For the first time since 2007 Chicago Gaelic Park will host this year's North American County Board championship playoffs over the Labor Day weekend (Sept 3-5). Based on team affiliations and the number of divisional teams that have qualified for national championships it is emerging to be the biggest NACB playoffs ever staged.
 
Seventy eight teams representing twenty two cities will be participating in this Gaelic sports extravaganza which gets under way on Friday, September 3rd at 9:00 a.m. Teams from towns and cities such as Allentown PA, Portland MN, Westminster MD, Kansas City MI, and Alexandria MD that did not participate in the last playoffs at Gaelic park will be competing this year. Over 90 games are scheduled to be played in this years tournament. For the first time im many years a team from Canada will participate in the NACB playoff with the entry of Vancouver in the junior A hurling division.
 
A special playoff committee headed by Val McMahon, Tom Dolan former American County Board Chairman and current Youth Officer, and the Chicago Central division under the chairmanship of Garrett Fitzsimmons are completing arrangements for the playoffs, which is expected to attract about 6,000 fans over the course of the holiday weekend. It is anticipated that about two thousand people from out-of-town will be attending the games. 
 
Besides the main Gaelic Park field, five additional fields adjacent to the main complex have been prepared to facilitate the huge tournament.
 
Following is the schedule for the 2010 NACB playoffs:
 
Senior Hurling:
Semi-finals
Boston Tipperary  Vs  Chicago Limerick
Chicago  Harry Bolands  Vs  San Francisco Naomh Padraig
 
Junior A Hurling:
Quarter- finals
Vancouver   Vs   Washington  DC
Milwaukee  Vs   Los Angeles St. Pat's
Semi-finals
Boston  Fr. Tom's  Vs   Vancouver or Washington DC
San Francisco  Naomh Padraig Vs  Milwaukee or Los Angelas
 
 
Junior B Hurling:
Quarer-finals
Twin Cities  Vs   Celtic Cowboys
Denver Gaels  Vs   Atlanta Clan Na Gael
Indianapolis  Vs  Philadelphia Shamrocks
San Francisco Rovers  Vs  Seattle
 
Junior C Hurling:
Preliminary Rounds
Seattle   Vs   Indianapolis
St. Louis  Vs  Madison
Akron  Vs  Chicago Cusacks
 
Quarter-finals
Seattle or Indianapolis  Vs  Philadelphia Allentown
St. Louis or Madison  Vs  Milwaukee
Akron or Chicago  Vs  New Hampshire
Portland  Vs  Denver
 
Men's Senior Football:
Semi-finals
Chicago Parnells  Vs   Philadelphia Kevin Barry's
Boson Donegal Vs   San Francisco Sean Treacy's
 
Men's Intermediate Football
Final
Philadelphia  Young Ireland's Vs  San Francisco
 
Men's Junior A Football
Quarter-final
Chicago McBrides Vs  Philadelphia  St. Patrick's
Semi-finals
San Diego Setanta Vs  Chicago or Philadelphia   
Boston McAnespies Vs  San Francisco Ulster 
 
Men's Junior B Football
Quarter-finals
Boston Connemara Gaels   Vs   Chicago Patriots
Washington DC Gaels  Vs  Philadelphia Young Ireland's 
Detroit Wolfe Tones  Vs  Los Angeles Wild Geese
Charlotte  James Connelly Vs  Cleveland St. Jarlaths
 
Men's Junior C Football
Quarter-final
Northeast  Vs  Philadelphia St. Patrick's
Semi-finals
Austin  Vs  Central
Northeast or Philadelphia  Vs  San Diego Setanta
 
 
Men's Junior D Football
Preliminary Rounds
Baltimore  Vs  St. Louis
Phoenix  Vs  Atlanta
Quarter-finals
Baltimore or St. Louis  Vs  Denver
Phoenix or Atlanta  Vs  Chicago Fire Dpt.
Buffalo Fenians  Vs  Mason Dixon
Kansas City  Vs  Twin Cities
 
 
All-American Football
Preliminary Round
Philadelphia  Vs  Pittsburgh Celtics
Quarter-finals
Northeast  Vs  Western
Mid-Atlantic  Vs  St Louis
Chicago  Patriots  Vs  Cleveland St. Pats
Philadelphia or Pittsburgh  Vs Chicago Fire Dpt.
 
Over 40's Men's Football
Final
East  Vs  West
 
Ladies Senior Football
Final
Boston  Vs  San Francisco Fog City Harps
 
Ladies Intermediate Football
Semi-finals
 San Francisco Vs  Washington DC

 
Ladies Junior A Football
Quarter-final
Atlanta  Clan Na nGael  Vs  San Francisco Clan NA nGael
Semi-Final
Atlanta or San Francisco  Vs  Boston Shamrocks
Charlotte James Connelly Vs  Chicago St. Brigids
 
Ladies Junior B Football:
Quarter-finals
Atlanta  Na Fianna Vs  Baltimore Bohemians
Denver  Vs  Central
San Diego  Vs Detriot St. Anne's
 
Note: Camogie schedule not yet confirmed.
 
