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Disclaime
@GaaUganda
is not run by us and is not part of the Gaelic Games in Uganda as of March 2022 onwards.
Cc:
@officialgaa
@KildareFan2022
@IrishSocietyUG
@Irish_Aid
@IrlEmbUganda
.
@officialgaa
is already aware.
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11 days to the FIRST ever GAA Blitz in Uganda ✊
We can't wait 🥺
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Hi
@IrishRugby
having a beer while watching the boys in green take on Tonga from Kampala Uganda😇 kindly follow us 😇😇😇
#TeamOfUs
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"Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone", we hope you like a little tune we have worked on with Brass for Africa for this special day👍
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Finally here we go, we've just had our very first hurling league match and so far so good. It was so intense.
Bugembegembe 1-0(3)
Wakiso Falcons 2-0(6)
The lads look determined. Next hard task is coming up with table standings 🤗 anyone willing yo help out 😇
@officialgaa
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Though it was very hot ,today's community training went on very such trainings children make friends from other schools and they love meeting here for training together.Out of the 4 schools, only one has PE lessons at school.This is where we come in.
#GAA
❤️
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Today we finally had our friendly between Kayunga silverbacks and Wakiso Rhino's.
Hurling
Kayunga silverbacks 3 - 2 (11)
Wakiso Rhino's. 4 -3 (15)
Football
Kayunga silverbacks 5 -3 (18)
Wakiso Rhino's. 3 - 1 (10)
1/2
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A lovely morning characterised by rain has seen Kayunga Silverbacks go past Wakiso Rhinos.
Kayunga Silverbacks. 6-05(23)
Wakiso Rhinos. 3-04(13)
The competition is getting intense. Most importantly the lads had fun 😇
@officialgaa
.
#gaa
#hurling
#ugandan
#gaa4all
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Good morning from Uganda.
Preparations for our National Hurling league are in high gear. We're only counting days to kick off.
#ugandagaa
@officialgaa
The lads are more than excited and they can't wait for the league🤗. This is lovely hurling 😇
#gaa4all
#gaaglobal
🇺🇬❤️🇮🇪 🙏🔁🙏
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We shall be able to watch the All-Ireland Hurling final today 😇
Three of our clubs draw alot of inspiration from you.
From Uganda GAA to
@KilkennyCLG
and
@LimerickCLG
, may the best team win.
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As earlier expected, its been such an intense match,
Bugembegembe Falcons 4-0(12)
Naluvule Eagles 1-01(4)
Sharkul capt of BF is the top scores with 2 goals. Its getting better 🥰
@officialgaa
Please retweet 😇 An updated table standings comes up shortly.
#GAA
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Ladies and Gentlemen we had the best day in the history of Uganda GAA. The kids, Irish Community, schools are very happy. Uganda GAA would like to say Thank you to all who were involved. We'll keep these here .
@officialgaa
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We have just had a very good training with the lads. The smiles on their faces while playing hurling tells something extremely beautiful about this Hurling culture. Hurling is way to more than just a sport ❤️
@officialgaa
@Global_GAA
@GaelicGamesEuro
@Cultec
🇺🇬❤️🇮🇪
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Finally Naluvule Eagles have their first win courtesy of their captain Martin, No.13 all their goals by him. Wakiso Rhinos have a great task ahead. Most importantly, the kids had fun and they enjoyed their morning.
Naluvule Eagles🦅. 4-05(17)
Wakiso Rhinos. 3-04(13)
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Hi there,
Is there anyone who's willing to donate any jerseys to Uganda GAA?
We got someone in Dublin who'll be traveling to Uganda soon.
Kindly get in touch (DM). Thank you.
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The Irish Daily Mail wrote a story about us . Feel free to check it out Pages 22 and 23. Thank you
@irishdailymail
we're very much honoured and we appreciate you for this .
