Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Gaelic Athletic Association GAA

The Gaelic Athletic Association / Cumann Lúthchleas Gael is a 32 county sporting and cultural organisation that has a presence on all five continents.

It is Ireland's largest sporting organisation and is celebrated as one of the great amateur sporting associations in the world today.

The GAA is a volunteer led, community based organisation that promotes Gaelic games such as Hurling, Football, Handball and Rounders and works with sister organisations to promote Ladies Football and Camogie. It is part of the Irish consciousness and plays an influential role in Irish society that extends far beyond the basic aim of promoting Gaelic games.

There are a range of sports among the Gaelic Games family including
Football, Hurling, Ladies Football, Camogie, Handball and Rounders. To see wat the Irish games look like go to GAA TV

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