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With the 2011 Boston GAA season in the rearview mirror, and preparations underway for 2012, the year just gone by can be looked on as a successful one in many ways for the GAA in this corner of the nation. Despite obstacles, many that were thrown up unexpectedly, there was plenty to be happy about in Boston. When all was said and done on the field, there were 2 North American championship

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The Friends of Dublin GAA Boston and Guinness present The Sam Maguire Tour of Boston on Saturday November 12 and Sunday November 13. Dublin Manager Pat Gilroy, 2010 and 2011 Players of the Year, Bernard and Alan Brogan, as well as team members Michael Fitzsimons, Michael Darragh McCauley, Paul Casey, Eamonn Fennell, Rory O’Carroll, and David Henry will be traveling to the United States to share

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Excitement is building in Boston and New York as the throngs of Dublin supporters eagerly await the arrival of Dublin manager Pat Gilroy, along with 2010 and 2011 Players of the Year, Bernard and Alan Brogan, All-Star Michael Darragh McCauley, and several other members of the victorious Dublin football team, and of course the famous Sam Maguire Cup. The connections between the Boston GAA and

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Dublin’s All-Ireland Celebrations Come to Boston The Friends of Dublin GAA Boston will be bringing the celebrations of Dublin’s All-Ireland Senior Football championship to this side of the Atlantic. The Sam Maguire Cup, Manager Pat Gilroy, and players Michael Dara McCauley, Rory O’Carroll, Michael Fitzsimons, Eamonn Fennell, Paul Casey, David Henry, and Brogan brothers, Alan and Bernard, will

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Sam Maguire to Tour Boston Dublin Captain Bryan Cullen and Sam Maguire  will be in Boston the second weekend in November. The Sam Maguire Cup will be coming to Boston as part of a whirlwind tour of the North East from November 11 – 14. The Friends of Dublin GAA will host Pat Gilroy, Brian Cullen, along with other team members at events in the city. The Cup first travels to New York for a

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Now that the 2011 season is over I would like to thank all of the Boston Northeast clubs for making the championships here the best in North America.  It truly is great to go out to Canton and enjoy the high standard of football and hurling week in and week out - it certainly makes the job easier if not a pleasure.  Thanks to all of you who tuned in to the blog keep up with the GAA events here in

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Semi-Final: Aidan McAnespies 2-4 Pittsburgh Celtics 1-9 Macs had a five point win over local side, Sons of Boru in the quarter final on Friday and headed into Saturday’s game with every expectation of making the final but it was not to be. The Boston representatives lost out by a score of 2-4 to 1-9. McAnespies played well in the first half. Willie Carroll and Jimmy Corrigan did well in the

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Final: Galway 1-6 Na Fianna San Francisco 3-14 Galway arrived in San Francisco with a team that was severely depleted from the one that lifted the Boston championship the week before. The Galway boys made the most of it and defeated Vancouver in the semi-final on Saturday by a score of 0-17 to 0-13. Conditions on Treasure Island were difficult given the stiff cross-field breeze. Galway led at

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Final: Barley House Wolves 3-4 St. Louis 1-11 The Barley House Wolves of Concord NH made the final of the Junior C Competition with victories over Oregon and Indianapolis on Friday and Saturday respectively. On Friday the Wolves demolished Oregon, a new club to the hurling scene. Saturday’s semi-final against Indy proved a far sterner test. The Wolves went down early. After 10 minutes the side

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Final: Tir na nOg 3-7 Mairead Farrells Philadelphia 3-9 Tir na nOg suffered a tough loss in the Ladies Senior Football Final against a sharp Mariead Farrell’s side from Philadelphia. Tir na nOg had a long layoff since winning the Boston championship, while Farrell’s had a competitive semi-final on Saturday versus the local Fog City Harps team. The Boston side looked dead and buried with 5

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Final: Wexford 3-13 Na Fianna San Francisco 2-7 Action from the Junior A Final. Wexford’s journey to their first junior hurling title was not without its bumps. At first it seemed as if the journey to San Francisco was all for nothing after the team was disqualified for showing up late on Saturday morning for an 8:00am start, but the Slaneysiders were given a reprieve and a game Sunday

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Final: Aidan McAnespies 1-14 Parnells Chicago 1-7 Aidan McAnespies brought a full squad of players to contest the senior football championship and were the talk of the finals. Sean Treacys provided the opposition for the semi-final and the reigning NACB champions went into the game with high hopes of retaining their title. McAnespies had to work hard to dispel those hopes, especially in the