#GAAInUganda
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This came in today from one parent living over 200km from where we train from, lad went for holidays with a hurley and a tennis ball and it's him against the wall.We can't wait to reconnect with our kids when training resumes on 1st Jan 2023.
@officialgaa
@Galway_GAA
@KilkennyCLG
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What a day, what a comeback for the silverbacks.
Very unreal for the silverbacks as they scored their only goal in the final minute.
Kayunga Silverbacks. 1-04(7)
Bugembegembe Falcons 0-04(04)
Looks like the league is going to be more interesting than expected.
@officialgaa
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What a lovely evening from Uganda. We've just had our very first Ladies Gaelic Football friendly match.
Bondeko School 9-2(29)
Kikaya college 1-0(3)
The two schools will face off again on the blitz.
@LadiesFootball
@OrlaghFarmer
@LoafPod
@AllIrishSport
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Our highly anticipated Under 13 National Hurling League kicks off tomorrow.
4 teams will take part in this league.
1.Bugembegembe Falcons
2.Naluvule Eagles
3.Kayunga silverbacks
4.Wakiso Rhino's
We wish the teams the very best as they make history.Tomorrow 1vs4
@officialgaa
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What a day, what a match! Bugembegembe Falcons tie with Wakiso Rhinos in a thrilling 7-04(25) match . This is one of the days that we'll live to remember, the Falcons came from a 4-04 to make it a tie 😲 indeed this is lovely hurling.
@officialgaa
#ugandagaa
#GAA
#hurling4all
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These brothers are practicing hurling from home,their mum sent me this. Anyone hurling at home not club, please quote this tweet with a small clip of you or your kid hurling.We'll be happy to share them with the kids on 1st Jan 2023 on our first training of the year.
@officialgaa
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Tomorrow we're having a hurling training for 2hrs and in the last hour shall have a simple match to showcase the skills we'll have learnt from the training ❤️
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Preparations for our blitz are in high gear. A very good morning from
#UgandaGAA
. Very hot with temp over 26°C we have had yet another good training. We can't wait for the day to finally come
#StPatricksDay
#ugandagaablitz
.
@officialgaa
@NewparkHotel
@taggykk
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What a lovely morning 😇😇This is lovely hurling 😇 the lads can't wait for the National league. We're only counting days 🤗
@officialgaa
#ugandagaa
#hurling
#gaa
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From his home to the training ground it's approximately 4.5km.Thats the distance he walks every weekend for our community training. He loves hurling and he says he wants to inspire lads from his community. We'll get for hurling is unmatched
#GAAinUganda
🇺🇬
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We decided to postponed our today's league match and have training. Our morning was full of fun 😃 good luck to the teams playing finals in different leagues good luck
@FrORegansCford
and
@NaomhEannaGAA
❤
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63km north of Kampala in Mityana District, a new GAA club has been established, these kids don't go to school because they can't afford school fees which is around €25 per term.Most are recruited as casual labourers and some forced into early marriages .
@officialgaa
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Finally, we have come to the end of our first leg of our U13 NJHL with a win from Wakiso Rhinos against Naluvule Eagles.
Wakiso Rhinos. 2-05(11)
Naluvule Eagles. 1-05(08)
We wish our players success in the end of the 2nd academic term exams, starting on Monday,
@officialgaa
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A very good morning from Uganda. Final preparations are undergoing ahead of our Blitz tomorrow. If you could push us to 5k that would be great 🙏.
Turn the notifications on and leave the rest to us 😉
@officialgaa
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Tomorrow it's the "clash of the ash"
We can't wait , been a minute 🥰
@Cultec
thank you for keeping the gaa gear 🙏
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A new club in the making, in the outskirts of Kampala. It melts my heart to see kids loving gaa everywhere we go. Ladies and gentlemen welcome Eletu GAA.
