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                                                                          Wellington Gaelic Games

                                                                          Carnival Night - Friday 11th February

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                                                                          Join Us at the Wellington Irish Clubrooms on Fifeshire Avenue on Friday 11th February



                                                                          Our next fundraiser is a Carnival Night and there will be prizes for best costume as well as loads of more prizes.


                                                                          Join us and take part in all the activities including..

                                                                          Strong Man Competition
                                                                          Tight Rope Challenge
                                                                          Poker Darts
                                                                          Ring Toss
                                                                          Arm Wrestling
                                                                          Tug of War
                                                                          etc

                                                                          We'll also have a guest appearance by Mystic Moira, Wellingtons Finest Fortune Teller.

                                                                          Its $10 on the door and we look forward to seeing you all there.
                                                                          Spread the word and bring your mates along.

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                                                                          Club Race Night - 10th September

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                                                                          Get ready for a night to remember!

                                                                          We're holding a racenight at the Irish Society Club rooms on Friday 10th September from 7pm.

                                                                          Join us for a night of racing, betting and general craic!

                                                                          If you haven't experienced one of these nights previously, save the date in your diary and join in the mayhem!




                                                                          Date: Friday, 10 Sep 2010
                                                                          Venue: Irish Society Clubrooms, Fifeshire Avenue
                                                                          Time: From 7pm

                                                                          Entry: $5 entry fee for event program.
                                                                          (No eftpos in club, so bring lots of CASH!)

                                                                          Summer 7s!  

                                                                          The current 7s tournament has been on since Wednesday January 20th. We play competitive games every Wednesday night from 6pm in Ian Galloway Park, Wilton.

                                                                          Details of the men's competition
                                                                          Details of the women's compeition

                                                                          New players are always very welcome to join us for 7s games or training on Sunday. If you are keen, email us wellingtongaa@gmail.com for more info.

                                                                          Melbourne 2009 
                                                                          Australasian Gaelic Football Championships
                                                                          Results & Fixtures


                                                                          Well done to the Senior Men's team for reaching the semi-final of the 2009 Australasian games. Unfortunately they came out 2nd best to a crack Western Australian
                                                                          outfit. They've done us all proud.

                                                                          Saturday 3rd Oct - Semi final
                                                                          2.15pm 
                                                                          W. Australia 0-12 (12) def Wellington/Hutt Valley 0-07 (07)

                                                                          More Details Here

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                                                                          Quiz Night - September 11th

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                                                                          Thanks to everyone who supported the club quiz night at the Hutt Valley Irish Club last Friday night.

                                                                          It was a very successful night for all involved and everyone had a great time.

                                                                          Special thanks to the InterIslander for first prize in the Raffle and to JJ Murphy's and the Angus Inn for the quiz prizes. and finally thanks to all those who brought food.


                                                                          $5,000 Flights Draw Winner

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                                                                          Congratulations to Deirdre Finn on winning the $5,000 Flights to Europe raffle at the Wellington Irish Club last night (sun 25th).
                                                                          The Lucky number drawn was 06

                                                                          We'd like to thank all of those who bought tickets and continue to support the growth and development of the club.


                                                                          Win 2 Return Flights to Europe worth $5,000

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                                                                          We're running a fantastic raffle over the next 4 weeks.

                                                                          In association with flight centre we’re offering a chance to win a return trip for 2 from New Zealand to Ireland or any destination in Europe.

                                                                          Flights are to the value of an amazing $5,000 and can be redeemed up to 14th November at flight Centre Newtown

                                                                          There will only be 100 tickets printed and the big draw will take place during the FEIS weekend (24-25th Oct) in the Irish Club.
                                                                           

                                                                          Tickets are $100 each and all monies raised go to covering the Gaelic club's expenses for the next 12 months.

                                                                          Please help support the GAA in the Wellington region and enter this great draw.

                                                                          For Tickets contact Jo at 021-0451512. E-Mail wellingtongaa@gmail.com or contact Dave Rynne at 021-02784187

                                                                          Please spread the word among all your friends and colleagues as this raffle promises to be sold out very quickly!

