1st GAA World Games 2015

Report

Middle East 2 won the first GAA World Games Football Cup in 2015, defeating Middle East 1 in the Cup Final. The Plate Final (2nd Division – Intermediate) was won by Canada, who defeated Europe, and the Shield (3rd Division – Junior) went to Argentina, who beat Galicia in the Final.

About GAA World Games

There are two GAA Provincial Councils outside Ireland: the World Games comprising New York, United States, Canada, Australasia, Europe, Asia and Middle East GAA Councils; and the Britain GAA Provincial Council comprising the GAA Counties of London, Warwickshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire and Scotland. Both have County Championships and Provincial Championships in Gaelic Football, Hurling, Camogie and Ladies Gaelic, although not all as yet have Hurling, Camogie or Ladies Gaelic Football Championships. There are also Clubs in Argentina, Moscow, the Cayman Islands and South Africa.

References

Images

[1] Donegal Daily (2017) GAA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.donegaldaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gaa-logo.png [Accessed 2 December 2017]

Websites

[2] GAA (2015) GAA World Games Results [Internet] http://www.gaa.ie/news/gaa-world-games-day-results-111503/ [Accessed 21 Dec 2016]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Edmund Corrigan, Decy Maher, Anton “Pippo” O’Grady & Michael O’Callaghan

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