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It was a hectic weekend on Treasure Island in San Francisco over the Labor Day weekend.   Treasure Island sits in the middle of San Francisco Bay and is accessible from the Bay Bridge which crosses from San Francisco to Oakland.  The island is named after Robert Louis Stevenson, author of the book of the same name, who lived in San Francisco for a time.  It is a man made island and was created

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There will be seven of the nine teams from the Boston Northeast Board in action tomorrow in the finals: Senior Football:  Aidan McAnespies beat Sean Treacy's San Fran 3-8 to 0-6 in today's semi-final and will play Parnells Chicago in the final tomorrow. Senior Hurling:  Galway defeated Vancouver 0-17 to 0-13 and will play Na Fianna San Fran in tomorrow's final. Ladies Senior Football:  Tir na nOg

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Still In: Ladies Senior Final: Tir na nOg in final Sunday. Camogie: Eire Og play Chicago St Mary's in final Sunday. Junior C Hurling:  Barley House Wolves from Concord,NH into Sunday's Final. Senior Hurling:  Galway play Vancouver in semi-final at 3:30 today. Senior Football:  McAnespies play SF Sean Treacy's at 5:00 in semi-final today. Out Junior A Football:  Wolfe Tones beaten in Friday's Q

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‘Macs and Galway lead Boston charge

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Barley House Wolves 2-6 Portland 1-4 Barley House Wolves Captain Ray Valas. The storied Barley House Wolves of Concord New Hampshire won the first Junior C Hurling championship held in the Northeast.  The team was formed by a unit of the New Hampshire National Guard following a tour of duty in Afghanistan five years ago.  There were some great performances for the boys from Concord. Denis

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Donegal 1-12 Wolfe Tones 2-14 Wolfe Tones won their first junior football championship in seven years on a rainy Saturday afternoon on Canton. As the first downpours of hurricane Irene began to fall the Tones tightened their grip as the game wore on. After a first half where Donegal were fortunate to find themselves on level terms, the Tones made amends for their first half misses shortly

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Aidan McAnespies 2-10 Galway 1-7 Aidan McAnespies took the junior B championship in convincing style over Galway on Saturday afternoon. After a close first half McAnespies pulled away in the second with some hard work in the back line and an uncanny ability to find the roving Stephen McGettigan when in attack. Aidan McAnespies Junior B Captain Eoin McCusker and Boston North East Board

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Junior Hurling Final Fr. Tom Burke’s 0-12 Wexford 1-18 Wexford claimed their first ever junior hurling championship with relative ease on Friday night. The Slaneysiders never looked in danger throughout the 60 minutes and led from start to finish. Eoghan Kavanagh put in a man of the match performance at corner forward, while the Wexford back line held firm against anything the Tom’s could

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Wexford 1-10 Galway 1-11 Galway won their first senior hurling championship since 2001 amid scenes of jubilation. Mid-way through the season it appeared as if Galway were dead and buried, but the tribesmen were there for the last game and came out winners in an exciting and controversial finish. Conditions were less than ideal, but excitement was in no short supply. The game went to and fro,

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Connemara Gaels 1-12 Aidan McAnespies 2-15 Aidan McAnespies won the Boston senior football championship for the first time in three years in convincing fashion. The South Boston based side outplayed the Gaels for the duration of the game, and the balance in the McAnespies team served them well. The Gaels hung in for the first half, but a goal early in the second half established a six point

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The finals were played last Friday and Saturday. Senior football: Aidan McAnespies 2-15 Connemara Gaels 1-12 Senior Hurling: Galway 1-11 Wexford 1-10 Orlando Benson Cup: Tir na nOg 3-14 Boston Shamrocks 1-6 Junior A Football: Wolfe Tones 2-14 Donegal 1-12 Junior B Football: Aidan McAnespies 1-10 Galway 1-7 Junior Hurling: Wexford 1-18 Fr Tom Burke's 0-12 Junior C Hurling: Barley House Wolves 2-6

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Hurricane Irene is due to hit the Boston area in force Saturday night, Sunday, and Monday.  The finals schedule has had to be brought forward as a result.  All of the finals will be played by Saturday night.  The revised schedule is as follows: Friday Aug 26 5.30PM JNR Hurling Final:  Fr Tom Burke's v Wexford. Saturday Aug 27 12:00PM JNR B Football Final:  Aidan McAnespies v Galway 1:30PM