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Martin shirt no. 13 celebrates his 14th birthday today. He was the first to try out hurling in Uganda from Dec 2018 to date he's still with us, never missed any of our trainings or events. His fav club is
@LimerickCLG
Happy birthday Martin Uganda GAA is proud of you. ❤
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With one sandal on, eyes focused on the goal, Sliotar in the left hand,only the back of the net know what's coming! Exams done throughout Uganda for primary school kids, tomorrow we train again 🥰
#hurling
#gaa
#ugandagaa
#Uganda
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Long story short , we're only 3 days to our first ever GAA Blitz due 12th March 2023 at Kyadondo Rugby Grounds, in Lugogo, Kampala.
@officialgaa
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Why would you skip these without leaving a ❤ 😌😌😌😌
Isn't this lovely hurling? Very natural ❤❤❤
Straight from the pearl of Africa ❤
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Welcome aboard Kayunga Silverbacks GAA
@kaysilverback
The pioneers of GAA in Uganda.
Kindly follow them on their handle 🤝
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We can't wait to train again after the End of Term 1 exams.
Good luck to all of the children siting their exams this week. 🙏
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It was nice meeting these lads, once more,they love hurling and much as some don't go to school,they are hopeful that they can make it through sports. They have hope. Today our training was interrupted by rain but still we learnt something new. Sport is very powerful.
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What a great Sunday morning this has been!. The lads can't wait for the Uganda GAA blitz due 12th March at the Lugogo rugby grounds Kampala 4 schools will take part in this event .🇺🇬❤️🇮🇪.
@officialgaa
@GlobalIrish
@UNICEFUganda
@Irish_Aid
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The lads had a wonderful time training in the morning. We intend to have an event on Easter where 4 teams will compete in both hurling and football.
@officialgaa
#hurling
#GAA
#ugandagaa
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What a fantastic day this has been .
Thank you Paul McEvoy
#Tippman
,
@realmicajones
and
@DuleekBellewGFC
for the donations with these shoes, we'll minimise injuries due to constant falls.
Results.
Wakiso Rhinos. 7-04(25)
Naluvule Eagles. 6-05(23)
#Ugandagaa
#Hurling
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Second training since we had our Blitz. Next on our activity calendar is our League at the start of June👍
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Still going hard on the sideline cuts 💪 we'll get there 🇺🇬. This lad here (shirtless) is our player of the day,he's been so good day. 💪💪
@_FeachNews
@playhurling
@LoafPod
@MatthewsDarren
@sniggih13
@raleighgaa
@Dan_Lodge
@DangerKidsBooks
@DanielugReid
@padjo_h
@galwaytourism
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About our training on Tuesday, the lads are improving 👍 we might have a small competition tomorrow, we just can't wait .It will be amongst ourselves, looks like there's an argument that needs to be settled before Christmas 😃
@officialgaa
@TipperaryGAA
@Galway_GAA
@NewparkHotel
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With temperatures above 27°C, we entered 2023 with a beautiful hurling training. We look forward to a year full of great things. Happy new year to you all.
@officialgaa
@TipperaryGAA
@galwaytourism
@irishelt
@GlobalIrish
@Galway_GAA
@GaelicGamesEuro
@Global_GAA
🇺🇬
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Combining two great Irish cultures, dancing and GAA, up Donegal.
Kilkenny hurling comes to the equator, Aidan Fogarty hurling on both sides of the equator 🤗 . This only happens here ☺️
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Short clip about our today's training, tomorrow we have a hurling and football competition and 4 teams will take part . Happy Easter Holidays to you all 🙏🇺🇬❤️🇮🇪
@officialgaa
#ugandagaa
#gaa
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Straight from the Pearl of Africa, Uganda, the best gaa content from planet earth today 😇, show us yours 😂
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#HurlinginthepearlofAfrica
. What a comeback! Naluvule Eagles finally registered their first win against Kayunga Silverbacks in a thrilling match. The weather was so perfect. Its getting intense in the 2nd leg.The fight for the top continues
@officialgaa
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Happy new year from Uganda, thank you all for your support, looking forward to a better 2024.
