recently there has been an increasing Ulster influence in the club.
Origins
A New York Times edition of January 1, 1902, included an account of a Gaelic football game at Madison Square Gardens between the Kickhams of New York and the Emmets of Brooklyn. This is thought to be the earliest documented recording of Gaelic games being played in Brooklyn.
The modern day Shamrocks club however was founded in 1955 in the Bayridge / Sunset Park area which contained a very large Irish immigrant population at the time. The earliest chairmen of the club mostly hailed from County Kerry but the seat of power has shifted through the years around various counties in Ireland which epitomizes the strong cultural connection that the
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In the Zone | In the GAA | In the Archives | March 14, 2018The Toronto Gaels arose from the ashes of the old Garryowen club in 1987, with men such as Billy Millar, Billy Gilroy and Joe Matthews to the forefront of the new club. Other former Garryowen men, such as the legendary and sorely missed Tommy White (RIP), and Paddy Callan also played crucial roles in the establishment and growth of the Toronto Gaels over the years.
The club has faced some tough times, struggling for numbers in recent years, and came very close to folding in the 2010 season. Thanks in no small part to the dedication of backroom committee staff including Shane Watters, Sean O’Molloy, Paul Deeney, Greg Callan, and Keith Barry the club battled back and has seen a strong resurgence in the subsequent years. As a result, the squad of players has expanded to the extent that the Gaels have been able to field both Senior and Intermediate teams since the 2011 season.
Colours and Crest
The Gaels’ club colours are green, white, and yellow. The jersey was modelled on the Offaly jersey
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In the Zone | In the GAA | March 14, 2018The Ulster Gaelic Club is one of the best-known GAA clubs in North America. It was established in 1987 and since then has grown its base rapidly to provide gaelic games for the Irish community as well as immigrants and locals interested in our games.
In 2017 All Ireland winning captains Peter Canavan and Dara Ó Cinnéide travelled to San Francisco to help celebrate 30 years and were mightily impressed with the work being done there with underage players. Since 2012 the club has enjoyed a period of success culminating in a remarkable double in 2016 with senior and junior B successes.
The club colours are Black and Amber, reflecting the colours of Ulster representing the club’s name and reflecting the founders’ interests. Along with O’Neills the club recently updated the crest to celebrate our 30th Anniversary in 2017. The red hand represents Ulster and Golden Gate Bridge represents San Francisco. The club motto is “honour, celebrate, build”.
Foundation of the UlsterGFC San Francisco Club
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In the Zone | In the GAA | March 13, 2018Connemara Gaels GFC are based in Dorchester just outside Boston and have been providing Gaelic Games to the Irish community in the Boston area since 1961. They are a well-known club in the American GAA community.
The Connemara Gaels have strong links with County Galway in Ireland, with the majority of members coming from the Connemara region and the link with Galway GAA is obvious.
Beginnings
The Connemara Gaels club was set up in 1961. The first meeting was held in Doggin’s Pub on Columbia Road in South Boston. The elected chairman was Collie Conneelly from Carraroe in Galway. Pat Lydon from Carna in Galway was the team’s first manager and Collie Folan, from Carraroe in Meath, was the captain.
Colours and Crest
As is the case with any GAA club jersey, the Gaels take great pride in their white and green colours, and the crest is a Connemara Ram with the Rocky Hills of Connemara in the background.
Connemara Gaels Home from Home
The Gaels train just outside of Boston, at a local elementary