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Semi-Finals Scoreboard Junior Hurling Fr. Tom Burke’s 2-13 Galway 0-7 Junior B Football Aidan McAnespies 3-15 Armagh-Notre Dame 2-2 Galway 3-12 Mayo 2-5 Junior A Football Aidan McAnespies Wolfe Tones Donegal 1-10 Shannon Blues 1-4 Senior Football Connemara Gaels 2-15 Galway 2-13 Aidan McAnespies 1-15 Christopher’s 1-13 Senior Hurling Galway 1-25 Tipperary 3-17 Finals Schedule Saturday

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Galway 1-25 Tipperary 3-17 Galway and Tipp played an absorbing 60 minutes of hurling in the championship semi-final Sunday afternoon. Galway ended up deserving winners having played possibly the best hour of hurling that I have seen from them so far this year. Tipperary could have stolen the game in what was set up to be a dramatic finish. Two very late goals almost turned the tables on their

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Aidan McAnespies 1-15 Christopher’s 1-13 It was a game of two halves between Aidan McAnespies and Christopher’s. McAnespies looked unstoppable in the first half and the game seemed over as a contest at the half time break. Christopher’s came back in the second half and pushed McAnespies all the way to the finish line as their opponents seemed to have played all of their football in the first.

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Connemara Gaels 1-15 Galway 1-13 (AET) Galway and the Gaels served up fantastic fare for the first of the senior football semi-finals. There were penalties, goals, last minute comebacks, near misses, red cards, and extra time. The Gaels looked like they would blow Galway away in the early going, but Galway came back and took a late lead. As time ticked away two last gasp points from the Gaels

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Shannon Blues 1-4 Donegal 1-10 Donegal prevailed in a lack-lustre game where there was not a lot to enjoy in the way of flowing football or scoring. Conditions were hot and humid which did not help matters. Donegal were always ahead in the game. A goal from the Blues kept them in it in the first half, but in the second Donegal pulled ahead with a string of early scores and the Blues could not

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Aidan McAnespies 1-11 Wolfe Tones 1-12 Old rivals, Aidan McAnespies and Wolfe Tones met in the first of the Junior A Football semi-finals over the weekend. The Tones looked comfortably in charge for most of the game, especially after Ger Molloy goaled early in the second half. McAnespies launched a late charge to draw level with minutes left and the sides fought for the breakthrough to get the

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Galway footballers impress, hurlers also into Boston semis

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In Wednesday nights playoffs, Galway senior hurlers defeated Fr. Tom Burke's and Shannon Blues Junior Footballers defeated the Gaels.  Schedule below. Saturday Aug 20 Field A 4:00 Junior Hurling: Galway v Fr. Tom Burke's 5:30 Junior A Football: Aidan McAnespies v Wolfe Tones Field B 3:30 Junior B Football: Aidan McAnespies v Armagh-Notre Dame 5:00 Junior B Football: Mayo v Galway

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Christopher’s 1-11 Wolfe Tones 1-10 The rain that was forecast for the afternoon began to make an appearance for the Christopher’s versus Wolfe Tones quarter final. Each side was without a key player in their forward lines. Christopher’s were missing Eric Hegarty and for the Tones it was James Doyle. The teams could not be separated until the very end when substitute Dan Kenneally put the

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Galway 1-19 Fr. Tom Burke’s 0-20 Galway forced a playoff with a two point win over Fr. Tom’s in an eagerly contested encounter. Tom’s took the initiative in the early going but once Galway broke the ice with a Fintan O’Leary goal the tribesmen kicked into gear. Galway absorbed a loss in personnel with 10 minutes left on the clock as John Moylan was sent off, but edged out their opponents in a

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Donegal 2-13 Galway 1-20 The first quarter final of the day between Galway and Donegal was a real humdinger of an affair, a game in which all five of Galway’s forwards scored multiple times. The sides could not be separated at the end of a tense and exciting first half, and the first playoff game of the season went into additional minutes. It was close for most of the extra period but with just

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Tipperary 3-15 Wexford 2-9 Tipperary pulled off somewhat of a surprise victory over Wexford on Saturday. Tipp limited Wexford to just two points in the first half of the game, and tallied a goal and nine points in their row of the scoreboard. Tipp wing forward, Emmet Kent, himself a Wexford U-21 player, tore into the Wexford defence and Tipp ran away nine point winners in the end. Paddy

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There have been some changes to this weekend's schedule due to the anticipated rain that is due late on Sunday. There are 2 senior football quarter finals Sunday.  The first is between Donegal and Galway.  Galway have bounced back from a tough start to the season to finish in the top 6 and now have an excellent chance to progress to the semi-finals the following weekend.  This would be the first

