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More Irish people head to Europe, than to UK or USA

Cork Ireland, January 23rd 2008

A recent report by the CSO indicates that between the years 2006 and 2007, at least 25% of all Irish Emigrants settled in Continental Europe (CSO Population/ Migration Report December 07).
This is greater than those travelling to the UK 23.9%, and more than 3 times greater than the percentage travelling to the USA, both the traditional destinations for Irish emigrants.
It is estimated that approximately 300,000 Irish people have made their homes across Europe, and with 3.5 million trips by Irish residents to the Continent in 2006, Ireland’s relationship with her European neighbours has deepened considerably.
The Irish emigrants have settled in their new countries, raised families, and have sown the roots of future generations. As in the past, they have brought with them the wealth of culture that is unique to the Irish, a tradition long since enjoyed in both England and the States. A testament to this is the increasing number of Irish Clubs and Societies that have grown up across Europe, catering for both the Irish and native Europeans all of whom have a shared love of Irish Culture, Sport and Music.
For those interested in the Irish Scene across Europe, there is one unique central point – EuropeanIrish.com.
The brainchild of well travelled Irishman, Siasy Collins, this website is the focal point for all the information one needs to enjoy the Irish scene across Europe.
For the past 5 years the site has been managed on a part-time basis. Since May 2007, however, the emphasis has been on upgrading the existing site, to provide Irish in Europe with the opportunity to connect with other Irish in Europe, and with similar interests.
Siasy Collins, Editor & Publisher, EuropeanIrish, having been based in Europe himself, and involved in the local Irish scene there, explained that Irish people in Europe - want to find where to watch the All-Ireland or Heineken Cup, and where to find Irish Dancing Schools, Bands, Festivals, Irish Sports & Social Clubs, The Irish Embassy, and a choice of more than 2200 Irish Pubs across the Continent, when any local Irish Entertainment or Sport Events are on, and European Irish News.
“The new look Europeanirish.com has a lot of new benefits for visitors. The website is easy to use & navigate. You can build your profile and meet others through M I N E, which is My Irish Network in Europe. You can also chat with others, create a personal story and add events, items or news”, Siasy added.
Irish in Europe can always feel close to home, with the short and lower cost flights, and now through this website one can tune-in live online to over 50 Irish Radio stations, and download free music, supplied by Irish bands based at home and in Europe.

With thousands visiting the website daily, EuropeanIrish.com has something added for everybody, whether you’re an Irish person living in Europe or planning travel to Europe, or whether you’re from Continental Europe, enjoying Irish music, culture, sports or pubs.
Do you know any Irish person in Europe? Let them know today.
Are you planning a trip there for a vacation, on business, to study or to live?
The Next step is simple – just click on www.EuropeanIrish.com, browse the site, stay a while and enjoy it.
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Wouldn’t it be great to hear more about top Irish sports stars who are competing for Ireland all across the Continent.

EuropeanIrish.com will feature any sport and all age groups too, if you are Irish and competing in Europe – you are just as important as the Irish Senior soccer team or Munster Rugby, or the Olympic Athletes.EuropeanIrish.com wants to hear from you all - simply visit http://www.europeanirish.com/ News and add the News story.

or maybe you are based in Europe and run a club or a member of one which features a number of irish players, - if you have a news story add it.The Irish in Europe would love to read about it.

2008 Athletics events across the Continent with Irish participation have been added today.

The Brand new website is going live his week.

we are currently tranfering the data from the existing site to the new one.

There are many  athletics events this year, chances than no matter what part of Europe you are based - Irish athletes will be competing nearby sometime this year.
These include events in Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Turkey, Russia, Estonia, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland and Belgium.
You can even start planning for 2009, with events in Russia, Italy, Lithuania, Serbia, Finland, Germany and Ireland all added already.

currently can be seen at

http://www.europeanirish.com/new/events.php

The first ever survey about Irish people in Europe is being conducted.

If You are Irish and are based in or moving to Continental Europe -

This short survey is for you!

Please forward this email to every Irish person you know living in Europe. 
It is really important for the Irish in Europe.
Please answer just a few short questions in 90 seconds or less Click the Link and answer the questions, thanks.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=c_2bbUKK6N36zUdjY5Fx1FKA_3d_3d

What are the best and hardest things about living in Europe ?
Why might you stay, why might you return?

This survey is specifically about you - Irish people living in Continental Europe.

If you know of any Irish person living anywhere in Continental Europe , please send this survey to him or her today.
If you know many Irish People living in Europe, please send this to them all. This very important survey about you and for you,  and is finishing this week. If you are Irish in Europe - now you can get your say. Click Here to take survey - Have You taken the survey yet? 