#ugandagaa
#hurling
#gaa
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Tomorrow, we'll see the birth of a new gaa club in Uganda. Very good news isn't it? In the outskirts of Kampala, Uganda along Bombo road. We can't wait. Everything is set 👍
#gaainuganda
#hurling
#organicallysetup
#gaa
#Uganda
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Absolutely amazing 😍
If this doesn’t melt your Irish heart! Great to hear the Irish national Anthem being sung in Karamoja
#GlobalIreland
#StPatricksDay
#L
áFhéilePádraig
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Guess who just set off from Kilkenny to Uganda ahead of our GAA Blitz 😊
Sinead Brennan we can't wait to meet you. The girls can't wait to learn new skills from you.
Thank you
@NewparkHotel
❤️
Y'all should have the notifications on 🤗
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Because of time, only two teams have been able to play.
Bugembegembe Falcons 0-3
Naluvule Eagles. 0-4
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Our blitz got coverage in national Uganda papers
There's culture exchange and we are confident that this will help increase the numbers of kids who start playing hurling in Uganda... we'll share the link to this ASAP.
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Happiest birthday to our Coach and team leader Moses (
@amanyiremoses8
)
We celebrate you. Cheers to your new age. 👍
~Admin
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Thank you so much for gracing this event.
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What a beautiful morning this has been! 😇 Been a minute and the lads still got it ✅
#ugandagaa
#gaa
#hurling
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A few hours to make history. We shan't disappoint cuz the odds are in our favour.
All you gotta do is turn the notifications on and leave the rest to us ,it's just that simple
We've come to far but with your support,this is us... History will judge us 🙌
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Here we go. What a day what a performance by both teams. Some of the key players of
@bugembegembeGAA
didn't turn up today hence the poor performance. Thanks to all involved 👍
@kaysilverback
11-00(33)
@bugembegembeGAA
05-01(16)
@officialgaa
#hurling
#ugandagaa
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Very good gesture. Hopefully in the future, this family can extend their helping hand to other boards outside Ireland🍀🇮🇪 😇
#GAABelong
The GAA would like to acknowledge and thank JP McManus, his wife Noreen, and their children for their incredible generosity on the news today that they are donating €1m to all 32 counties for distribution to clubs across the Gaelic Games family.
#GAABelong
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This Saturday we're having a hurling juniors match between two of our community clubs, Kayunga silverbacks and Wakiso Rhino's.
Here's a clip of Kayunga silverbacks Captain complaining about his shoe😂😂.Match will kick off at exactly 9.00am EAT at Kayunga Wakiso.
@officialgaa
❤️
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Happy to meet Declan in Kampala. He gifted us a Tipp Jersey
@TipperaryGAA
. Thank you for the jersey, we'll gift it to the best player in our next match.
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A lovely evening with the girls of Kikaaya College School 🥰
They always have their training every Sunday in the afternoon. These girls are in secondary school.
@officialgaa
#womeninsports
#girls
#girlchild
#sport4all
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We'd love to come over and have a few friendly matches over there 🙏
Isn’t this just fantastic, 4 schools taking part in their first blitz. We have been following these young hurlers for some time now and we are really excited for them. Wouldn’t it be truly magical if
@officialgaa
could get these guys over here for some games.
#ugandaabu
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It has been a great meeting with the ambassador of Ireland to Uganda, and the consul. Uganda Abu 🇺🇬🍀I🇮🇪
Great to meet with Robert and Moses from UgGAA to talk about their work in establishing GAA in Uganda
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Aidan Fogarty and Sinead Brennan arrived in Uganda earlier today and they're resting at Boma Hotel Entebbe. We'll catch up with them tomorrow at the Blitz.
