European GAA report - Sport From Ireland - 22, November, 1999
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European GAA Board a step closer as comittee members are appointedGAA22 Nov 1999by Cormac Mac Ruairí THE establishment of a European Board of the GAA came one step closer yesterday as representatives of the continental Gaelic clubs met in an Amsterdam hotel to appoint board members to the embryonic committee. An application by the European Board affiliate to the GAA still has to be accepted by the management in Croke Park before going before the association’s congress in Galway next year for ratification. The president of the GAA, Joe McDonagh, attended the Amsterdam meeting. He congratulated the European teams for their achievements to date and he wished them a bright future as an integral part of the GAA. He reminded the meeting that shortly after his election 1997 he had visited the Paris Gaels Club and stated that one of the goals of his presidency would be the establishment of a European Board. “Gaelic games play a central role among the Irish community overseas and the European Board will add greatly to the development of the GAA,” he said. His sentiments were echoed by Barney Winston, of the GAA’s International Dimensions Workgroup, who chaired the historic meeting. Mr Winson told the gathering: “we are a big family with new cousins in various places around the world but we will be looking after the flower growing in Europe and tending to it.” Dozens of representatives from various European Clubs packed into the hotel conference room to select members to the new board. The position of chairperson of the European Board went to Mark Scanlon of Paris Gaels and Ann Donnelly, also from Paris, was appointed secretary. Representatives from The Hague, Brussels, Germany, France and Guernsey were also appointed to the board. On Saturday, in Amsterdam, Paris Gaels clinched the Brendan Maloney Memorial Football Trophy by one goal from The Hague Club. Teams from Guernsey and Luxembourg also took part in the one day competition, hosted annually by the Dutch team in association with the Irish Club Netherlands. A report of both the competition and the meeting will be broadcast on the Irish language Spórtiris programme next Thursday at 9.30pm on TG4. The programme will be rebroadcast with English subtitles on RTE 1 at noon on Saturday. © The Examiner, 1999 |