Thanks in Advance
Siasy Collins

Download the Title track Caledonian Girl on EuropeanIrish Ceol 5 - for free and access Brendan Monaghan’s website at:
http://www.europeanirish.com/Radio/free_online_cd.htm 

Info about Brendan Monaghan’s concert at Art Bem. Warsaw on 12th December 2007 and RadioWiD’s radio program 9th December 2007 (21:30 - 23:00):
http://radio.wid.pl/modules/tisart/viewart.php?art_id=258

7th December 2007 in “Team Radio” DJ Wilczyn DJ Rodmir will be play Brendan Monaghan’s music and other celtic music from 20:00 to 22:00
http://radio.wid.pl

Lithuania
Febr 01 2008 Vilnius.
Febr 02 2008  Vilnius.

Brendan and Niall McClean on fiddle were performing on Lithuanian Television “LTV2″ on Saturday 20th October at 21.50 Hrs. www.lrt.lt
If you are back at home in Co.Down over December  or January,
 Dec  02 2007 St.Comgall’s Parish Centre. Bangor. Co.Down. Ireland.
 
Dec 14 2007 Peninsula Acoustic Music Club.The Ivy.Newtownards. Co.Down. Ireland.
 
Jan 11 2008 The Dufferin Arms. Killyleagh. Co.Down. Ireland.
 

Chris de Burgh will be doing a limited number of shows in 2008,
initially in Eastern and Western Europe.

Details to be announced soon!

http://europeanirish.com/Music/irishbandsontour.html

Maastricht Gaels, supported by the ECB, will host a foundation level football coaching course with two coach tutors from Dublin on Saturday, November 24th, between 10:00 & 17:30.

The couse is targeted at those who would like to introduce those interested in bringing gaelic football into schools etc. The principal objective is to qualify coaches to teach 8-12 y.o’s.

Both coaches are qualified tutors.
Damian Byrne is a former Dublin hurling goalkeeper and one of the first full-time coaches in the GAA. He was recently appointed Hurling Development Manager for Dublin and is currently a senior county team selector.
Ken Fitzgerald is full-time coach with a leading Dublin club and coach of a third level (DLIADT) college football team.

The course will be broken into a theory session in the morning and a practical skills session in the afternoon. A light lunch (soup/sandwiches) will be available. Copies of the slides etc will be made available. Participants should wear a tracksuit and bring football boots.

Please let Tony Bass (Secretary ECB) know as soon as possible if your club has anyone interested in attending.
Or indeed if you wish to introduce Gaelic Football or Hurling to a new area in Europe. Contact Tony at maastricht GAA club - details here:

http://www.europeanirish.com/Sport/GAA/gaaclubs.html

11-Dec Latvia Celtic Tenors Riga

http://www.celtic-tenors.com/dates

Ireland finished their Polonia Cup Campaign off with two hard fought victories against tough opposition.  First up was a strong Estonian team.  But despite some close fought matches, Ireland deservedly won through 4-3 with one of the best performances being the mens doubles victory from Owen Marron and Luke Moore.
In their final match, Ireland played Hungary….
Details & Report:

http://www.badmintonireland.com/content/templates/news.aspx?articleid=654&zoneid=2

In Europe, Gaelic Football outperforms Irish Soccer and Rugby

While Irish Soccer and Rugby hit rock bottom this autumn, Gaelic Football has risen to new heights in Europe – mainland Europe.

This weekend, November 3rd, Barcelona hosts the Gaelic Football European Championship Finals.
300 players from 20 Men’s and Women’s teams will arrive from Spain, France, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Denmark, Austria and Hungary to play 40 Gaelic Football matches.

Tournaments across the Continent, have been contested keenly throughout the year, Saturday’s tournament is the Final of the season, with the European Men’s & Ladies’ Championships, and the Men’s Shield being decided.

Men’s top prize will be contested by Budapest, Paris, Luxembourg and Den Haag.  A last minute point separated Luxembourg and Den Haag in October’s tournament.

Barcelona V Munich - just one of the fascinating encounters, with eight teams competing for the Ladies Gaelic Football Championship.

Men’s Shield leaders Amsterdam (Holland) may be pipped for the overall European Shield Title if Rennes (Brittany) wins the Shield Tournament this weekend.
Copenhagen Team travels 1757 Km for this Tournament.

The success of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Europe “is down to the passion of 100’s of players who travel regularly, at their own expense, by plane and train, to play with pride for their European GAA Clubs. This can cost a player more than €3500 in a year.” according to Siasy Collins, Editor of Europeanirish.com, 10 years reporting on the GAA in Europe.