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By Rory O'Donnell The 2011 CYC, the largest to date in the brief seven-year history of the competition, was a huge success. A massive amount of work went into preparing the venue. Volunteers worked weekends, nights, and, in some cases, days to ensure that the venue was looking the part. The ICC looked excellent from the fresh mulch in the parking lots to the roped of fields that were

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Wolfe Tones 0-10 Donegal 0-12 Donegal came out on top in this top of the table Junior A Football clash. There was very little between the teams, however, as the second half wore on Donegal managed to separate themselves and came away with a two point win. Declan Kinahan rises for the ball. It was all square by the time the first half was over with very little separating the teams. The Tones

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Christopher’s 4-12 Mayo 1-9 There was a lot at stake for Christopher’s and Mayo in the first senior football game of the day. The winners would have a good chance to be in, and the losers more or less out of the senior championship playoff picture. As it turned out Christopher’s put the game away with a decisive first half performance. Mayo came storming back in the second and went a long way

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Aidan McAnespies 3-14 Shannon Blues 1-14 Aidan McAnespies finished the season with sixteen points from their eight games. Shannon Blues needed to pull off an upset in order to get into the playoffs, and while they made a good fist of things McAnespies proved to be a bit too much to handle for the Blues in the second half. Colm McCrory tallied a hat trick as McAnespies finish the regular season

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Wolfe Tones 1-12 Kerry 2-9 The Tones' Luke Kavanagh shakes off a tackle. Kerry were playing for a chance at the Intermediate Final, while the Tones were looking to secure third place in the table. Kerry pulled off an unlikely draw, though truth be told Kerry were their own worst enemies as Stephen O’Brien missed a golden opportunity for a goal, and with 5 minutes to go Mark Griffin lost the

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Galway 2-17 Wexford 0-20 Galway finally broke their 2011 duck and won their first game in sensational fashion. It was a tense, exciting game as the ball moved quickly up and down the field and the lead changed hands on several occasions. Galway looked in danger of continuing their winless streak with less then 10 minutes to go as Wexford looked to be in the familiar position of controlling the

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Fr. Tom Burke’s 1-9 Wexford 0-14 Tom’s and Wexford played a dogged affair with Wexford doing enough to hold off a stiff Tom’s challenge. Wexford looked to be comfortably ahead at the break, but Tom’s came fighting back in the second half and made it interesting towards the end. Certainly not a classic, but with the result Wexford set themselves apart from the rest of the field. Wexford had

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Aidan McAnespies 0-10 Wolfe Tones 3-10 Wolfe Tones proved too much for McAnespies in a scrappy junior A football championship encounter on Sunday. There was plenty to talk about, three goals and three sendings off. The Tones led comfortably early in the second half, and at one point McAnespies looked like making a possible comeback, but a third Tones goal from the boot of Mick Sammon put an end

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Aidan McAnespies 3-14 Wolfe Tones 0-14 Wolfe Tones provided Aidan McAnespies with a stern challenge in the second encounter of the day between the teams. The game was closer than the nine points that separated the teams might indicate. The Tones hit the post, missed a penalty, and forced a couple of very good saves from McAnespies keeper, Ciaran Kendrick. McAnespies played some lovely running

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Donegal 0-13 Connemara Gaels 1-18 Donegal and Gaels met in a game of utmost importance on Sunday afternoon, a bye for the championship semi-finals was at stake. Each side had some new faces on hand. Donegal featured Paddy Kelly and Louthman Brian White in the full forward line, while the Gaels newcomers included recentlyarrived Galwaymen, John Duane, Paul Conroy, and Danny Cummins. Donegal had

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Mayo 5-11 Armagh-Notre Dame 2-12 Mayo remained on track for a playoff berth with a win over Armagh-Notre Dame. With nothing to play for the Orchard men did not provide much resistance for Mayo in the first half, but made it interesting in the second as they came within four points at one stage. A win was a must for Mayo, and the job was not done until Danny Kirby netted with five minutes to go

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Senior Football Shannon Blues 1-12 Cork 0-11 Armagh-Notre Dame 2-10 Mayo 5-11 Connemara Gaels 1-18 Donegal 0-13 Wolfe Tones 0-14 Aidan McAnespies 3-14 Senior Hurling Wexford 0-14 Fr. Tom Burke's 1-9 Reports to follow...... The results this weekend put the Gaels and McAnespies in the semi-finals. Unless there is a major upset on the final weekend of the regular season this coming weekend, it

