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.
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Cologne Celtics Family Day 2023: 19th August 2023
Save the date! On 19 August 2023, the Cologne Celtics Gaelic Sports Club will host our first-ever Family Day. It will take place from 11am until 3pm. This event is free and open to non-club members as well as members. It promises to be a day full of fun and action for the whole family ⭐️
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.
The First Cologne Celtics Youth Training Session: 13.06.2023
June 13th 2023 was the first time the Cologne Celtics held youth training. This area will be crucial to our future development and growth. The session was held by our club youth officer, Ger, and it was a great success, with even more extensive future plans for youths.
German Camogie & Hurling Cups 2023: Tournament Report 22.04.2023
On Saturday April 22nd, the Cologne Celtics competed in the 2023 edition of the German Hurling and Camogie Cups. This time they were held in Darmstadt. Although we didn’t win either of them, our players represented our club with pride, passion and skill.
Dear Stephen,…
Stephen O’Rourke, our former club chairperson, is leaving Cologne and moving to Berlin to start a new adventure. In this article, his club mates decided to wish him well and write about their experiences of dealing with someone who has enormously influenced the club’s development.
European Hurling/Camogie Championship Round 1 Maastricht – 01.04.2023
On April 1st our camógs and hurlers represented the club with pride and passion as they reached their respective finals. Read about their progress here in this tournament report – compiled by hurling officer, Frank and club secretary, Lea.
Photos from our St. Patrick’s Weekend Invitational Hurling Tournament 2023
On Saturday, March 18th 2023, the Cologne Celtics GAA Club held our St. Patrick’s Weekend Invitational Hurling Tournament – the inaugural Francie O’Connor Cup. During an immense day of hurling action, Eindhoven Shamrocks came out victorious – as they won all three of their matches – and went away with the well-deserved trophy. We were„Photos from our St. Patrick’s Weekend Invitational Hurling Tournament 2023“ weiterlesen
St. Patrick’s Weekend Invitational Hurling Tournament: Saturday, 18th March 2023
On Saturday, 18th March 2023, the Cologne Celtics GAA Club will face off in our St. Patrick’s Weekend Hurling Invitational Tournament. With opposition from Ireland, the Netherlands and our local rivals Düsseldorf, we are looking forward to a massive day of hurling action.
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.
Cologne Celtics 2022: Our Year
2022 was a special year for the Cologne Celtics. A busy year where a lot was achieved, and the groundwork was laid to develop further. Relive our 2022 with this Year Review.
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.
ZDF-Training 26.11.2022
On November 26th 2022, the journalist Achim Winter came to Chorweiler and participated in our training session. The images were broadcast on the popular TV programme, „Hallo Deutschland“. We had a fantastic day of hurling and camogie.
Cologne Celtics v St. Finbarr’s: 03.10.2022. The Player Experience
On Monday, October 3rd, the Cologne Celtics faced up against the mighty St. Finbarr’s at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. In this article, we take the player experience of what it felt like to play in this unique setting on a brilliant night of hurling.
German Camogie & Hurling Cups 2022: Tournament Report 24.09.2022
On September 24th, 2022, the Cologne Celtics held the German Cups – the Chris Hennessy and Sebastian Rießbeck Cups – in Chorweiler. With the Desmond Brothers TV crew, the head of the German Embassy’s Irish Abroad Unit, and many other guests in the crowd, we enjoyed a full schedule of hard hurling and camogie matches.
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