Stade Montois to Lámh Dhearg GAC

On the 5th April a large group of 55 French students departed the Stade Montois in the south of France on their search to explore some parts of Ireland and being sports enthusiasts wanted to have a closer look at some Gaelic Games. Their first stop was Dublin and a tour of Croke Park and the museum. The next day they headed north to Belfast where they met up with Ulster GAA development officers Shane McCann and Kieran Megraw at Lámh Dhearg GAC who provided the opportunity for them to watch some youth coaching before being coached themselves.

The language barrier provided the challenge for Shane & Kieran but as always they were well able and provided the entire group with coaching taking in football and hurling.

The group thoroughly enjoyed the experience and all the cameras were out to capture some of the action as Lámh Dhearg took on O’Donovan Rossa in the first round of the senior Hurling league.

Although adamant that it was safer to be on the sidelines they all enjoyed the game and the students hoped to do a bit more research on our games on their return to college.