Check the Photos page to view photos from the Asian Gaelic Games in Suwon, South Korea
In the days leading up to the weekend of the 15th and 16th of October 2011, Orang Éire packed their collective bags, and 4 teams headed to South Korea to take part in the 2011 Asian Gaelic Games in Suwon. Below is a summary of each teams experiences at the games from the respective team captains. Congratulations to our ladies A team on winning the ladies Plate for the 2nd year in a row, and to the 3 ladies who won well-deserved All-Star awards – Ciara Quigley, Alexa Trout and Jenn Collins. Photos will be uploaded here in the next few weeks, but you can also check our Facebook page for photos, and check out the official games website for some more photos. The yellow shirts of Orang Éire from the opening ceremony are hard to miss, and you’ll find photos from both our ladies teams further down the page. Read the rest of this entry »
Orang Éire marched into the fourth game of the Finnegan’s Cup against the Australian Warriors with a 2-1 lead in the five-game series. As with the third Test, a win would see the Cup remain with OE. In the third Test the carrot was to win the match for Kenny Wood’s last game with the club as captain. In the fourth it would be to break the softly-spoken Aidan Higgins’ dubious duck. Despite always giving 100%, he has never won a game as captain of the last 3 Orang Éire games. Read the rest of this entry »
Coming up over the next 3 weeks, Orang Éire are entering the busiest part of their year. First up, Orang Éire will be competing in the final game in the 2011 International Rules series against the KL Warriors. With the score tied at 2 games each, this finale is guaranteed to be explosive. This game is scheduled to kick off on Saturday the 8th of October, with the venue and throw-in time yet to be finalized.
Following swiftly on from this final, Orang Éire will be travelling to Suwon in Korea to compete in the 2011 Asian Gaelic Games on the 15th and 16th of October. Check out some photos from last year on our Photos page. More information on the AGG can be found on the official website: www.2011asiangaelicgames.com
The weekend of August 13th saw Orang Éire make the short hop to Singapore to take part in the annual Singapore Challenge against our island neighbours. This year saw this tournament with a smaller team attendance than usual with only 1 mens team and 1 womens from Malaysia joining 6 teams from Singapore in the annual challenge. Read on below for a short review of the mens and ladies teams at the event. Read the rest of this entry »
Saturday May 28th 2011 saw the second test match of the Finnegans cup between Orang Éire and the Malaysian Warriors played in perfect conditions (for the Australians) at ISKL. Orang Éire were determined to secure victory for dedicated player and club member Niall Keating before his departure to Jakarta. Read the rest of this entry »