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Saturday July 23 4:15 Junior Hurling: Fr. Tom Burke’s v Wexford 5:30 Senior Football: Shannon Blues v Cork Field B 5:45 Junior B Football: Donegal v Mayo Sunday July 24 1:15 Senior Football: Mayo v Armagh-Notre Dame 2:30 Senior Football: Donegal v Connemara Gaels 3:45 Senior Hurling: Wexford v Fr. Tom Burke’s 5:00 Senior Football: McAnespies v Wolfe Tones Field B 1:45 Junior

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Listen to Denis O'Briens Podcast for an update on the Boston GAA Championships.Great win for Boston Galway footballers

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Kerry 3-7 Mayo 3-8 Kerry and Mayo, two of the high flying junior B teams met on the main field on a hot Sunday afternoon. Having looked dead and buried at the end of the first half, Mayo came back to win at the very end. It was all Kerry in the first half and Mayo had a 13-point mountain to climb at the break. Climb it they did as Mayo stormed back in the second half, and Gervais Toner won the

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Galway 2-12 Tipperary 1-15 Galway were in a “must win” situation in the first of their 3 second round games of the senior hurling championship. The tribesmen played that way for most of the game and were good for the win only to see it slip away in the final seconds of the game. Tipperary’s back line buckled down and pushed hard in the second half and had Galway on the ropes. The breakthrough

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Kerry 2-8 Armagh-Notre Dame 1-9 Kerry and Armagh-Notre Dame met in a lower end of the table battle Sunday afternoon. Kerry just about held on in the second half after establishing a six-point first half lead. The Brighton side got within three points in the second half, but the game broke down into a disjointed second half with several scuffles breaking out and Kerry went on the win by a one

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Connemara Gaels 0-12 Mayo 1-8 The Gaels and Mayo ground it out over 60 minutes in the heat of Canton with the Gaels just about making it over the finish line. The Gaels always had a slight upper hand but almost let it slip at the end. A late goal from Mayo had the Gaels in the precarious position of playing out the final whistle in injury time while holding a one-point lead. Mayo had the

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Galway 0-16 Christopher’s 3-6 Galway secured an all important win over Christopher’s and appeared to have their opponents where they wanted them for most of the second half of this game. However, two quick goals from Christopher’s late in the game almost saw them steal it only for Galway to come back at the very end with points from Anton McFadden and David Kelly to secure the points and stay

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The senior football season is shaping up to be one where Aidan McAnespies look like locking up one of the two semi-final places. Second place is wide open with the Connemara Gaels, Wolfe Tones, Donegal, and Christopher’s having a chance of avoiding a quarter final. With one less game played, the Tones probably have the best chance of making the number two spot at the end of the season. The Tones

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Schedule Wednesday July 13 5:30 Junior Hurling: Fr. Tom Burke’s v Galway 5:45 Junior B Football: Aidan McAnespies v Shannon Blues Thursday July 14 Concord, NH Junior C Hurling: Barley House Wolves v Worcester Saturday July 16 Field A Tir na nOg 7-a-side Ladies Blitz 5:00 Senior Football: Wolfe Tones v Cork Field B 5:00 Junior B Football: Armagh-Notre Dame v Aidan McAnespies

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Boston Shamrocks 3-4 Tir na nOg 4-15 Tir na nOg were proved to be too much for the Boston Shamrocks as they wrapped up the Ladies Senior Football Championship. Tir na nOg wrapped up the Ladies Senior Football Championship with little fuss on Sunday. The champions hit the back of the net three times before the mid-point of the first half. Points flew over the bar from all angles. Try as they

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Wexford 3-17 Tipperary 1-18 With the first half of the senior hurling championship played, Wexford have established themselves as the team to beat with a win over Tipperary. Wexford opened an eight point lead in the first half, but Tipp pulled it back to less than a score late in the second only for Wexford to finish the game with three points on the trot. Wexford scored an impressive win

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Aidan McAnespies 3-17 Donegal 1-6 Aidan McAnespies have beaten all comers so far this season and Sunday it was no different against Donegal. McAnespies were quicker, sharper, and displayed a high level of teamwork and understanding to leave last years Boston champions far behind in the rearview mirror. Gary O'Neill rises highest for the kickout. McAnespies tallied eleven scores in the first

