GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 35 – October 6, 2015 | 页面 8

Eire Og began their first training a month after being
formed and had their opening game that November against
the older and more experienced Marbella club who dished
out a hammering.

in 2011 when they added a Ladies team and despite the fact
that this side actually won a home tournament, broke up
after two years. However, efforts are afoot to rebuild the
ladies side of the club.

“We learned a lot from that, so we picked ourselves back
up, started recruiting and competed in our first Iberian [all
Spain] Championship tournament the following March 2010
against established Spanish sides, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Costa Gaels as well as Pamplona.

TRAVEL COSTS

“We held our own and got the fever. We tried to get to play
in as many Iberian rounds after that as we could,” enthused
Lenane.
Things did improve on the field though as the club that
same year reached the tournament semi-finals in Madrid
where they narrowly losing to Valencia. Eire Og got a boost

Eire Og Seville Club. Photo courtesy of Kevin Lenane.

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Off the field things have proved difficult especially in respect to the Iberian championship.
It hasn’t always been easy as player travel costs is an ongoing issue that has curtailed the club itself attending each
Iberian championship round.
Seville got to host rounds of the Iberian Championship
in 2011 and 2012 with their best results in 2012 when they
were beaten in the final of the first round in extra-time to
Madrid Harps. Their fortunes changed for the better in the