Liverpool Irish Festival GAA Blitz

October 23, 2014

The inaugural GAA Blitz of the Liverpool Irish Festival gets underway on Saturday, when teams from throughout the North-West of England take part for their chance to win the Roswick Trophy. 

This promises to be quite an events with 11 teams taking part. The action begins from 10.00am at Mystery Park, the home of Liverpool Wolfe Tones and culminates in the final around 3pm. There is folk music with the fantastic Ryans Band later at 5pm in Kellys Dispensary.

The teams are divided into 2 groups, they are as follows;

Group 1

St.Lawrences (Manchester)
St.Peters (Manchester)
Hugh O'Neills (Leeds)
St.Patrick's (Chester)
John Moores 1 (Liverpool)
Hope University 2 (Liverpool)

Group 2

Wolfe Tones (Liverpool)
St.Brendans (Manchester)
Hope 1 (Liverpool)
University of Liverpool
John Moores 2 (Liverpool)

The top 2 in each group go into the semi-final. The cup will be presented by the sponsor Roswick Construction after the final.

Come along and enjoy a feast of football on Saturday.

The girls blitz competition takes place at the same venue next week.


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