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Shannon Blues 1-5 Christopher’s 2-10 Christopher’s secured a very important win over a disappointing Shannon Blues Sunday afternoon. A goal in each half put Christopher’s in the drivers seat while for the second week in a row the Blues could not lift their game when it mattered. Christopher’s cruised in the second half as the lead stretched beyond the reach of the Blues.. Aidan Walsh is

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Kerry 3-7 Connemara Gaels 1-13 Kerry and the Gaels played a supremely exciting game Sunday afternoon. Three first half goals from Kerry had the Gaels on the ropes for much of the game but the Connemara men got it together to come back late in the first half, and again in the second after falling behind early after the restart to have a chance to win with the final kick of the game. Unfortunately

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Galway 1-10 Mayo 0-8 Galway prevailed in this battle of the western counties thanks to a 15 minute second half flourish where the tribesmen capitalized on their wealth of possession and put five unanswered points over the bar. The first half was keenly contested, however in the second period Mayo lost their way while Galway’s corner forward, James Carroll, helped himself to five points as Galway

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With 5 games played in the senior football championship, a familiar pattern is developing.  After 8 games are completed, the top 2 teams are in the semi-finals while the next four are in the playoffs.  Aidan McAnespies are setting the pace with an unbeaten record and look sure to secure one of the top 2 places.  Donegal, Connemara Gaels, and Wolfe Tones make up the chasing pack for the second

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Wexford 4-12 Galway 1-14 Wexford put on a fine display of hurling to take both points in convincing fashion against a Galway side that hurled well in patches, but never could find any consistency. Four goals, two in each half gave Galway a mountain to climb, one too high for the tribesmen. Galway center back Conor Woods comes out with the ball. Galway were their own worst enemies in the

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Shannon Blues 0-5 Wolfe Tones 1-15 The Wolfe Tones and the Blues produced somewhat of a surprise, the margin of victory being the surprise. The Tones fielded a team with former Meath star, Charles McCarthy, in the middle of the field, while Gary Brilly dropped into the half back line. The Tones got a grip on the game early on and kept a tight hold on for the 60 minutes, stifling the Blues for

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The Connemara Gaels had a very important win over Christopher's on Sunday. Connemara Gaels 2-15 Christopher’s 1-15 It was a hard earned win for the Connemara Gaels at the expense of Christopher’s. The Gaels threatened to take over the game on a couple of occasions only to be reeled back in by a persistent Christopher’s side. It was an exciting, high scoring game with play flowing up and down

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Aidan McAnespies 0-11 Donegal 2-8 Padraig McLaughlin shoots for goal. Donegal earned a deserved win over arch rivals Aidan McAnespies in the junior A football championship. After a first half in which the Donegal forward line stuttered, the Tir Chonaill men got their act together in the shooting department, and ended up coming away with a three point win. McAnespies held a two point lead at

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Galway 1-13 Armagh-Notre Dame 1-11 The Brighton rivals served up a competitive, exciting game of football that could have gone either way. After a strong start from Galway their opponents worked their way back into the game and pushed Galway all the way to the final whistle. James Carroll on the attack for Galway. Galway opened the game strongly. The forward line was in full gear and ran at

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Aidan McAnespies 2-19 Kerry 1-8 Aidan McAnespies continued their winning streak with a relatively easy win against Kerry. Kerry were without starting midfielders Sean Fogerty and Peter Curry, which did not help their cause. McAnespies more or less had the game wrapped up at the end of the first half. A penalty that was put away by Paul O’Donoghue along with 10 points, to 5 points in Kerry’s

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I was away last weekend, so I did not write any reports.  The scores were: Senior Football: Mayo 3-9 Kerry 2-7 Galway 0-12 Shannon Blues 0-12 Armagh-ND 2-12 McAnespies 3-15 Christopher's 2-8 Cork 1-7 Wolfe Tones 0-10 Donegal 1-7 (Third draw of the season for the Tones). Senior Hurling Fr. Tom Burke's 2-16 Tipperary 2-10 Ladies Senior Football Boston Shamrocks 2-7 Tir na nOg 5-15

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This coming weekend is filled with action on Saturday and Sunday. Mayo and Kerry meet Saturday at 4:15 in a game that neither side will want to lose. Mayo have put in some strong performances so far as have Kerry, and at this stage winning championship points is critical. At 5:30 Galway face a tough task in an effort to secure their first win of the year against the Shannon Blues. The teams had

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Listen to a run down of last weekend's action on Denis O'Brien's weekly podcast.#241 Boston hurling champs get good start

