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January ,16 2021
U12'S IT'S YOUR TIME!First off Grab your hurley, your helmet and a ball!Our final videos in our 'READY PLAYER ONE!' Skills Challenge S..
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DÉISE ÓG U10 HURLING SKILLS CHALLENGE - PLAYERS ARE YOU READY?There are 5 skills challenges here, give all of them a go and be sure to s..
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In advance of the 2021 GAA season, players are reminded about the need to check that their equipment is in good condition and meets the required safet..
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As all know we cannot have face to face meetings or courses at moment and we don't have a date yet for these events to start. This means that we h..
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The December edition of the GAA Club Newsletter is now available. This month’s edition includes the following: Clubs encouraged to register for ..
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The GAA will adopt a split season model in 2021. By Cian O’Connell (https://www.gaa.ie/news/feargal-mcgill-we-have-created-a-very-good-window-fo..
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1.Providing a meaningful closed season/down time: -No return to collective Senior inter county training before January 15th-Senior inter county challe..
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The Waterford Minor Football Munster Quarter Final v Limerick this Saturday will be live streamed on the link below:https://page.inplayer.com/streamsp..
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Waterford will play Tipperary in the Electric Ireland Munster Minor Hurling Championship Semi-Final on Saturday December 12th at 3pm in Páirc U..
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Waterford GAA Pop Up Shop Times for Today Wednesday Walsh Park (Inside Player’s Entrance) 3-5pm Fraher Field Dungarvan 5:30pm-7:30pm&n..
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Liam Cahill & Conor Prunty asks all supporters to stay safe this Sunday when supporting the team in this year's All Ireland Final.Please be mi..
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The Toughest SeasonIn partnership with Sportsfile, the GAA and the Camogie Association, AIB have created a book documenting all the weird and wonderfu..
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A Chairde The next few weeks will generate great excitement across the island and in seven counties in particular as we look forward to All-Ireland hu..
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Stephen Bennett has been voted GAA.ie Hurler of the Week.The prolific Waterford forward earned 13, 196 votes on the Official GAA Instagram page with L..
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Well Done to Calum Lyons, Tadhg De Burca, Jamie Barron, Austin Gleeson & Stephen Bennett on making this week's G..
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Voting will close at 10am on Tuesday December 1 and the winner will be announced on GAA.ie. Please head over to the Official GAA Instagram ..
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All-Ireland SHC semi-final WATERFORD 2-27 KILKENNY 2-23 By John Harrington at Croke Park https://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/all-ireland-shc-semi-final-ki..
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Due to the Covid-19 restrictions AGMs cannot go ahead as normal. For this reason, the GAA has created this guidance document to assist GAA Clubs ..
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The voting process is simple: like their image on the GAA's official Instagram page.Voting will close at 10am on Tuesday November 24 and the winne..
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Waterford's All-Ireland Semi Final fixture versus our near neighbour's Kilkenny has been confirmed for next Saturday Evening the 28th November..
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By Dermot Keyes at Páirc Uí Chaoimh All Ireland SHC Quarter-Final WATERFORD 3-27 CLARE 3-18 https://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/a..
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The GAA have confirmed the following fixture arrangements for next weekend. Saturday November 21 All Ireland SHC Quarter-Final Waterford V Clare, Pair..
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This morning’s All-Ireland SHC Quarter-Final draw has thrown up two mouth watering ties. The draw was made on RTÉ Radio 1 on Monday morni..
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WATERFORD’S FIRST HURLING REVIVAL, 1884 – 1934 By: Cian Manning ‘the Cinderella of Gaelic Games’: THOMAS D..
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Munster Senior Hurling FinalJust four days to go to this year's Munster Senior Hurling Final! Our Senior Hurlers will travel to Semple Stadiu..
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Benji Whelan has stepped down as manager of the Waterford senior footballers."Waterford GAA would like to sincerely thank Benji and his managemen..
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Waterford will play Limerick in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final on Sunday November 15th at 4pm at Semple Stadium Thurles.
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Anyone wishing to order Printed versions of the 2020 Munster Senior Hurling and Football Championship Match Programmes via credit card can do so via t..
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Please find attached, the latest edition of the GAA Club Newsletter for members. Correspondence can be sent to clubnewsletter@gaa.ieAmong the items in..
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The voting process is simple: like their image on the GAA's official Instagram page. Voting will close at 10am on Tuesday November 3 and the winne..
