Update on GAA Palestine visit

Please see update in relation to the upcoming visit of GAA Palestine in July.
While our time with the group is shorter than expected we intend to share as much of our games and culture with them as is possible over Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
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• The expected arrival time has been pushed out and so our plans have somewhat altered.
• The group of 33 children aged 9 to 16, plus approx 20 adults will now arrive to the club at approx 5.30pm and will be welcomed to an evening of activities, BBQ and Ceol.
• On Sunday morning they will take part in a mini blitz with our members before they depart for Galway.
• The children are from various Palestinian clubs, with the majority from Ramallah. GAA continues to prosper in Palestine giving these kids a much needed break from the challenges they face daily.
• The group is being bussed by Paddywagon Tours for the duration of their tour, as such, Éire Óg will be the meeting point for the Clare leg.
• If you can assist by accommodating children or adults on the night of 26th July, please contact John Keating at secretaryeireogacademy@gmail.com or on 087 8328681.

If you can donate to support the group with their trip, https://whydonate.com/fundraising/gaa-palestine-summer-tour-2025-clare-leg

We encourage all our club members to come along and extend a Céad Míle Fáilte to the group

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Thank you so much for the fantastic interest from the Éire Óg community in relation to hosting players and coaches from GAA Palestine.

‼️We still need more families to host‼️

For those who are still undecided, here is some information on GAA Palestine. It was established in July 2024 and the club currently has about 28 members.

Claire Liddy, a native of County Clare 🇺🇦, along with fellow coaches, are bringing the players to Ireland for a two week holiday in July and their visit will include the following stops: 4 nights in Dublin, 4 in Cork, 1 in Ennis, 1 in Galway, 1 in Derry, 2 in Belfast and 1 night in Dublin before they return to Palestine.

During their stay, the children and their coaches will be hosted by families all around the country, they will attend 2 Cúl Camps, training sessions and enjoy the famous Irish hospitality.  

Claire has chosen Éire Óg to host the group for one night on Saturday 26th July. It is a great privilege for the club to be selected to welcome GAA Palestine as many other local clubs wanted to host them too.

On the 26th July, the same day as GAA Palestine arrive, Éire Óg will host our annual Summer Family Day and BBQ 🍔🍟🍕, so there will be entertainment for everyone on the day 🎶 🎵.

We will organise matches with mixed teams made up of GAA Palestine and Éire Óg players and in the evening the children will go to the house with their host families.  

It is expected they will depart Éire Og around 11:00 AM on Sunday.

✉️☎️Please contact John Keating at secretaryeireogacademy@gmail.com or on 087 8328681 if you can spare a room or two in your home on the night of 26th July.