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Another Banner Year for the Calgary Chieftains

By ADRIAN LAGAN CALGARY - The Calgary Chieftains Gaelic football team held their awards evening on December 2 at Jamesons Irish pub....more

Author Seeks More Information for History of GAA in Canada

By JOHN O'FLYNN VANCOUVER - Over the better half of the year, I have been engaged in gaining further knowledge about the Canadian-Irish sporting community's history with Gaelic football, hurling, handball and rounders....more

Kerry Fans Rejoice as Their Team Hoists the Sam Maguire Cup

By CATHOLINE BUTLER VANCOUVER - On September 17, the game that all of Ireland was waiting for, the All-Ireland Senior Football final between Kerry and Mayo, ...more

Edmonton Ladies Deliver - Aussie's Stun Irish

By RONAN DEANE Wolfe Tones 4-3 (15) Chieftains 1-6 (9)
The Edmonton Ladies watched a very entertaining semi-final between Calgary and Vancouver. Michelle Quinn and Deirdre Finneran played their hearts out for the Harps...more

2006 Western Canadian Championship in Calgary on August 5 and 6, 2006

By RONAN DEANE The Western Canadian Championship is finely balanced. In the ladies division, after a long absence, the Vancouver ladies turned up in Alberta hoping to wrestle the Championship from Edmonton's grasp. Alas, it was not to be....more

Hurling, Legends and Leprechauns

By RONAN DEANE The Calgary Tournament on August 5 and 6 delivered on so many levels it is difficult to know where to begin. In no particular order, here are some highlights from an excellent weekend, both on and off the field. ...more

ALBERTA MEN UNITE Powerscreen Tournament September 2 and 3 in Toronto

By RONAN DEANE The Calgary Chieftains and the Edmonton Wolfe Tones Men are uniting yet again in an attempt to win the Powerscreen Gold Watch Tournament that they came so close to winning last year....more

Canadian National Games Development Officer Appointed

Paul Loughnane has been appointed as the National Games Development Officer by the Canadian County Board. In this part time position he will be implementing policies and programs ...more

Players from the GAA Tournament Welcomed at Limerick Junction

By CATHOLINE BUTLER - VANCOUVER - This year, all the social action at the first Western Division Gaelic football tournament of the season was at the Limerick Junction Irish Pub in Gastown...more

'Gaelic Football is the Best Sport Ever'

By CATHOLINE BUTLER SEATTLE - Marj Friedman had never heard of Gaelic football until she moved from Baltimore to Seattle four years ago. ...more

Seattle Gaels: 'Re-Generating With a Few of the Old Guard and a Lot of the New Guard'

By CATHOLINE BUTLER Aidan O'Callaghan is originally from Galway and he grew up playing Gaelic football in Ireland. As a child, he played hurling with his father, but not on any organized team...more

A New Generation of Hurlers Now Training in Seattle

By CATHOLINE BUTLER Rob Mullin with the Seattle Gaels hurling team never tires of talking about the Gaelic games and hurling, one of Ireland's national sports...more

International Soccer in Vancouver With Whitecaps Nations Cup

VANCOUVER - International soccer returned to Vancouver in July 2005, when the Vancouver Whitecaps hosted English Premiership side Sunderland...more

Vancouver Whitecaps to Host First Annual Nation’s Cup Tournament

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps will be hosting their first annual Nation’s Cup Tournament in late July...more

GAA Football Tournament Hosted by Vancouver ISSC

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Irish Sporting and Social Club will host a two-day Gaelic football tournament on July 1 and 2...more

Theoren Fleury: Hailed as a Setanta-Like Hero in Belfast

Theoren (Theo) Wallace Fleury, born on June 29, 1968 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, is a professional hockey player in the British Elite...more

When I Grow Up...I Want to be a Belfast Giant

By CATHOLINE BUTLER

Calgary businessman, Jim Yaworski, became part-owner of the Belfast Giants ice hockey team last May and he said, "it's been a love affair ever since."...more

Team Ireland Grab Top Spot

By BRENDAN FLYNN

VANCOUVER - Team Ireland Penalty Kick World Cup squad and their supporters are top of the Group B table, following their first round...more

Calgary Celtic Supporters Club Has Rugby Rights Through Setanta

On my recent visit to Calgary, I stopped in early one Sunday morning to Peanuts Sports Pub, which is headquarters to the Calgary...more

Gaelic Football in Alberta: Gearing Up for the 2006 Season

CALGARY - On my recent visit to Calgary, I dropped in to the Calgary Irish Rugby Club, where the Calgary Chieftains Gaelic Football...more

Support Team Ireland and Help Win $30,000 for our Community Benevolent Fund

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps FC has brought together 16 nations of varying ethnicity throughout the Lower Mainland...more

Support Team Ireland
in Vancouver Whitecaps Penalty Kick Competition

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps is offering an opportunity to organize an Irish/Celtic team to compete in penalty kick competitions...more

Toronto Irish Person of the Year Proclaimed by Mayor of the City

TORONTO - Brian Farmer, the GAA Canadian County Board Chairman, was selected by the Toronto Irish Person of the Year Committee...more

Seattle Gaels Showcase Irish Sports for New Players and Spectators

SEATTLE, WA - The Seattle Gaels Gaelic Football and Hurling Club began their season at Magnolia Playfields on March 26 with a field day...more

Canadian Board Elected for 2006 Season

TORONTO - The Gaelic Athletic Association's Canadian County Board's Annual General Meeting was held on February 26 in Toronto. President Brian Farmer...more

Cardiff to Host FA Cup Final Again This Year

In May of this year Cardiff will once again benefit from the delay in completing the new Wembley Stadium...more

New Executive for ISSC

VANCOUVER - On January 16, the Vancouver Irish Sporting and Social Club (ISSC) held their annual general meeting and elected a new board...more

George Best (1946-2005)

Dyslexic grafitti was in abundance when I was a kid in Belfast. But before, "Voilent Playground," and the masked gunman's slogan, “We Damand Political...more

Northern Ireland Bids a Tearful Farewell to Georgie Best

BELFAST - Tens of thousands of mourners packed Belfast to pay their last respects to Northern Ireland's favourite son, George Best, at his funeral on...more

Irish Sporting and Social Club

VANCOUVER - On November 12, the Irish Sporting and Social Club (ISSC) held its second annual fundraising dinner dance at the Cambrian Hall...more

Millennium Ground Has Made Cardiff a Winner

CARDIFF - An MP has described how the location of Wales's national stadium had helped Cardiff's regeneration...more

The Edmonton Eskimos Expect You To Win

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos football team are winners of the 93rd Grey Cup football championship. In an exciting nail biting finish that left most fans...more