History has been made at Dublin's Trinity College with the instillation of a set of GAA goalposts at College Park allowing Gaelic games to be played on the city centre campus for the first time in its 418-year history.
GAA members in the college have relied on the generosity of the Clanna Gael Fontenoy and Parnells GAA clubs in recent years for training facilities.
Trinity GAA Officer Eoin Vaughan said: “It’s brilliant news for the college to have a set of goalposts in place to play Gaelic games in our city centre campus.”
“GAA has always had an important part to play in college life, and anything we can do to make life easier for students by having a GAA facility on campus is a welcome bonus.
“We have 400 students involved in gaelic games in the college at the moment, and hopefully the addition of this training facility will boost us in our quest for success this year.”
In 1879 the first meeting of the Irish Hurling union was held in House 17 of Botany Bay in Trinity College. Edward Carson played in a game in 1877.
The GAA did not take root in Trinity until the 1950s. The GAA’s strong association with the Catholic Church, its ban of foreign games and the Catholic church barring their members attending college, all inhibited the development of Gaelic games.
The name most associated with the foundation of GAA in Trinity is Colm Kennelly who went on to become a Kerry All- Ireland star in 1953 and 1954.
The recent arrival of GAA goalposts for use in College park is further evidence of the growth of Gaelic games within the college.
The college handballers won All Ireland honours in the 40 by 20 intervarsities in Tralee recently and the ladies gaelic footballers have qualified for the final of their division of the league.
The men’s footballers are training hard for the Trench cup under former Galway All-Ireland football winner and Dublin selector Brian Talty.
The Trinity hurlers who have been boosted by the inclusion of six Kilkenny men are hoping that former All Ireland medal winner with Clare Stephen McNamara will guide them to Ryan cup weekend.
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Trinity College gets first set of GAA goalposts
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Re: Trinity College gets first set of GAA goalposts
Where exactly have they put them?sheepshagger wrote:History has been made at Dublin's Trinity College with the instillation of a set of GAA goalposts at College Park allowing Gaelic games to be played on the city centre campus for the first time in its 418-year history.
GAA members in the college have relied on the generosity of the Clanna Gael Fontenoy and Parnells GAA clubs in recent years for training facilities.
Trinity GAA Officer Eoin Vaughan said: “It’s brilliant news for the college to have a set of goalposts in place to play Gaelic games in our city centre campus.”
“GAA has always had an important part to play in college life, and anything we can do to make life easier for students by having a GAA facility on campus is a welcome bonus.
“We have 400 students involved in gaelic games in the college at the moment, and hopefully the addition of this training facility will boost us in our quest for success this year.”
In 1879 the first meeting of the Irish Hurling union was held in House 17 of Botany Bay in Trinity College. Edward Carson played in a game in 1877.
The GAA did not take root in Trinity until the 1950s. The GAA’s strong association with the Catholic Church, its ban of foreign games and the Catholic church barring their members attending college, all inhibited the development of Gaelic games.
The name most associated with the foundation of GAA in Trinity is Colm Kennelly who went on to become a Kerry All- Ireland star in 1953 and 1954.
The recent arrival of GAA goalposts for use in College park is further evidence of the growth of Gaelic games within the college.
The college handballers won All Ireland honours in the 40 by 20 intervarsities in Tralee recently and the ladies gaelic footballers have qualified for the final of their division of the league.
The men’s footballers are training hard for the Trench cup under former Galway All-Ireland football winner and Dublin selector Brian Talty.
The Trinity hurlers who have been boosted by the inclusion of six Kilkenny men are hoping that former All Ireland medal winner with Clare Stephen McNamara will guide them to Ryan cup weekend.
Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/trinit ... z0cfUnnz9D
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