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We have some exciting news, we've just introduced GAA at Sabina school ( friends of Sabina) in kyotera district. Uganda GAA is committed towards spreading GAA in Uganda. Macoda hurlies thanks for donating hurlies to the school
#hurling
#gaa
#ugandagaa
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Thank you so much
@KCrokesGAAClub
. This donation will have us to have more kids playing hurling.
Thanks to all for supporting the Christmas appeal in aid of hurling development in
@UgandaGaelic
!
#PassionLivesHere
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What a way to start 2024. A lot is in stock for the kids this year. We looking forward to a great year.
#ugandagaa
#gaa
#hurling
#Uganda
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Thanks to everyone who were so generous with donation.We received these last week and now they have a second life with a some art work by local Ugandan artists.Please follow us to see more helmets as we post this week.
Title:The journey begins
Artist :
@EmmaKavuma1
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Our clubs train again tomorrow morning 👍
#ugandagaa
#hurling
#camogie
#uganda
#WomensRightsAreHumanRights
#WomenEmpowerment
#womeninsports
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Today's training was inspired by donations from Rebecca Fredericks and her husband Gurhswin Fredericks ,
@FrORegansCford
and
@NaomhEannaGAA
.Thank you so much for your donations. What a good way to Kickstart 2023. Today is our club coach's birthday 🎂
@officialgaa
@GlobalIrish
.
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At 25°C we finally had our last trainning of 2022.2023 already looks brighter.Thank you all for your has been such a good year for is to have 10,000 kids playing hurling by the end of 2023.Thanks to all the media in Ireland
#GAA
🇺🇬
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Camogie at One of our clubs outside Kampala.
#ugandagaa
#WomenInspiration
#WomensHealth
#WomensRights
#gogirls
#girlsinsports
#uganda
#hurling
#camogie
@officialgaa
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Last training as we say goodbye to the lads that go to different schools on Monday, we wish them a good term.
#hurling
#ugandagaa
#GAA
#uganda
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We're happy for these kids 👍
Their holidays are just getting better.
#play
#gaa
#ugandagaa
#hurling
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Courtesy of
@denhaaggaa
we looked smart today
Training went on well as we go for Third term of the school year. We wish all our players a good term and we meet again on Saturday as our league resumes.
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This was yesterday, sorry the our earlier tweet was for two weeks ago 😌
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Hello March 🥰 a very good morning from the pearl of Africa 🦍
#ugandagaa
#uganda
#gaa
#hurling
#UpTipp
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Warm greetings from Uganda. Just a kind request, we have a few bags of gaa gear in Dublin.... Incase you or you happen to know anyone traveling to Uganda before the end of January and they are willing to come along with some of the gear we'll be grateful, please get in touch. 🙏
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Saturday morning saw the start of the first ever National Hurling League in Uganda. Four Under 13 teams are competing in what is yet another massive step forward for the sport in Uganda. Well done all in
@UgandaGaelic
. I'll be keeping track of results and the table on my page!
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Today we shared our play field with cows, they we're not hostile as usual 🤣 We don't plan for things they just happen 🤠
This is very interesting because the school doesn't own a pitch so we share this grazing land with the owner 🤗
@officialgaa
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First batch of
@Cultec
hurls have arrived. We're super excited and can't wait for training on Sunday 🇺🇬❤️🇮🇪
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We'll be heading 78km North of Kampala tomorrow for yet another training, we'll also meet with the authorities responsible to see how these children go back to school. We're still figuring out how we can set up a gofundme page for this cause. Children deserve to be in school.
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We celebrated
#StPatricksDay2024
with a ladies football training with students of Kikaaya College School in Bulenga. The enthusiasm shown by these lads gives us more reasons to love GAA.
#ugandagaa
#gaa
#football
#lgf
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Spreading Irish🍀 culture ❤.
What a way to celebrate
#Worldcultureday
2024 with the lads playing football 🦍
Weather was perfectly fine ❤
Aren't these pictures lovely!? Drop us a ❤ .
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