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July 2010
VANCOUVER IRISH SPORTING & SOCIAL CLUB Exciting performances and great sportsmanship
at the 2010 Vancouver tournament
The 2010 Western Canadian Championship commenced at the Capilano Rugby Club in North Vancouver....more
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July 2010
Teams from Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and Vancouver at the first 2010 WCD tournament
The weekend of June 26 and 27, dawned bright and sunny for the Gaelic football and hurling tournament...more
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July 2010
Vancouver Harps Hurling Team Will Represent Canada at NA finals in Chicago
This year, Vancouver Irish Sporting & Social Club returns to the North American County Championship weekend once again – 25 years on...more
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July 2010
The late Jack Bell of Edmonton honoured at 2010 GAA Congress
A Louth replica jersey was presented at the 2010 GAA Congress in Newcastle, Co. Down....more
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July 2010
Toronto Irish Football Club: A taste of the craic and competition
that only Irish sports teams can offer
Founded in late 2008 to enter the Canadian Multicultural Sports League, Toronto Irish is a soccer team dedicated to providing people from all four corners of the island ....more
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June 2010
Gaelic football for kids at the Vancouver GAA tournament
During the Vancouver Gaelic Athletic Association tournament to be held in North Vancouver on June 26 and 27, the Western Canada Division will offer a free introductory event aimed specifically at children....more
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June 2010
Vancouver Gaelic Football Tournament 2010
Gaelic games return to Vancouver on June 26 and 27 with the annual Vancouver Gaelic Games (football) tournament hosted by the Irish Sporting and Social Club (ISSC), Vancouver....more
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June 2010
Calgary Chieftains Gaelic FC: Looking forward to a busy season
Eamon O’Keeffe is the secretary of the Calgary Chieftains Gaelic Football Club. I recently met up with him at the Unicorn Pub on 8th Avenue in Calgary which sponsors the team.....more
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May 2010
Calgary Chieftains Announce New Club Sponsor
CALGARY – The Calgary Chieftains Gaelic Football Club is pleased to announce that The Unicorn Pub.....more
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May 2010
A Reception Worthy of a Champion at the Irish Club in the City of Champions
EDMONTON – Three-time Olympian Eamonn Coghlan was given a reception worthy of a champion in the City of Champions.....more
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May 2010
Vancouver GAA Tournament - June 25-27
VANCOUVER – This year's Vancouver Gaelic football tournament promises to be a full weekend of sports and entertainment ....more
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May 2010
Red Deer Gaelic FC looking forward to hosting tournament this summer
RED DEER – The Red Deer Gaelic Football Club will be hosting the second and final leg of the (WBD) Western Canadian Gaelic Football Championships ...more
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April 2010
BELL, John Joseph (Jack) March 11, 1921 - March 24, 2010
On March 24, John (Jack) Joseph Bell of Sherwood Park, Edmonton, Alberta passed away at the age of 89 years.....more
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April 2010
Scribes Rugby Club show genuine Canadian Olympic hospitality
During the 2010 Winter Olympics, much was written about exorbitant rental accommodation being demanded throughout the Lower Mainland and Whistler.....more
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March 2010
Chieftains appoint new Executive Committee for 2010
CALGARY – On February 10 the Chieftains held their AGM to vote in the 2010 Executive Committee....more
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March 2010
Chieftains Host Annual Awards Bash
CALGARY – The Calgary Chieftains held their annual awards night recently to celebrate 2009 achievements.....more
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March 2010
Delegates and Observers Gather for GAA Canadian County Board AGM
Rúnaí Canadian County Board. The Gaelic Athletic Association's Canadian County Board's annual convention was a very well attended meeting on February 21 at the Ajax Convention Centre in Ajax, Ontario......more
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February 2010
Canadian County Board GAA to hold AGM in February
In five provinces of Canada there are 11 cities with 15 affiliated GAA clubs. Going from the west coast to east coast (7,349 kilometres in total)...more
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February 2010
2009 Ledcor Western Canada GAA All-Stars: A Reflection of Club Strength in the Division
The third annual Western Canada GAA All-Stars were formally announced on January 31....more
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February 2010
GAA Honours Joseph P. Ryan at a moving ceremony in Cranbrook, B.C.
