Hertfordshire GAA
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The Hertfordshire County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association
(GAA) or Hertfordshire GAA is one of the county boards
outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games
in Hertfordshire
. The county board is also responsible for the Hertfordshire inter-county teams.
The County board was created in 1960 when it was deemed that the number of clubs in the region north of London supported a separate league. The area is not in fact just Hertfordshire but encompasses Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Hertfordshire is probably among the weakest of the British counties as a result of the small number of large population centres in the region it serves. It has further been affected by the general trend of reduced emigration from Ireland to the UK since the 1980s. As a result, a number of the original clubs have folded – including the Milton Keynes-based team Erin Go Bragh in 2005. However, a resurgence may be under way. The youth sections of Glen Rovers and St. Colmcille's are very healthy while in 2006 a new Cambridge-based team joined the league.
Additionally there are three University teams in the region:
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
(GAA) or Hertfordshire GAA is one of the county boards
GAA county
A Gaelic Athletic Association county is a geographic region within the Gaelic Athletic Association , controlled by a county board and originally based on the counties of Ireland as they were in 1884. While the counties of Ireland have changed since the foundation of that date, the GAA counties have...
outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games
Gaelic games
Gaelic games are sports played in Ireland under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The two main games are Gaelic football and hurling...
in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. The county board is also responsible for the Hertfordshire inter-county teams.
The County board was created in 1960 when it was deemed that the number of clubs in the region north of London supported a separate league. The area is not in fact just Hertfordshire but encompasses Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Hertfordshire is probably among the weakest of the British counties as a result of the small number of large population centres in the region it serves. It has further been affected by the general trend of reduced emigration from Ireland to the UK since the 1980s. As a result, a number of the original clubs have folded – including the Milton Keynes-based team Erin Go Bragh in 2005. However, a resurgence may be under way. The youth sections of Glen Rovers and St. Colmcille's are very healthy while in 2006 a new Cambridge-based team joined the league.
Clubs
- Cambridge ParnellsCambridge ParnellsCambridge Parnells is a Gaelic football club in the city of Cambridge, England.- History :The history of the club is a short one. The club was formed in April 2006 by two students at University of Cambridge...
- St Joseph's GAA (Waltham Cross)St Joseph's (Waltham Cross)St Joseph's are a Gaelic football club in the Town of Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England.- History :Formed in April 2005 by Noel Griffin, a native of Carraroe, County Galway , to introduce youngsters in the area to the sport of Gaelic football...
- St Colmcilles (St. Albans)
- St. Vincent's Luton
- Erin Gaels (Luton)
- St. Dympna's
- Erin Gaels (Oxford)
- Glen Rovers (Watford)
- Eoghan Ruadh (Luton) - competes in London GAALondon GAAThe London County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or London GAA is one of the county boards outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in London...
region in Hurling - Luton Shamrocks - underage
Additionally there are three University teams in the region:
- University of Cambridge
- University of Oxford
- Bedford University
County Board 2010
The current County Board is as follows:- Hon. President: Bob Canty, St. Colmcilles GFC
- Chairperson: Adrian Slavin, St. Colmcilles GFC
- Secretary:Aaron O'Byrne, St. Colmcilles GFC
- Treasurer:Greg Treanor, Cambridge Paranells GFC
- Development: Martin Poopy McManamon, Glen Rovers GFC
- Youth Officer: Diarmuid Walsh, Glen Rovers GFC
- Provincial Council Delegates: Willie Joyce and Bob Canty
- P.R.O.: Damien Maloney
County Board 2007
- Hon. President: Bob Canty, St. Colmcilles GFC
- Chairperson: Shane O'Neill, St. Vincent's GFC
- Vice Chairperson: Marcus Folan, Éire Óg GFC.
- Secretary: Willie Joyce, St. Vincent's GFC
- Assistant Secretary: Aaron O'Byrne, St. Colmcilles GFC
- Treasurer: Jerry Brennan, Glen Rovers GFC
- Registrar: Andrew McCabe, St. Vincent's GFC.
- Development: Martin Poopy McManamon, Glen Rovers GFC
- Youth Officer: Diarmuid Walsh, Glen Rovers GFC.
- Provincial Council Delegates: Willie Joyce and Marcus Folan
- P.R.O.: Bob Canty
County Board 2006
- Jim Moss, St Colmcilles, Honorary Uachtaran
- John Gormley, Chairman
- Marty Poopy McManamon, Vice-Chairman
- Willie Joyce, Runai
- Bob Canty, Leas Runai
- Jerry Brennan, Treasurer
- Andy McCabe, Registrar
- Shane O'Neill, Development Officer
- Willie Joyce, PRO
- Willie Joyce & Marcus Folan, Provincial Council delegates
- Andy McCabe & Jim Moss, Provincial Council Proxy Delegates.
- Marcus Folan, Éire Óg, County Youth Officer.
- Shane O'Neill, St Vincents, County Board Development Officer