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Senior Football Wolfe Tones 2-15 Mayo 2-15 Aidan McAnespies 4-15 Connemara Gaels 1-10 Kerry 1-10 Donegal 1-13 Cork 1-7 Armagh-Notre Dame 2-7 Senior Hurling Tipperary 2-19 Galway 2-12 Junior B Football Aidan McAnespies bt Kerry Junior A Football Wolfe Tones 2-17 New England Celtics 1-5 Aidan McAnespies bt Connemara Gaels Junior C Hurling Worcester 2-4 Portland 1-9

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Galway 2-12 Tipperary 2-19 Galway and Tipperary, who played the last game of the season in the championship final last year, met in the opening game of the senior hurling championship. Tipp came away with the win again, but not without Galway making a push late in the first half and for most of the second. Tipp pulled away towards the end of the game with six unanswered points in quick

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Cork 1-7 Armagh-Notre Dame 2-7 The final game of the day featured Cork and Armagh-Notre Dame. After a lackluster first half, Armagh-Notre Dame put some good passing football together in the second period while Cork struggled to string anything together. The Brighton side won control of the game with two second-half goals, one from a penalty, and got some great performances from Owen Costello,

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Kerry 1-10 Donegal 1-13 Donegal and Kerry played a very entertaining game of football in beautiful sunny conditions at the ICC in Canton. There were plenty of festival goers on hand to witness a great game of football that hung in the balance until the final minutes. The teams were evenly matched, and it was Donegal who pulled away in the final minutes with two points from Padraig McLoughlin to

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To clarify, Games are ON today and tomorrow during the Irish Festival at the ICC in Canton.  The schedule is on http://www.bostongaa.org/.

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Worcester 1-15 Barley House Wolves (Concord, NH) 1-14 The Worcester Hurling team defeated the Barley House Wolves by the narrowest of margins Sunday. The second game of the Junior C hurling championship took place on Sunday when Worcester played host to the Barley House Wolves.  It was a tough game played in tight quarters, but a sporting one at that.  It was neck and neck all the way through

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Boston Shamrocks 4-16 Tir na nOg 1-2 Tir na nOg look set to repeat as Ladies senior football champions.  The first match of the season was very much a one sided affair. Tir na nOg were far too strong for the Shamrocks who tried hard for the duration but were no match for their rampant opponents. By the time the game had reached half time Tir na nOg had a double digit lead with no hope for the

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Fr. Tom Burke’s 2-13 Wexford 2-13 It was time to renew acquaintances as Tom’s and Wexford met one week from their Sheehan Cup final, and the game was no less exciting. Beautiful hurling it was not, but each side worked hard and space was tight with very little room given by either side. This time it was Wexford who held the lead for most of the second half, and Tom’s who came back and almost

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Shannon Blues 0-13 Donegal 0-7 Shannon Blues had control of this one from start to finish. Donegal went scoreless for most of the first half as the Blues rattled off seven unanswered points. The northerners came within a goal in the second period, but the Blues finished strong to hand the reigning champions their first defeat of the 2011 Great performances from Pa Magee, Denis McElligott and

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Christopher’s 1-7 Aidan McAnespies 1-9 Aidan McAnespies prevailed over Christopher’s in an exciting senior football contest. Conditions were cold and overcast, with a greasy surface not making things easy. Having gone in at the break trailing by four points, McAnespies put their stamp on the game in the second half and held Christopher’s scoreless for most of the period. Aidan McAnespies are

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Wolfe Tones 3-9 Shannon Blues 1-2 The Tones and the Blues fielded in difficult conditions which made it hard for both teams to put together much in the way of crisp passing football. After the Blues got off to a great start with an early goal, the Tones imposed themselves on the game and ended up with a comfortable first win in the junior championship. The Tones defence was up for anything

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Kerry 0-13 Galway 0-9  The Kerry Squad: Kerry handed Galway their third loss of the season.  With each side seeking their first points of the season, Kerry pulled away from Galway in the second half and earned a five point win. It was Ian Galvin doing the damage in the first half for Kerry, while in the second Eanna O’Connor led the forward line with seven points. It was a scrappy

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Every week I catch up with Denis O'Brien on the news from Boston. Click the link to listen to the latest Podcast from Gaelicsportscast.com.#235 Boston Wexford take Sheehan Cup thriller

