Line-ups unveiled for Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta within the Rosses

The GAA’s annual Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta was launched yesterday in Croke Park.

This yr’s competitions will happen within the Donegal Gaeltacht of na Rosann between the 2nd and fifth of June and will probably be hosted by native membership CLG Naomh Muire.

This yr sees the 52nd staging of Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta and extra video games than ever will probably be broadcast on TG4 and RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – each proud companions of the competitors. 

Talking forward of the launch Gráinne McElwain, Cathaoirleach Choiste Náisiúnta Gaeilge CLG, stated: ‘Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta has a particular place on the GAA’s calendar every year and I’m certain that each one the collaborating golf equipment and supporters could have a unbelievable time and will probably be handled to a feast of soccer over the June financial institution vacation weekend.’

‘The competitors offers Gaeltacht communities, in addition to golf equipment that function solely by Irish, a chance to come back collectively and compete for All-Eire medals. It’s the Irish language that make this competitors distinctive.’

‘I want to want CLG Naomh Muire, specifically, one of the best of luck. Having been concerned in internet hosting final yr’s Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta with my very own membership Naomh Anna Leitir Móir, I perceive the massive work and sacrifice that’s concerned in internet hosting the competitors. Go n-éirí an t-ádh leo uilig.’ 

Seán Ó hEarcáin, Cathaoirleach Chomórtas Peile na Gaeltachta, appears ahead to a different nice gathering and celebration of Gaelic soccer and the Irish language.

‘We very a lot sit up for subsequent week’s Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta and we want CLG Naomh Muire all the easiest as hosts of this nice competitors. Golf equipment from all seven Gaeltacht counties will once more participate on this large celebration of Gaelic soccer and the Irish language, as effectively all-Irish golf equipment from Belfast and Dublin.’

‘We sit up for seeing everybody in Donegal and to an awesome Comórtas once more this yr. I want all collaborating golf equipment the easiest of luck over the weekend.’

Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta was arrange in 1969 with the purpose of bringing Irish talking golf equipment and communities collectively for a weekend of soccer and lots of footballing greats have taken half within the competitors over time – Kerry’s Muintir Uí Shé and Dara Ó Cinnéide, An Cheathrú Rua’s Seán Ó Domhnaill, Gaoth Dobhair’s Kevin Cassidy, Cill na Martra’s Noel O’Leary, Meath’s Graham Geraghty and Naomh Abán’s Micheál Ó Cróinín to call only a few.

2023 Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta line-ups:

Junior Women: Cill tSéadhna (Maigh Eo), Laochra Loch Lao (Aontroim), Micheál Breathnach (Gaillmh), Bhulf Tón (An Mhí), Na Gaeil Óga (Áth Cliath), An Clochán Liath (Dún na nGall), Naomh Muire (Dún na nGall)

Senior Women: Clann na nGael (An Mhí), Maigh Cuilinn (Gaillimh), An Tearmann (Dún na nGall), Cill Chomáin (Maigh Eo)

Junior Males’s: Gaoth Dobhair (Dún na nGall), Gaeil Fhánada (Dún na nGall), Clann na nGael (An Mhí), Lios Póil (Ciarraí), Na Gaeil Óga (Áth Cliath), Cárna Caiseal (Gaillimh), An Clochán Liath (Dún na nGall), Cill Chomáin (Maigh Eo), Laochra Loch Lao (Aontroim), Naomh Muire (Dún na nGall)

Senior Males’s: Naomh Conaill (Dún na nGall), Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh (Corcaigh), Bhulf Tón (An Mhí), An Rinn (Port Láirge), An Ghaeltacht (Ciarraí), Béal an Mhuirthead (Maigh Eo), Naomh Anna (Gaillimh), Cill na Martra (Corcaigh)

The total Raidió na Gaeltachta and TG4 schedules for Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta are as follows.

Raidió na Gaeltachta – Dwell on Radio, on-line and on the app everywhere in the world

from 11 am on Saturday, 3rd of June

from 11.45 am on Sunday, 4th of June

from 10 am on Sunday, 5th of June

Line-ups unveiled for Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta within the Rosses was final modified: Might twenty sixth, 2023 by Rachel McLaughlin