The St Michael’s club in Toronto will be 60 years old next year. Armagh man Mickey Hamill was one of the founders back in 1965 and there is a strong Ulster core steering the club forward into a landmark year. We take a look… THE Irish immigrants took a look around and realised Toronto needed […]
Townsville Wolfhounds: Australia’s latest Irish corner
November 11, 2024
Earlier this year Antrim man Christy Agnew helped found Australian Gaelic football club Townsville Wolfhounds. Here is their story… By Michael McMullan WHAT do you get when you mix Antrim, Westmeath and Limerick blood together in Townsville? If it is March 2024, then the result it’s Townsville Wolfhounds, the latest addition to the GAA family. […]
Orang Éire – Built to last
June 5, 2024
Two Ulster men started the first Gaelic football club in Malaysia 17 years ago. Michael McMullan takes a look at the progress… By Michael McMullan STRIP away everything else and even the name Orang Éire tells you of the imprint made by Irish exiles across the globe. Orang in Bahasa, the native language of Malaysia, […]