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Saturday June 11 ICC Canton 4:15 Senior Football: Cork v Connemara Gaels 5:30 Senior Football: Kerry v Galway Field B 4:30 Junior B Football: Shannon Blues v Mayo Hartford, CT. 5:00 Junior B Football: Hartford v Aidan McAnespies Sunday June 12 ICC Canton 12:00 Junior A Football: Shannon Blues v Wolfe Tones 1:15 Ladies Senior Football: Boston Shamrocks v Tir na nOg 2:30 Senior Football: Aidan

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Donegal 2-19 Shannon Blues 1-3 It was mostly one-way traffic as Donegal proved to be far too strong for the Shannon Blues in the opening junior championship game of the season. Donegal fielded a side containing several names that we may very well see feature in senior competition later in the year. The Blues battled throughout the hour but it was a case of trying to beat back the waves as

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Christopher’s 4-15 Armagh-Notre Dame 0-14 It was a major about turn for Christopher’s following their first outing of the year as they comfortably won two championship points at the expense of Armagh-Notre Dame. Christopher’s team featured a number of new additions, most notably Colm O’Driscoll at center forward and Shane Beston at wing forward. Adrian Greaney anchored the back line while Eric

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Connemara Gaels 1-12 Wolfe Tones 1-12 Sean Manley mans the rearguard for the Gaels. A fantastic result for the Tones who will take it as a point won. The Gaels on the other hand will look at the result as a point lost. The Gaels played with an extra man for three quarters of the game but could not make effective use of same. The Tones play actually improved immensely following the sending off

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Mayo 0-10 Shannon Blues 0-11 Mayo and the Blues served up an exciting game of senior football Sunday afternoon. In the second half there was never more than one point in it, with the Blues Simon Sinnott putting the winning point over the bar in injury time. It was always a game that either side could have won, but a sending off late in the game of Mayo’s Kevin Keane for a second yellow card

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Wexford 2-10 Fr. Tom Burke’s 0-15  2011 Sheehan Cup Winners - Wexford  It was a dramatic final as Wexford overturned a six point deficit in the final five minutes to put their name on the Sheehan Cup. Tom’s led from the 13th minute until the end of normal time, and on two occasions when Wexford looked like they might overturn the lead, Tom’s reasserted themselves on

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I spoke earlier in the week with Denis and brought him up to date with the goings on here in Boston. #232 Boston champs survive scare Also, former St. Finbarrs, Cork City,  footballer and hurler, Denis Irwin will be in town next week.  Denis will be at Anthem in Faneuil Hall from 6:00-7:30 on Tuesday, June 7.  The Corkman will have the Premier League Trophy with him.  (Denis also played for

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Donegal 0-8 Galway 0-7 Steven Walsh shoots for Galway as Danny McBride blocks. There was just the one game Sunday at the ICC in Canton. Donegal lined out with two Ballybofey men in the middle of the field, each at either end of their football careers. Donegal stalwart, Michael McGinty, and new arrival, Andrew Bonner manned the middle for the northerners for the 60 minutes. Donegal huffed and

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Denis O'Brien called and I got him up to date with the goings on in the Boston North East Board. #226 Good start for football champs as Wexford hurlers into Sheehan final

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Barley House Wolves (Concord, NH) 5-7 Portland (ME) 2-5 Rather than seeing the end of the world as was predicted, Saturday May 21 was a historic date in the annals of the Boston North East GAA. The first Junior C Hurling match took place in Concord, New Hampshire. It was a great occasion with great volunteerism from people stepping in to help with officiating and taking pictures. The game was

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Connemara Gaels 3-11 Shannon Blues 2-13 In a game that saw three red cards and five goals the Connemara Gaels came away with the points. There was tremendous excitement as the game ebbed and flowed. Twice the Gaels looked like pulling away but the Blues reined them back in and it all boiled down to the final kick of the game, a free that drifted just wide to the relief of the Gaels and

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Galway 0-7 Wexford 3-7 Three goals separated the sides in this Sheehan Cup encounter between Brighton rivals Galway and Wexford. The game got a little chippy in the second half and a melee broke out late in the game. Wexford were full value for their win and looked comfortably in charge for most of the second half. Eoin Kavanagh and Gearoid O’Connor put in excellent performances in the forward

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Tipperary 2-7 Fr. Tom Burke’s 1-12 Tipperary and Fr. Tom’s served up a fantastic Sheehan Cup hurling contest. Tom’s worked hard for the entirety of the game, and in spite of almost letting it slip on a couple of occasions, kept their focus to earn the win. Trevor Kelly led the effort from the middle of the field, while Shane Howley in the forward line put in a man of the match performance with

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