Here is a run down of the updated training times.
* Tuesday : 7pm
* Thursday : 7pm
* Saturday : 11am
* Tuesday : 7pm
* Thursday : 7pm
* Saturday : 12pm
* Saturday : 2pm
See you there !
The Munich leg of the European GAA tournament is about 3 weeks away (July 25th) and our mens and ladies teams will now be training more regularly. This is the final push to get teams ready for the tournament.
Next training session is Saturday 4th of July at 12pm, and after that training will be on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 7pm. The extra training session on Thursdays will be on a trial basis, and will depend on attendance whether it will be continued for the next few weeks or not.
The next training session for the Mens Team is Thursday, July 2nd at 7pm. After this training will be on Saturdays at 12pm and Tuesday and Thursdays at 7pm sharp. To insure your place on the team at the tournament you will need to attend as many trainings as possible and you are asked to let the trainers know when you will be absent.
To insure that you get all the relevant news and updates please check GAA message board and make sure you are signed up for the Munich Colmcilles newsletter.
Just quick news for people, the Munich Irish Network are planning their first meeting on Thursday 9th July to discuss how to make Munich more welcoming for the expected wave of expats over the next few months. And a little prewarning that tickets have gone on sale for the Wilde Night Out which takes place on October 17th. It will feature the principle director of Dublin’s Gate Theatre Alan Stanford as well as traditional Irish band. Last year the tickets sold out months before the gig so do get your orders in ASAP.
Susi Schwalb and Angie Büchler from our ladies football team participated in the 16th annual Stadttriathlon Erding previous weekend. They competed in the so-called Volkstriathlon discipline, consisting of a 400m swim, 20km cycling and a 4km run, and performed very well altogether. Angie even managed to finish 3rd in her age group and take the 4th place in the overall standings!
Congratulations to both Angie and Susie and fair play for their inspiring sportsmanship!
Hallbergmoos 19. – 21. Juni 2009
A weekend of Dance, Music, Culture, Scottish madness, exotic games of hurling and Tim’s pies!
What else could one have asked for last weekend on an organic farm but a 3 day long Irish festival with top quality folk music from Ireland, Germany, Austria and Britain. Moving forward from the success of last year’s festival, we increased the number of bands taking part, covering the wide spectrum of Irish music played by German and Irish bands in Germany in addition to traditional German folk music played by native German bands and, of course, guest artists from Ireland. In total there was a total of 5 stages; 3 open-air and 2 indoor.
On a very wet Friday evening the festival opened (indoors thankfully) with the introduction of the Green Farm song by Paul Daly accompanied by Alison Moffat and Frank McGlynn. The Rose of Tralee contest followed where we had 6 beautiful and fantastic girls take the stage for the Munich heat. Shane McAvinchey and his dancers of Rince Tir na nOg provided us with the cream of Irish dancing at the intervals.
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The Colmcilles as stated below are donning their hurling and football skills to all and sundry. Everyone whether a club member or not is welcome to come out and participate in Sundays demonstrations of our two Irish games. Young and old are welcome to learn our sports.
Here is the press release from the festival director.
Download the GreenFarm Flyer.
The German-Irish Society is proud to present the third Greenfarm Festival which will run over the weekend June 19.- 21. 2009. The festival takes place on an idyllic organic farm in Hallbergmoos, very near Munich and right next to the airport.
Moving forward from the success of last year’s festival, we have increased the number of bands from Germany, Ireland and Austria who are taking part, covering the wide spectrum of Irish music played by German and Irish bands bands in Germany as well as traditional German folk music played by native German bands and, of course, guest artists from Ireland. There will be a total of 5 stages; 3 open-air and 2 indoor.
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The Munich GAA ladies travelled to Luxembourg to compete in Round 3 of the Ladies European Football Championship and successfully managed to reach their first final in several years. Featuring a strong squad of 13 players, composed of a few players participating in their first ever tournament, the ladies played some fantastic football throughout the day, however failed at the last hurdle by losing to Belgium in the final.
The first game saw Munich easily defeat the hosts with Gemma Carbonell scoring a couple of goals early on which basically ended the game as a contest. Munich faced a much tougher opponent in Belgium in the following game and were unfortunately beaten by 3 points. The game could have gone either way as Munich dominated the closing stages of the game however inaccuracy in front of goal let them down in the end.
Here a photo of some the girls warming-up:
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Because of the holiday and the fact that many players are away this weekend, we have decided to cancel both Mens and Ladies training this coming Saturday June 13th. As it is a long weekend, the majority of players will be away and hece the reason for cancelling training.
Training for both the ladies and mens team will however resume next Tuesday, June 16th @ 7:00PM sharp.
Enjoy the break and look forward to a good turn out next Tuesday !
Don’t forget that Green Farm Festival is on next week.
With the weather in Munich reaching the high 20’s, it’s now a perfect time for some GAA training. GAA is a great way to offset the effects of those famous Munich Biergardens. New members are always welcome to try Ireland’s national sport in the heart of Munich city.
Do remember, Gaelic Football is a semi-contact sport, which demands physical strength and endurance. Compared with it’s distant (weaker) cousin soccer (Fussball), Gaelic Football is totally different beast. With a heavier ball, and the option to hold the ball, Gaelic football requires hand eye coordination and a higher level of physical fitness.
Mens Football
Our Mens and Ladies teams train twice a week, on Tuesdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 12pm, if you would like to join us you can find all the information here. If you have questions about the game feel free to post them in the German or English forums, registering only takes a minute.