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So, who has made the GAA.ie Hurling Team of the Week? https://www.gaa.ie/news-archive/news/gaa-ie-hurling-team-of-the-week-x2184/
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So, who has made the GAA.ie Football Team of the Week? https://www.gaa.ie/news-archive/news/gaa-ie-football-team-of-the-week-x1401/
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Munster SHC semi-final WATERFORD 1-28 CORK 1-24 By Denis Hurley at Semple Stadium (WWW.GAA.IE) Waterford are in the Munster SHC final for the first ti..
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Munster SFC Quarter-Final LIMERICK 2-14 WATERFORD 0-09 By Dermot Keyes at Fraher Field (WWW.GAA.IE) Division Four winners Limerick maintained their se..
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Munster GAA Championship Hurling and Football Match Day Programmes https://munster.gaa.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-Munster-SHC-Semi-Final-..
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Issued on behalf of the Waterford Senior Football Players and Team Management in consultation with the Management Committee of Waterford County Board...
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Following clarification from the Department of Sport around the staging of inter-county fixtures, the GAA can confirm that as of midnight this evening..
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The Waterford GAA Town and Country Leagues held their AGM on Thursday 15th October at 8pm online via Microsoft Teams. Chairman Conor Mulhall gave an u..
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In celebration of World Mental Health Day, we will be asking the public to reflect on their growth during recent tough times and their hopes for ..
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Following confirmation that all 26 Counties will move to Level 3 of the Irish Government’s Plan for Living with Covid 19, the GAA’s Covid ..
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The GAA’s Management Committee has today endorsed a decision to suspend all GAA Club games at all levels with immediate effect and until further..
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Further to the communication below from Croke Park's John Horan & Tom Ryan, Waterford GAA would again remind all of our members attending both..
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The September edition of the GAA Club Newsletter is now available.This month’s edition includes information on the following.The success of the ..
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Intermediate & Junior A Finals Fraher Field Dungarvan was the venue last Sunday for this year's Western Intermediate & Junior A football f..
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The Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht, Catherine Martin TD, and the Minister of State for the Gaeltacht and Sport, J..
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Intermediate & Junior A football Last weekend saw the pairings for this year's Intermediate & Junior A Western decided with some ente..
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At a meeting last night (Tuesday September 22nd), the Munster GAA CCC confirmed the fixture details for the remainder of the 2020 Munster GAA Inter-Co..
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The Government has announced that, from tomorrow, crowds of 200 people will be allowed to attend GAA matches where the capacity of the stadium is over..
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Following the release today of the Government’s Resilience and Recovery 2020-21: Plan for Living with COVID-19, the FAI, GAA and IRFU have set u..
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WATERFORD GAA WESTERN BOARD NOTES Games Galore in the West!Another hectic week in the west of the county as football matches threw in mid week as well..
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Waterford GAA have this week launched the biggest ever survey conducted in Waterford Sporting matters which will help shape the future development of ..
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A Weekend of Hurling FinalsA weekend of finals last weekend saw mixed fortune for all our western champions. On Friday evening saw Ballyduff Upper com..
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The August edition of the GAA Club Newsletter is now available.This month’s edition includes the following:The initial results from the Gaelic G..
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What a great 6 weeks we had at the Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camps in Waterford. From looking like no camps 3 short months ago we had 34 camps with..
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Covid Advisory Group – Updated advice on attendance at underage games 26 August 2020 The GAA’s Covid Advisory committee have iss..
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WATERFORD GAA WESTERN NOTES Dated 24th of AugustA Feast of Western Finals!What a weekend of hurling within the west of the county! On Friday evening s..
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At a virtual meeting of GAA county chairpersons today, hosted on-line by the Uachtarán and Ard Stiúrthóir, counties were asked to..
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This weekend Sundays Western Intermediate Hurling Final will be live streamed.Commentary will be provided by Gavin Whelan.This game can be accessed th..
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In light of yesterday's Government announcement, the Minor Hurling Finals tonight will be played behind closed doors.We would ask clubs to p..
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The July edition of the GAA Club Newsletter is now available.This month’s edition includes the following:Covid Education Resources for Gaelic Ga..
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Action from last weekendLast weekend saw a number of games in the The Local bar Junior A and Comeragh Oil Intermediate hurling Championship within the..
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Return to ActionLast weekend saw the restart of games in the Junior B & C Hurling Grades sponsored by The local Bar which produced some great batt..
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Please see link here to Waterford GAA Statement in relation to upcoming championships. 2020-07-17 Waterford GAA Statement.pdf
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GAA President John Horan has asked the Government to allow 500 spectators attend club fixtures throughout the country.On Wednesday it was announced th..
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This weekend sees the start of the return to GAA games within West Waterford with a number of fixtures in The Local Bar sponsored Junior B & C hur..