                                                                          ** please note that in order for the draw to be valid we need to sell 60 tickets


                                                                          Dave Rynne


                                                                          Race Night - 14th August

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                                                                          Next Friday night (14/08/09) the club is having one of its world famous Race Nights.

                                                                          The Race Night is one of the highlights of the sporting year and is always terrific fun.

                                                                          Venue: Wellington Irish Club, Fifeshire Avenue, Cambridge Terrace.

                                                                          Date: Friday 14th of August

                                                                          Time: 7.30 pm

                                                                          Entry: $5 entry fee for event program. (No eftpos in club, so bring lots of CASH!)

                                                                          All funds raised will go towards the running of the club over the coming months.

                                                                          So see you all there, and remember to bring lots of friends. It’s an evening not to be missed.


                                                                          Club Social 2009

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                                                                          Tickets are now on sale for the social/dinner dance on Saturday July 25th, 7pm sharp in the Wellington Irish Society, Fifeshire Avenue. 
                                                                          See Flyer for more info

                                                                          What do you do now?
                                                                          Email Jo secretary.wgaa@gmail.com to say

                                                                          ·          How many tickets you want – bring your partners!
                                                                          ·          What song each of you would like on the playlist

                                                                          You will be sent payment instructions then and will be given tickets. Do hurry! Limited places available. We'd also like all coming to select a song for the playlist so get the thinking caps on!

                                                                          It’s all very exciting! We all cannot wait – it’s going to be a great night J
                                                                          Le meas mór agus sceitimíní,
                                                                          Jo


                                                                          Annual General Meeting - Outcome

                                                                          This years Annual General Meeting was held in the Irish Society Clubrooms on Fifeshire avenue on May 09th from 6pm. The following people were elected to the executive committee.


                                                                          President           :   Donal Kavanagh
                                                                          Vice President   :   David Rynne
                                                                          Treasurer           :   Leanna Humphrey
                                                                          Secretary           :   Jo Ni Choisdealbha
                                                                          Asst Treasurer   :   Rosy Moar
                                                                          Registrar            :   Maurice Hartnett
                                                                          PRO                    :   Catherine Cotter

                                                                          The full AGM minutes are available here


                                                                          Wellington - NZ 7s champs 2009

                                                                          Mar 09 - Wellington GAA made it a clean sweep when they took both the men's and women's national 7s titles in Auckland on 15th Mar.  We know we are the best - now others do too.  Plans now turn to the defence in 2010.



                                                                          Sevens Winners - Christmas 2008

                                                                          Congratulations to Kerry Gold winners of the inaugural 7-Aside Gaelic Football Tournament sponsored by the Establishment Bar & Restaurant.

                                                                          KERRY GOLD SQUAD
                                                                          Marian McGuinness, Wiremu Patrick, Guy Gerguson, Jason Trenberth, Michael McCully,Maggie White, Nikki Kennedy,
                                                                          Hone Patrick, Brian Dunne (Capt), Niamh Kennedy, , Kevin Lawlor
                                                                          Ben Buckle, James Trotter, Laura Cooke, Damon Trenberth

                                                                          Dunners Blog on the Finals Day is here


                                                                          Sevens Kicks Off

                                                                          Nov 08 - Our mixed 7 a side fun football comp kicked off on the 12th Nov at Ian Galloway Park in Wilton.  We had an amazing 120 people turn out to play and enjoy themselves.  To join them just  Contact us or Click here for the master fixtures list.



                                                                          Wellington - Feis Champs 2008

                                                                          Oct 08 - Wellington women took out the national 7s title in the finals held on the Kapiti coast on 26th Oct.  Our men's team did the same (well joint winners) when the couldn't be separated from Auckland in the final.  Well done all.



                                                                          Ireland can't beat Welly's Rynne

                                                                          Nov 08 - Wellington's Davey Rynne and Eoin Conway played key roles in  Australasian team which held the best Ireland had to offer to a draw in Sydney. "We did what the AFL players couldn't and this big fella with a beard kept asking me what I was doing next summer" Rynne gloated.



                                                                          Australasian Games 2008

                                                                          The Wellington / Hutt Valley team missed out on a semi final spot at this year's Australasian Gaelic Football championship by a single point.

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