NewsPosted by admin Sun, March 14, 2010 18:00:25Please note: till further notice we'll meet every Tuesday at 18.45 at the (number 7) east gate of Chaoyang Park for a 19.00-20.00 training session. On Saturdays we train from 15.00-17.00 out in Shunyi on the fine facilities of Dulwich College. It's just off the Airport Expressway. Directions here: http://www.dulwich-beijing.cn/Default.aspx?tabid=247
Email us at beijinggaa@yahoo.com if you've got trouble getting out there as we can taxi-pool from downtown.
NewsPosted by admin Sun, March 14, 2010 17:53:31Beijing GAA members proudly marched in the St Patrick's Day parade organised by the Irish embassy, Beijing, as part of the Irish Cultural Festival. The parade, in Chaoyang Park on March 14, will be memorable for the snowfall and the leprauchauns, and the many late arrivals, straight from the Irish Ball the night before. The ground was alas too icy for our planned demonstration of skills but in our trusty red and black strip we did make the Sunday night RTE TV news!
NewsPosted by admin Sun, March 14, 2010 17:48:29Since the All China Games in Shenzhen is drawing close - April 24th - and the club wants to bring two full teams - a men's and a women's side - we need to get confirmed numbers of people who want to travel submitted by the end of this week.
For members' information, the suggested travel plans:
Fly to Shenzhen on Friday 23rd
All China Games Saturday 24th
Return to Beijing Sunday 25th
Accommodation :
We will block book room's in the hotel where most of the teams will be staying. We would pair people up to share rooms to reduce cost.
The cost of the trip:
Hotel will be 300 RMB per person sharing per night (so 600 RBM for 2 nights per person). Flight cost to be confirmed when we get final numbers (circa 2000 RMB).
NewsPosted by admin Wed, December 09, 2009 08:48:54Club members had a good night at the 2009 Beijing GAA Awards dinner and Christmas party Friday December 4 at Kamat's Indian Restaurant and downstairs afterwards at Paddy O'Shea's. Beginning at 7.30 the dinner was followed by awards presentations. Female player of the year and coach's choice award both went to Angela Keane. Men's player of the year was Stuart Smith, our Asian All-Star. Club person of the year gong went to the coach himself, Colin Dixon.
NewsPosted by admin Thu, December 03, 2009 15:34:52Giving back your jerseys was good reason for a party at the apartment of Colin and Jenn on November 6. A lot of kit tops were handed over at the Lian Bao Building do, where Stuart's Asian All Star award was on display. We look forward to more such cheerful affairs. The club’s next big get together will be at Paddy O’Shea’s on December 4: the annual Beijing GAA party. Festivities commence at 19.30, with awards handed out for best players of the 2009 season.
NewsPosted by admin Thu, December 03, 2009 15:26:06Some of us did dinner at “LuYue Xuan" lamb hot pot in Dongzhimen on Friday Nov 20, to give our super striker Midi a good send off before she heads to Denmark in the new year. We'll miss her and wish her well.
Some of you might know that that most dependable presence at weekly training, Tom Wang has written a play, "Go China," the fruit of a playwriting class he’s been taking. You can watch his work as part of a drama festival on Thursday Dec. 10 and Saturday Dec. 12 (starting 7pm) at Penghao Theater. Call/email Tom (1368-172-8876/tomwangy@hotmail.com) to reserve a ticket, or contact BAW directly.
Penghao Theater 蓬蒿剧场
Location
Houhai 后海
35 Dongmianhua Hutong (south gate of the Central Academy of Drama, between Nanluogu Xiang and Jiaodaokou Nandajie), Dongcheng District
东城区东棉花胡同35号(中央戏剧学院南门, 南锣鼓巷和交道口南大街之间)
6400 6452/ 72
NewsPosted by admin Thu, December 03, 2009 15:12:43Beijing GAA took two teams to Bangkok for the annual Asia Games finals on October 16-18. The men’s team battled hard, winning two games, losing to Dubai and bowing out bravely against a tough Singapore team on Sunday morning. The women’s team played a tremendous six games over two days, in the heat and the rain, before finishing strongly on Sunday against Singapore. Club members did the red and black of Beijing proud and at the tournament dinner at the Dusit Thani hotel on Sunday night (Oct 18) club kingpin Stuart Smith was selected as one of the 15 Asian Allstars 2009, ensuring the club didn’t go home without any silverware.
NewsPosted by admin Sun, May 10, 2009 20:34:02Beijing GAA Club will be flying down to Shanghai to compete in the 2009 All-China Gaelic Games Finals which happen on May 30. Most players will fly down on May 29 and return on May 31. Registration fee is RMB300, payable at training.
Keep an eye on Shanghai GAA's website at www.shanghai-gaelic.com for more details.
