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Give It a Hurl: GPA All-Star Gala & Super11s

By Irish America Staff

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Join the Gaelic Players Association on Friday, November 15 for the annual Ireland-US Gaelic Heritage Awards & Dinner Gala. This night is always a great gathering of friends, who join together to support over 2,300 current players and an ever-growing number of retiring and retired inter-county players, protecting their welfare both on and off the pitch.  Legendary singer … [Read more...] about Give It a Hurl: GPA All-Star Gala & Super11s

Irishman Wins British Open in Northern Ireland

By Maggie Holland, Assistant Editor
August / September 2019

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I hadn’t drank a brandy since 2009,” said Emily Scanlon, grandmother of golfer Shane Lowry, after Lowry won the 148th British Open Championship on Sunday, July 21, at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. “I drank two yesterday. It’s nearly killing me.” The 32-year-old Lowry from Clara, County Offaly, won the Irish Open back in 2009 as an amateur (and his grandmother had some … [Read more...] about Irishman Wins British Open in Northern Ireland

Fenway’s Hurling Classic

By Dave Lewis, Assistant Editor
January / February 2019

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Fenway Park, the hallowed ground of the Boston Red Sox, was taken over by Irish players wielding sticks in what has been described as the world’s fastest game played on grass, on November 18. It was the third time in four years that the Park played host to the Fenway Hurling Classic. Fans of Ireland’s national game came from across the states to watch the action as four teams … [Read more...] about Fenway’s Hurling Classic

GAA in the USA

By Dave Lewis, Editorial Assistant
November / December 2018

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The passion, competition, and camaraderie of supporters and players of Gaelic games were on display at the USGAA Finals in Philadelphia over Labor Day Weekend. ℘℘℘ September is traditionally the last month of the GAA season as the best of the best in Ireland play each other in the All-Ireland Finals. September is also the time of USGAA Finals, a competition that pits the best … [Read more...] about GAA in the USA

The Hoboken Guards Take Senior Hurling Trophy

By Dave Lewis, Assistant Editor
September / October 2018

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The Hoboken Guards of Hoboken, New Jersey won their first New York Senior Hurling Championship in August in New York’s Gaelic Park. They beat Tipperary New York by two goals and 29 points (2-29) to Tipperary’s two goals and 24 points (2-24.) (Each goal counts for three points. A point is scored over the bar.) The match, which was part of the New York Senior Hurling Club … [Read more...] about The Hoboken Guards Take Senior Hurling Trophy