Temple Bar, Dublin (before the Ireland Vs Scotland European Championship qualifier).
Robert G writes:
Some of the worst football I have ever seen at the Aviva Lansdowne Road Nua but the best atmosphere. I think Scotland have the best fans in the world. There I’ve said it…
On Saturday (June 13) the University of Birmingham [Edgbaston, West Midlands,UK] will host the most competitive test of International Rules Footballoutside of the official GAA/AFL series.
Our men’s Gaelic team has over 40 members and were the first university to field two teams into the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Championship earlier this year. The Gaelic team only has four Irish born players, only two of which had played Gaelic before coming to university. The evnt is one of the biggest sporting events in the academic calendar. Despite a decisive win in the first encounter, the Gaelic team has lost to the Aussie Rules team the last two years in a row….
We used a drone to film the final of a local 5-a-side soccer tournament. While the tournament itself is of interest to only a small audience, using a drone to capture the action from a height is quite novel. The soccer tournament was part of a wider festival known as Hooley in the Heather and has helped build awareness of the newly constructed astro pitches in Knockatallon. The pitches will be officially opened by Packie Bonner next month.