“The event is hosted and organized exclusively by the playing staff of Barcelona Gaels’ men’s and women’s teams, comprising over 60% local Catalans”  described Mick McGrath, Secretary Barcelona Gaels. “The Iberian region will have representatives from Barcelona, Madrid, Pamplona and Valencia. More than 600 spectators will watch the Finals” added Chairman Stephen Garland.

Top officials from Croke Park Dublin, including Director General of the GAA, Liam Mulvihill, will attend, marking the largest GAA event ever on the Continent.

 “There is an increasing number of non-Irish players now playing Gaelic Football in Europe”, Tony Bass, European GAA County Board Secretary explained. “In the Maastricht GAA Club, for instance, the mix is 50/50 Dutch to Irish players”

At a time when Irish Soccer and Irish Rugby are at their lowest, Gaelic Football has never been stronger in Europe than it is today, with over a 1000 players in 25 Clubs!

For further details on the European Gaelic Football Finals in Barcelona, this Saturday 3rd November, download the Official Programme:
www.europeanirish.com/Sport/GAA

 
Barcelona hosts European Gaelic Football Finals
- Photo by Gabriel Roche
 

A warm welcome will greet you when you arrive at Villa Fiona, a lovingly restored farmhouse, which was tastefully refurbished in the last year by owners Maggie, from Ireland and Giacomo from Sicily.
Hence you are guaranteed sunshine -  Mediteranean sunshine and a great cup of tea!
Perfectly placed for touring, Villa Fiona is only 20 mins from Pisa airport and The Leaning Tower of Pisa, direct connection with Ryan Air.
- 30 mins from Lucca a beautiful medieval city of Tuscany, not to mention the art-capital of Florence which is less than an hours drive away.
Situated in the enchanting countryside of Tuscany, Villa Fiona is only 5 mins from the local medieval village of Vicopisano, which, according to the owners of this B&B, is a well-kept little secret of Tuscany!

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A Superb Final between Luxembourg and The Hague proved a fitting final to an outstanding and well organised European Gaelic Football Championship, in the french capital on Saturday 6th October.
This past weekend, the 3rd Round of the European League was held in Paris.
These Championships were the penultimate Tournament with the Finale being held in Barcelona on the 3rd November.
The Ladies Football Championship Tournament was held in conjunction with the Men’s event.

Teams from all across Europe played in keenly contested matches.

GAA Clubs from The Netherlands (Amsterdam, The Hague, Maastricht) , Luxembourg, Channel Islands (Guernsey, Jersey), France (Paris, Nantes, Rennes), Germany (Munich), and Spain (Barcelona, Madrid) took to the field.

There were teams competing for the European Championship Title, with The Hague, Jersey, Luxembourg and Paris all closing in on the overall 2007 title.
There are many clubs also competing for the European Shield. Paris and Luxembourg each provided B teams, along with Maastricht, Nantes, Madrid, Amsterdam, Rennes and Barcelona.
The Ladies Championship had 6 teams - from Paris, Luxembourg/Madrid combination, Munich, Holland, Holland, Maastricht, and Barcelona.

In the Men’s Shield Final, just a single point separated the Holland’s Maastricht from Brittany club Rennes, the Dutch side winning 0-06 to 0-05.

In the Ladies Football Final the Holland team with players from The Hague and Amsterdam, defeated the hosts Paris by 5  points in an highly skillful entertaining final 2-6 to 0-7.

The Climax of the Day’s European Gaelic Football was a classic encounter between Luxembourg and The Hague.
Luxembourg won by the narrowest of margins.

Below are the results of the Paris tournament. 
Men’s Championship Final
Luxembourg 1-9  The Hague 1-8

Ladies’ Championship Final
Paris 0-7  Holland 2-6
 
Men’s Shield Final
Maastricht 0-6 v Rennes  0-5

http://www.europeanirish.com/Sport/GAA/index.html

There will be a Special broadcasting of EuropeanIrish online compilation Samhain PLUS tracks from all European Irish Compilations,
at Radio Celtic Dreams   next Sunday approx. 21:00

All compilations available at: http://www.europeanirish.com/Radio/free_online_cd.htm

This Sunday night, http://www.radiocelticdreams.de/  will broadcast the New Compilation, SAMHAIN, as well as a selection of tracks from other European Irish Compilations and bands - 
Tracks from some compilations are currently playing live on air on right now www.radiocelticdreams.de

You too can listen live online at RadioCelticDreams.de
You can access EuropeanIrish.com to download the entire collection
You can find further information about every band through EuropeanIrish
and You can also download another 10 EuropeanIrish compilations - ALL FREE - top tracks from 80 bands - many of which are also being aired on Radio Celtic Dreams.

Available online on EuropeanIrish.com for free.

www.EuropeanIrish.com offers free Online compilations,  available exclusively to those who simply register at the European Irish Village CLICK H