GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 18 – January 24, 2015 | Page 9

Warwickshire GAA has a competitive adult cup, league
and championships scene with current county champions
in football Sean McDermotts and in hurling, John Mitchels. No doubt these two will be hard to beat again in 2015
but with annual Irish immigrant flux, it is hard to decipher
where the titles will land for 2015, indeed the same could
apply for much of Britain GAA county club competitions.
There is a thriving and growing Youth Section within
Warwickshire GAA and for 2015 there is a full schedule of
events from U10 Go Games to league and championship
action in U14-U18 grades.

ter) in the county final. Look for St. Brendans and St.
Peters to challenge in 2015. Lancashire also has a thriving adult Junior Football League and this is a very competitive affair each season. There is also an Underage
Section with an established U18 football team and an
U16 development squad.
Hertfordshire GAA has six clubs involved in their football league with things getting underway in March/April.
There are also three ladies teams who compete in regional
tournaments and events. In Men’s football, Oxford’s Eire
Og, Glen Rovers from Watford as well as St. Colmcilles

Photo: Scotland GAA

Lancashire has some 12 teams/clubs with the aforementioned Fullen Gaels current hurling champions. Fullen
are the leading lights in the county in hurling and came
close to winning an All Ireland Junior crown in 2012 but
were beaten by Thomastown, County Kilkenny in the final. Based on their current form, Fullen Gaels, bar a big
player exodus, should be the ones to watch again in this
UK region. Reigning football champions John Mitchels
of Liverpool defeated surprise packet Oisin (Manches-

and Cambridge Parnells will all be competing hard once
the new season begins. Hurling is developing well through
the St. Declans club in the county. There will also be plenty of cup action