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Purpose:To advise county boards and clubs on key Covid-19 control measures required to operate safe events for spectators in line with Government Publ..
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As restrictions are slowly being lifted, many GAA Clubs are once again opening their facilities to patrons of all ages as a cautious return to some no..
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The GAA has produced two videos detailing how the new kick-out, kick-out mark, and advanced mark rules will work in Gaelic Football.These videos are j..
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The June edition of the GAA Club Newsletter is now available.This month’s edition includes the following.Information on the Return to Play Healt..
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The #GAAGloryDays for Waterford GAA supporters bring back special memories, like their 2002 Munster Hurling Final triumph over Tipperary end..
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The following changes to the return to activity guidelines are being made after recommendations made by the Covid-19 Advisory Committee this morning.T..
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Valerie Wheeler caught up with GAA President Elect Larry McCarthy in New Jersey for a wide-ranging conversation including current affairs such as Covi..
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On Tuesday evening last a webinar was held detailing the Covid 19: Safe Return to Gaelic Games guidelines.Shay Bannon, Chairperson of the GAA Covid 19..
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Please see the draw which was broadcast (15th June 2020) live on Facebook / Twitter & Periscope from Walsh Park, Waterford. The Waterford Cou..
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On June 12, the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association published updates to its document entitled ‘Covid-19 Guidelines on Safe Return to Gaelic Games..
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Over 10,000 Gaelic Games coaches have already completed the biggest ever coaching survey conducted in Irish sport.The Gaelic Games Coach Survey 2020 i..
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By Cian O'Connell - https://www.gaa.ie/news-archive/news/gaa-hopeful-restricted-crowds-will-be-allowed-attend-inter-county-fixtures/GAA President ..
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The GAA, An Cumann Camogaíochta and the LGFA have today published a plan for a safe return to Gaelic games for the three organisations.The plan..
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The biggest ever coaching survey conducted in Irish sport will see the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association join forces to help shape the future developm..
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Please see Ard Stiúrthóir Tom Ryan gives an update on the GAA's roadmap to return.Reported by GAA.ie - John Harrington.Link to the V..
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Throughout the Covid-19 emergency, GAA clubs across the 32 counties have been helping their members and communities stay healthy and connected within ..
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Vetting of GAA volunteers (26 Counties only) Firstly, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all GAA volunteers for their contin..
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A new kind of competition for this week. Below is a video of a wonderful goal we all remember from Austin Gleeson in the 2017 All Ireland Semi Final v..
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GAA President John Horan admits it is unlikely that Gaelic Football and hurling action will resume while social distancing measures remain in place.Pl..
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Please see link to the GAA Correspondence on - GAA INJURY BENEFIT FUND & INSURANCE UPDATE – Covid-19 Pandemic GAA Injury Benefit Fund a..
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The GAA notes and welcomes the plans published by the government last Friday and some of the dates included relating to the possible return of sportin..
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We are looking for GAA clubs from around the Country to get involved in Run in Darkness & in Light, a unique, fun event for all involved in the cl..
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GAA President, John Horan, says there will be no return to GAA action until the health authorities deem contact sport to be safe again. Please see Joh..
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DAN SHANAHAN HURLING SESSION - SOUTH EAST COACHING WORKSHOP We're delighted to share Dan Shanahan's excellent hurling session from the So..
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Highlights of Waterford Minor Hurlers Journey to Capture the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2013. Includes Highlights from 8 games on the jour..
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'GAA Club, School and Community - Driving Club Development' Webinar - John Quinn, Mid County GDAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYQl_3UBDv8&am..
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GAA NOW - 2002 Munster SHC Final - Waterford v TipperaryPlease see link to the Official GAA YouTube Channel for this game ----> 2002 Munster S..
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The purpose of today's Special Congress is to vote on motions proposing an interim governance structure for the Association in an emergency situat..
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Our next presentation from the South East Coaching Workshop is from Aoife Hearne, dietitian and expert on RTE's 'Operation Transformation'..
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Please see link below to the Waterford GAA YouTube Channel.Waterford GAA YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtLvZaI3epUV3LOeM6zliawAls..
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The GAA acknowledges last weekend’s Government announcement of the extension of current restrictions until May 5th and its impact on the schedul..
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REMINDER: The GAA has has a digital archive which provides free access to matches of yesteryear to fans around the world. The archive contains 11..
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Please find a link to the webinar and Q&A below. Just click on the link to open and view."What Can Clubs Do During the Shutdown?" - http..
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Mick Bohan 'Complex Skills in Football': https://youtu.be/U1JSZmBRDMY We are delighted to share Mick Bohan's brilliant presentation f..
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