Saturday, January 17, 2015

2013 Award - Best Male Player (Just a little Late)

2013 Award - Best Male Player (Just a little Late)

2014 Award - Best Male Player

 2014 Award - Best Male Player

2014 Award - Best Improved Female Player with the 2014 Award - Best Female Player

2014 Award - Best Improved Female Player with the 2014 Award - Best Female Player 

2014 Award - Best Improved Male Player

2014 Award - Best Improved Male Player

2014:Inter-Provincial Championship:Final Night

2014:Inter-Provincial Championship:Final Night

Goteborg Combined Team photo Copenhagen 2014

Goteborg Combined Team photo Copenhagen 2014

Gothenburg Ladies, Göteborg 2014

Gothenburg Ladies, Göteborg 2014

Göteborg Team Photo - Oslo, 2014

Göteborg Team Photo - Oslo, 2014


Combined Mens team - Leinster and Connacht - Stockholm 13-09-2014


Combined Mens team - Leinster and Connacht - Stockholm 13-09-2014
— at Skarpnäcks sportfält.

Combined Mens team - Munster and International - Stockholm 13-09-2014


Combined Mens team - Munster and International - Stockholm 13-09-2014
— at Skarpnäcks sportfält.

Combined Ladies team - Göteborg/Bordeaux - Stockholm 13-09-2014


Combined Ladies team - Göteborg/Bordeaux - Stockholm 13-09-2014
— at Skarpnäcks sportfält.

Viking Gaels Hurling; Final Round: Hurling and Camogie Championship 2014, Brussels, Belgium; 2 August 2014


Viking Gaels Hurling; Final Round: Hurling and Camogie Championship 2014, Brussels, Belgium; 2 August 2014


Viking Gaels Hurling; European Round 1 Camogie and Hurling Den Haag 26th April 2014

Viking Gaels Hurling; European Round 1 Camogie and Hurling Den Haag 26th April 2014 

Gothenburg GAA AGM 2015

Gothenburg GAA AGM 2015 @ The House of Jakey,  Thursday Jan 22nd 2015
7pm - 9pm (2 hours)
Your attendance is greatly appreciated. Bring along some biscuits / cake or fika and sure a few beers wouldn't go amiss !!!!!

A wee run in Alingsas - 18th Jan

A run in Alingsas this Sunday (18th Jan) - contact Billy/Mal for more information.

Provisional dates for 2015 Nordic cship

All
These are the provisional dates for 2015 calendar
9th May - Malmo
6th June- Gbg
15 August - Stockholm

All ok with these?
I know 6th June is national holiday but nothing I can do about that 
If all in agreement then these will be ratified on tonight's ECB cal 
Then we need to get our ass in gear and plan pitches etc
Tks
Billy

Also who's up for a run in Alingsas this Sunday at 11am?not Saturday as originally planned...
Let me and Mal and Pail know soonest

Referee Coaching Course - Leuven, Belgium 6-8 February 2015

Fyi

Our chance to have referees in the Nordics.any takers?

We can discuss on conference call tomorrow

Thanks

Billy

From: Marie-Thérèse Dockery, European Secretary
Sent: 11 January 2015 18:33:01
To: ALL ECB CLUB OFFICERS, BOARD & CCC
Cc: refereesadministrator europe
Subject: Referee Coaching Course - Leuven, Belgium 6-8 February 2015
 
Dear all,

Wishing you a very Happy New Year!

Recent years have seen rapid growth in the number of new clubs in Europe, and consequently an increase in the number of games being played each year. 2014 alone saw more 60 tournaments and a staggering 1,000+ games played across Europe. 2015 will likely see these numbers increase and so this places pressure on our existing refereeing resources. To cope with increased number of games being played, new referees are urgently needed!

European referees are fully trained and certified to GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association standards. Once qualified, referees are invited to express interest in officiating at tournaments in both their own regions, and across Europe, and participate in 3-4 tournaments per year. For each tournament, reasonable (vouched) travel costs (up to EUR 200) are refunded, and up to two night’s accommodation (in 3/4 star hotel) and all meals are provided by the host club as well as transfers to/from airports/train stations etc.

A referee’s coaching course for new and existing referees (who have not attended a course within the last 3 years) will be held in the Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe, in Leuven, Belgium on the weekend of 6-8 February. All are welcome to attend and we would particularly welcome participants from the Benelux, Scandinavian and Central/East regions where we currently have no/few referees.

