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Two San Francisco Delegates Elected to NACB The 2006 GAA North American Convention took place at the Irish Cultural Center in Boston last month at the end of a long and dramatic year for the association. Following the mud-drenched playoffs in Philadelphia and much wrangling over a disciplinary matter arising from them, the NACB was ready for a change and an injection of new blood. |
Two North American Cups Come to the Bay Area
Indeed were it not for the fact that teams had traveled up to 3000 miles this competition would not have been finished. Great credit is due to all players who served up some enthralling contests against all the odds. In the end the unbreakable spirit of The Gael won through against all the odds. |
On
a weekend when Hurricane/Tropical storm Ernesto swept through Philadelphia
the resilience of our players and organizers came shining through.
A persistent downpour for almost 24 hours on Friday and Saturday
with strong winds to boot, rendered conditions unlike any this reporter
has ever witnessed.| One Strike and You're In!
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The
Giants' baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks took place
on Irish Heritage Night at AT&T Park on August 21st 2006. The
event had the usual compliment of Irish Dancers from the Whelan
Academy of Irish Dance, the hat give-aways, and other entertainment.
A new addition to this year's repertoire was an unusual twist on
the ceremonial first pitch. The GAA's North American PRO Eamonn
Gormley did the honors, but with a new approach to this long-standing
baseball tradition. He used a sliothar instead of a baseball, and
instead of throwing it in the usual pitch, he used a hurley to puck
the ball in at the catcher!2006 West Coast Ladies Football Blitz
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The
ladies footballers of San Diego Na Fianna and the Seattle Gaels
converged on San Francisco's Boxer Stadium on Saturday July 29th
for an action-packed day of rapid-fire football in short games running
from morning to sunset. Local Board Elected for 2006 Season |
The GAA Western Division Board's Annual General Meeting on Sunday February 26th saw the return of many familiar faces to the board. Returned to the Chair was Malachy Higgins with Liam Moloney coming back for another year as Vice Chair. Frankie Keenan remains Secretary with Joe Duffy as Assistant Secretary. Anne O'Donohue has taken on the role of Registrar, and joining the board is Carmel Murray as Treasurer. Eamonn Gormley remains Public Relations Officer, and a new face on the board is Seamus Collins, the new Youth Officer. The 2006 playing season is expected to begin as usual in April with the St Patrick's Cup, a warmup tournament that gets the local clubs into gear and up to speed before the start of the Championship in June. |