GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 21 – March 14, 2015 | Page 17

PAUL CARPENTER
- ASIA LADIES TEAMS COACH

It was a wonderful honour to coach such a talented bunch of
players on such a prestigious occasion. Having only played
against each other, and never together, and all used to very
different styles of coaching, the performance in the 1st half of
the semi-final against ME 1 was a glimpse of our potential as a
team. It was wonderful to see it all come together.
Next time there will hopefully be more games, so we can have
a diversity of opposition and allow the team to grow more over
the competition.
RONNIE QUINN
– ARGENTINE NATIVE WITH IRISH ROOTS, AND
HURLING CLUB PRESIDENT ON ARGENTINA (HURLING CLUB PLAYERS) AT THE WORLD GAMES.

We are very proud with what the boys have achieved.
Argentina Team at Games. Photo: Hurling Club.

day night opening ceremony you had the opportunity to meet
people from many different continents with one connection
– Gaelic football. I think that is the main principle to take
from the games – it was not about winning the world games
or about being the top scorer or being an all-star. It was about
meeting new friends and finding old friends.
As the Chairperson of the Asian County Board I believe that
the games laid a great base for future world games and people thoroughly enjoyed playing against different teams from
around the world. The players involved, the fans that attended the event had nothing but positives to say about the event
and they cannot wait for the next World Games be they in
Tokyo, New York, or Sydney. I think that we have unearthed
a gem of an event here that will only continue to grow and
improve every time it is held.

We follow the events through Facebook with the 8 hours’ time
zone difference but everyone was quite informed of the events
and of course Very Happy! The club has printed pictures of
the team and the best part is that other Argentine Associations are now interested in playing so we might finish with
our own league in no time. We are absolutely amazed with
the results and didn’t expect that they were going to perform
so well. Ireland and the GAA should not let this opportunity
pass and we should work hard in creating a strong Diaspora
and this is just the tip of the iceberg.
BRIAN FARMER
- CANADA GAA CHAIRMAN

To see and be part of the first Gaa World Cup was a brilliant
experience not only for the players but for management and
spectators alike. When you see Teams competing from various
parts of the World ...South Africa, Argentina, Spain, Canada.
etc. as a GAA person it made one very proud to see how these

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