Ninety-one years after his death, Joseph Patrick Ryan was honoured on December 19 as one of the original founders of the Cumann Lúthchleas Gael.....more
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December 2009
A Great 2009 Season for Edmonton Wolfe Tones
The 2009 season was a great year for Gaelic football in Alberta with the Edmonton Wolfe Tones cleaning up on the hardware.....more
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December 2009
Western Canada’s Connections to two GAA Founders
The meeting that led to the formation of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland was held in Miss Hayes’ Commercial Hotel in Thurles, Tipperary....more
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December 2009
Paddy's Lament: A ballad about the infamous Thierry Henry handballl incident
This following is a ballad I wrote following the controversy embracing the sporting world about the Thierry Henry handball....more
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October 2009
The team of the decade hoists 'Sam' for the 36th time
Nearly an hour before the 7:30 AM kick off of the All Ireland Gaelic Football Final on September 20, a dozen locals were knocking on the doors of Mahony & Sons, looking for early access and good seats.....more
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October 2009
Next Alberta Cup to be held in Red Deer
Eire Og Gaelic Football Club
RED DEER, Alberta - The Alberta Cup Championship, also known as the Dennis Walsh Memorial Cup, took place on the last weekend in August at Titans Rugby Park in Red Deer.....more
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September 2009
One of the Best
All-Ireland Hurling finals in Years
Chris Mahony welcomed 75 eager fans at the door of his family's establishment at the University of British Columbia....more
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September 2009
Vancouver Harps Proudly Hoist this Year's Amalgamation Cup
The ISSC Harps won the Amalgamation Cup on August 16, beating the Vancouver Metro's Bombastic by two goals to nil ...more
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September 2009
2009 Rulers of the West: Wolfe Tones Men and Harps Ladies
On July 25 and 26 the five member clubs of the Western Canada Division descended on Edmonton to compete....more
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September 2009
Gaelic Games Added to this Year's World Police and Fire Games
Gaelic football teams from Australia's New South Wales East, New South Wales West, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Services, and the New York Fire Department competed....more
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July-Aug 2009
ISSC Extends a Big Thank You to Everyone for a Great Weekend
The weekend of June 27 and 28 saw the Vancouver Irish Sporting and Social Club host the annual Vancouver Gaelic tournament at the Capilano Rugby Grounds....more
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July-Aug 2009
High Level of Sportsmanship at the ISSC GAA Tournament
The rules were flying around on the afternoon of June 27 at the annual Irish Sporting and Social Gaelic tournament for anyone to review....more
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June 2009
Upcoming Schedule for Edmonton Wolfe Tones
With Gaelic football season in full swing, the Edmonton Wolfe Tones will be playing on the following upcoming dates.....more
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June 2009
25-6 for Ireland at the Ireland-Canada Rugby Challenge at UBC Thunderbird Stadium
On a day that saw Leinster become the third Irish province to be crowned champions of Europe, Ireland took on Canada at Thunderbird Stadium in UBC....more
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June 2009
VANCOUVER ISSC
Smithwicks Gaelic Football and Hurling
Tournament in San Francisco
The Vancouver Irish Sporting and Social Club travelled to San Francisco to compete in the Smithwicks Gaelic Football and Hurling 7's tournament on the May long weekend....more
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May 2009
Bernard Dunne Captures Ireland's First World Boxing Title in 13 Years
Irishman Bernard Dunne became WBA Super Bantamweight champion on March 21 by knocking out Panama's Ricardo Cordoba in one of the greatest fights ever held on Irish soil....more
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May 2009
Calgary Chieftains Preparing for An Action Packed Season
The Calgary Chieftains GAA club is preparing for another action packed season that includes both the Alberta and Western Division Championships....more
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May 2009
U18 Irish National Hockey Team Wins Bronze
On March 16, the U18 Irish National Hockey Team made history when they won the Bronze Medal at Erzurum, Turkey....more
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April 2009
Seattle Gaels Gearing Up for Season Launch
The Seattle Gaels, fresh off a successful recruitment drive and annual St. Patrick's Day activities, are looking forward to another exciting season.....more
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April 2009
Calling all Police, Fire Brigade, and Prison Officers
With only four months to go, the World Police and Fire Games is appealing to B.C. and Canadian police, fire, and prison officers...more
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March 2009
Calgary Chieftains Celebrate 2008 Accomplishments
The Calgary Chieftains hosted their annual awards night on February 22 in the Maritimer Cuisine and Beer Dock on Tenth Avenue SW....more
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March 2009
GAA Canadian County Board Holds its Annual Convention in Ajax
The Gaelic Athletic Association's Canadian County Board's Annual Convention was held on February 15 in Ajax, Ontario at the Annadale Golf and Curling Club....more
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March 2009
Rugby Team from Kilkenny College Looking Forward to a Vancouver Visit
A rugby team from Kilkenny College, Ireland's biggest co-educational boarding school, arrives in Vancouver on April 1....more
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February 2009
Gaelic Football All Stars Face Off at Pairc na nGael
The best of Ireland's Gaelic Footballers from the last two years graced the new fields of Pairc na nGael in San Francisco...more
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