European Gaelic Football Finals 2007

Dear GAA fan,

I just wanted to inform you guys about the European Gaelic Football Finals 2007 in Barcelona. The guys from Barcelona Gaels sent this to me very recently. In any case that you may be in Barcelona at the weekend, pop over to the event and show some support! ; )


EUROPEAN GAELIC FOOTBALL FINALS 2007
Barcelona November 3rd
Barcelona Gaels are proud to announce that they will once again be hosting the finals of the 2007 European Gaelic Football Championships on November 3rd . Last year this really successful tournament was the largest gathering of Gaelic football clubs ever to take place on Continental Europe and this year it will be even bigger.

With teams from as far apart as Rennes in Brittany, Copenhagen in Denmark, Budapest in Hungary and Madrid in Spain and everything in between it promises to be an outstanding European sporting event. We are expecting in excess of 300 men and women who will do battle for the honours in 3 pitches in the Catalan capital hosted by Barcelona´s own legendary club the Barcelona Gaels.

The standard of the football and organisation has been increasing every year in the ‘ County Europe ' over the last years and the event is a must see for any sporting fans who find themselves in Barcelona on the day.

Guest of honour on the day will be no less than the Director General of the GAA since 1979 , Liam Mulvihill . Liam is due to retire in January leaving behind a legacy of a modernised sporting association unrivalled in the hearts and minds of Irish people and now the many non Irish who are regularly enjoying these exciting games all over the world.

Liam will have a supporting cast of VIP´s to include:

Liam O'neill, Vice President GAA and Chairman Leinster council
Seamus Howlin, chairman of overseas committee
Helen O'Rourke, Chief Executive of Ladies football association
And our referees:

Maurice Deegan, Laois.
Jerome Henry, Europe.
Keith Tighe, Dublin.
And Breda Lee, who will be representing the Irish Embassy in Spain on the day.
The event is hosted and organized exclusively by the playing staff of the Barcelona Gaels who will be fighting for honours in both men's and women's competitions with teams comprising over 60% local Catalans.

Indeed the Iberian region will have representatives from Madrid, Pamplona and Valencia to add spice to the local competition.

Play will commence from 9 AM on three separate venues in La Mar Bella and Joan Serrahima with all the finals kicking off in Foixarda from about 5PM on Montjuïc the site of the 1992 Olympics. The games will be followed by a presentation dinner and afterparty taking place in Poble Espanyol going into the wee hours.

Details are still emerging but the latest can be found on a special section on the clubs website www.barcelonagaels.com


On a final note.. its great to see that the number of GAA fans continues to grow at ItsaboutGAA.com - Please continue to invite any GAA heads on Board. Thanks to all of the members that are adding content to their profile pages, blogs and Forum entries...

I'll be in touch very soon -

Slan,

Sean Byrne
ItsaboutGAA.com