The course will begin with an informal introduction and supper on Friday evening and continue on Saturday (c.9am – 6pm) and on Sunday (from c. 9am to 1pm). Depending on the number of participants, the course may begin on the Friday evening, to accommodate for an earlier departure on the Sunday.

Accommodation (bed & breakfast on a sharing basis) and meals (coffees, Friday evening, Saturday lunch/dinner) will be provided by the European County Board. Reasonable travel expenses (refunded after a referee has officiated at two tournaments) will also be covered by the Board.

I would be grateful if you could circulate this email amongst your club members and would encourage attendance at this course.

If you are interested in becoming a referee/refresher training, I would be grateful if you could contact me as soon as possible, and in any case, before COB Wednesday, 21 January. Places on this course will be limited and so I encourage you to register your interest asap.

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require additional information.

Kind regards,

Marie-Thérèse

-
Marie-Thérèse Dockery
Secretary, European County Board

Máire Treasa Ní Dhochraigh
Rúnaí, Coiste Chontae na hEorpa

Things to do 2015

Hello lads and lassies
Hope all is well..
 i know its the off season but it would be no harm getting our heads together to see how we can kick off next year and get cracking
A few things off tthe top of my head that we have to start thinking about
1/Indoor training -- we need to look at a place to train and get fit again.we always leave it to last minute and are then goosed for a place to train.Other teams have started already!Kelly , what about gothenburg Celtic ?
Perhaps a Gothenburg GAA pre-Christmas run in Skatas or Slottskogen  just to meet up and have a short run out and get the spirit going-- maybe a drink afterwards ? what do ye think

2/AGM date and venue.
3/Gothenburg hosting a round next year--- more than likely we will host with June 12 as the preferred date.we need to talk to Joel and Bersekers to confirm Kviberg for  next year ( Niall , could you make contact with them?) we need to get an organising committee to get things down on paper and see what needs to be done...
4/ St Patricks day party in Portugese club--- i am in contact with the Portugese club committe so set a date for this...
5/ New players-- need to start posting posters in sports club etc to attract new players etc,.now is the time to do it .. need to see whose in the universities and see if any new Irish Erasmus players have come to Gothenburg

anyway , just thought id throw these thoughts together and get a head start!
god bless
Billy

Hurling & Camogie Championship 2015 - declarations of interest

Hello all


After a very beneficial convention last week in Belgium , we look forward with renewed interest to our championship in both codes for 2015.


In order to aid with planning and resources and to accomodate teams in terms of preparation etc and to get a headstart on fixing dates for the 2015 ECB calendar,I would be grateful if you would signal your intention or otherwise to host a round of the 2015 championship.


Established clubs are most welcome to submit their interest and some already have done so.However, we have also received interest from developing clubs which participated in last years championship ( Viking Gaels / Dresden ) so if you would formally declare your interest in reply to this mail , it would be great.
And if you could formally declare your interest as soon as you can in December , it would be great.



We will have an additional round this year alongside the normal 4 round championship and this round will be in the format of an interprovincial / developmental 7's competition structure in the hope to foster new and developing clubs and players to participate.The same format applies to camogie so please engage your club members to get involved in next year s championship.I will be sending more information about this additional round in the near future.A mail has gone out to all European clubs ( and football clubs )  yesterday to actively encourage  players to get involved and to renew interest in hurling and camogie.....





looking forward to hearing from you all soon


is mise le meas


Billy Finn
European Hurling officer

October 25th and End of year Party

Hello all


Just a quick mail to ask you about two things

October 25th ----Malmo are willing to hold an Interpros series on October 25th for men's and ladies.Copenhagen have said they ll come across as well.Who would be interested in going down on the Saturday?option is to come back or stay down that night.
Nice way to finish the year
Paul ,can u do a doodle to see who s interested?


 November 15th ---- End of year party in Alingsas

Mal and Josefine have come up with an idea to have the end of year party /training dag in Alingsas this year .November 15 would be the date.
The plan would be as follows:


Training - 10 am to 12am
Shower/lunch etc - 1pm to 3pm
Celebrations - 4pm to 5pm
Dinner - 7pm
bowling - 9pm

Josefin said if people want to stay over ,she has some room in her house.

So,who is up for it?think it would be a great end to year and something different as well.
Paul , could you set up a quick doodle to get names and lists going.


Lastly,this is nomination list for The 2015 player of The year awards.

Mens player of The year
Ladies Player of The year
Mens most Improved player of The year
Lades most Improved player of The year

Send your nominations only to jakey and winners to be announced at our end of year party ,,,,!

Thanks

Billy