Kategorie-Archive: Interview

Meet the Celtics: Svenja Hennecke

In this article, one of our top camogie stalwarts – Svenja Hennecke – shares some of the differences and surpising similarilites between camogie and her other passion, ballet. Svenja only started playing camogie last year but since then has become an ever-present member of the Celtics.

The Story behind the Francie O’Connor Cup – a Chat with Frank O’Connor

Frank O’Connor is a legend of the Cologne Celtics. The driving force behind our development on the hurling pitch over the last few years. Here, he discusses everything from the trophy named after his father, growing up with a passion for hurling and GAA in Europe compared to Ireland.

FRS GAA World Games 2023: Jan Stolle’s Audio Diaries

What is it like to represent your country in an international sports tournament? This question is something that not many of us can answer. However, our man Jan Stolle kept an audio diary during the FRS GAA World Games 2023 in Derry, and here you can find out about his experiences.

FRS GAA World Games 2023: Meet Our Players

This year, 2023, the FRS GAA World Games makes a return, and this time, it is being held in County Derry. Amongst all these players is a significant group from the Cologne Celtics. Here we had a chat with several of our players.

Interview with Chris Bethe – European Hurling Officer 2020-22 and Darmstadt GAA Legend

Chris Bethe is a legend of Darmstadt GAA and a former European Hurling Officer for Gaelic Games Europe. He chatted to us about his plans for bringing hurling to the international community in Ireland, and his experiences as European Hurling Officer during the time of Corona lockdowns.

Interview with Amanyire Moses: Uganda GAA

Amanyire Moses and Uganda GAA came to our attention upon finding them on social media. Upon further examination we knew we needed to contact them and hear about their story. Here is their story. far. You can help them by following the GoFundMe links in the article.

Interview with John Murphy: Chairperson of European GAA (GGE)

John Murphy is the chairperson of Gaelic Games Europe, and he kindly gave us an interview about his life, playing in New York and Amsterdam, his role with the GGE and hopes and plans for future growth in Europe.

Interview with Irish International Footballer Amber Barrett

Amber Barrett is an Irish international who played from 2019 until 2022 with 1. FC Köln. A passionate GAA fan (and county-standard player!) she joined us for a chat during the pre-match camp before Ireland’s World Cup Qualifier against Georgia.

Meet the Celtics: Santiago Modernell from Uruguay

Santiago Modernell is our first Uruguayan hurler/Gaelic footballer. We discuss how he came to live in Cologne, his time in Dublin and his dream of opening his own coffee shop. ¡Esta entrevista también está en español!

Interview with Graham Clifford: CEO & Founder of the Sanctuary Runners

Graham Clifford is the CEO and Founder of the Sanctuary Runners organisation. We came into contact with him last year during the Virtual Cork City Marathon, and here we caught up with him to find out more about him and the Sanctuary Runners.

Interview with Cologne’s Pie Man – Richard Crighton

Meet Richard! He is Cologne’s Pie-Man! We have had several collaborations with Richard at this stage as he has delivered his products to our training sessions and hurling tournaments in NRW. How does a creative designer end up with a pie-selling business in Cologne – find out in this chat!

Interview with Eoin O’Farrell: the Hurler who Rowed the Atlantic Ocean

Eoin O’Farrell is a hurler with Blackrock National Hurling Club in Cork. In the winter of 2017/18, he and three of his mates took part in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Race and crossed the Atlantic Ocean the Canary Islands to Antigua in the Caribbean. Here is his story.