Ulster GAA Games Activity Report March 2018
A recap of all Ulster GAA games activity for the month of March…
Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh
Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh
A recap of all Ulster GAA games activity for the month of March…
The 2018 Ulster Club Senior and Intermediate Football League Finals were held on Sunday 25th March and produced two very close encounters.
Eoghan Rua, Coleraine overcame Tyrone’s Dromore in the Senior Final with Laragh United defeating Stewartstown Harps in the Intermediate game.
The Final of Scór Sinsear Uladh – Ulster Final was held on Saturday 24th March in Silverbridge Community Centre, Co Armagh.
To mark the twentieth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the Irish School of Ecumenics at Trinity College, Dublin is holding a one day conference focusing on grassroots peacebuilding in Northern Ireland. Ulster GAA Provincial Secretary, Brian McAvoy was invited as one of the speakers to reflect on the work of the GAA and give his assessment of the progress made to overcome social division and the legacy of violence.
Ulster GAA and the Irish FA have welcomed the Department of Education’s decision to extend funding for the award-winning Curriculum Sports Programme until 31 October 2018 as good news for schools that promote sport as part of a healthy lifestyle.
Five GAA clubs have successfully achieved Ulster GAA’s Prestigious Elevate Award in 2018.
Applications are now open for clubs wishing to enter the 2018 Ulster Senior Hurling Tain Club League.
In a bid to respond to the growing importance of the work being undertaken by clubs and schools in terms of developing and promoting all aspects of the GAA, a range of new categories introduced in the Irish News School, Club and Volunteer Awards that will create further opportunities for potential new entrants.
Ulster GAA, the Irish Football Association and Ulster Rugby today launched ‘Sport Uniting Communities’ an EU PEACE IV funded programme which aims to promote peace and reconciliation.
The Cúchulainn Initiative aims to afford young people from different backgrounds the opportunity to engage with one another, and to educate people not traditionally involved with the GAA more about the Association.
Indoor hurling programme ensuring young Hurlers across the Province get the opportunity to play the game.
Full round-up of Ulster GAA’s games activity for the first two months of 2018…
The Semi Finals of Scór Sinsear Uladh were held over the weekend in Burtonpoint, Dún na nGall agus Glenavy, Aontroim
The winners will now progress to the Ulster Final in Silverbridge, Co. Armagh on 24th March at 5pm.
After the snowy weather conditions of last week saw a wipe out of the planned fixtures schedule across the province, this weekend will welcome the start of a number of underage competitions for our counties in Ulster. The Bank of Ireland Celtic Challenge, The Jim McGuigan Minor Football League and the Buncrana Cup will all have game time.
AWARE, the depression charity for Northern Ireland, has received a donation of £2,650 from Ulster GAA.