Following is a summary of divisional finals and the team that have qualified for the playoffs:
 
 
CHICAGO CENTRAL DIVISION:
Limerick hurlers will again represent the Central division in this years playoffs following a one point victory, 1-17 to 0-19, over Harry Bolands in a thrilling final at Gaelic Park last Sunday. No more than 2 points separated the teams for most of this t exciting encounter. A pointed free from almost 80 yards from Corkman Peter O'Brien in the final moment broke the deadlock to give Limerick their narrow victory.
 
Another thrilling game was the ladies junior A football final between St. Bridgets and Aishling Gaels. Thanks to a last minute goal by their star forward, Ailish Rispen, the Bridget's defeated the Gaels by 2 points, 4-6 to 3-7, to qualify for the NACB playoffs.
 
In two onesided finals, Parnells had an easy win over Padraig Pearse to take the men's senior football title while the Patriots had little difficulty in defeating Padraig Pearse in the men's junior B football final.  
 
The following teams will represent Chicago Central Division in the playoffs:
Senior Football           -       Parnells
Junior A Football        -       McBrides
Junior B Football        -       Patriots
Junior D Football        -       Twin Cities, Kansas City, St. Louis
Senior Hurling             -       Limerick
Junior A Hurling          -       Milwaukee
Junior B Hurling          -       Twin Cities 
Junior C Hurling         -       Cusacks, Indianapolis, St Louis
Ladies Junior A Football  -  St. Bridgets
Camogie                         -  St. Mary's
 
SAN FRANCISCO WESTERN DIVISION:
Sean Treacy's avenged their defeat in last years senior football decider with a blisering second half performance to defeat 2009 champions Ulster by 8 points, 2-11 to 06,  before the biggest crowd of the season at Treasure Island.
 
In the curtain raiser the same two clubs competed for the junior A football and produced a most entertaing final with Ulster defeating Sean Treacys by the slimmmest of margins, 1-8 to 0-10. 
 
After several disappointing seasons, Clan na Gael ladies football club captured the junior A football championship with a one point win over old rivals Fog City Harps by the score of 3-6 to 2-8 after a thrilling encounter.
 
The following teams will represent the San Francisco Western Division in the playoffs:
Senior Football          -          Sean Treacy's
Junior A Football       -          Ulster
Junior B Football       -          Celts
Senior Hurling            -         Naomh Padraig
Junior A Hurling         -         Na Fianna
Junior B Hurling         -         Rovers
Ladies Sr Football     -         Fog City Harps
Ladies Jr A Football  -         Clan NA nGael 
 
The following teams will reprsent the Philadelphia division in the playoffs:
Senior Football         -        Kevin Barry's
Intermidiat Football  -         Young Ireland's
Junior A Football     -         St. Patrick's
Junior B Football     -        Young Ireland's
Junior C Footall       -        St. Patrick's
Junior B Hurling       -        Shamrocks
Junior C Hurling      -         Allentown Hibernians
Ladies Sr. Football  -        Maread Farrell's
Ladies Int. Football  -       Notre Dame
 
The following teams will reprsent Boston Northeast division in the playoffs:
Senior Football         -        Donegal
Intermediate Football  -     Shannon Blues
Junior A Football     -        McAnespies
Junior B Football     -       Connemara Gaels
Senior Hurling        -        Tipperary 
Junior A Hurling     -        Fr. Tom's
Junior C Hurling     -        Portland
Ladies Jr. A Football  -   Shamrocks
 
The following teams will represent the Mid-Atlantic division in the playoffs:
Junior B Football     -         Washington DC Gaels
Junior D Football       -         Baltimore Bohemians, Mason Dixob
Junior A Hurling       -        Washington DC Gaels
Ladies Int. Football  -        Washington Dc Gaels
Ladies Jr. B Football   -     Baltimore Bohemians
Camogie                     -     Washington DC Gaels    
 
The following teams will represent the Midwest Division in the playoffs:
Junior B Football     -       Cleveland St. Jarlath's, Detroit Wolfe Tones
Junior D Football    -        Buffalo Fenians
Junior C Hurling      -        Akron Celtic Guards
Ladies Jr. B Football  -     Detroit St. Anne's
 
The following teams will represent the Southwest Division in the playoffs:
Junior A Football     -        San Diego Setanta
Junior B Football     -        Los Angeles Wild Geese
Junior D Football     -        Phoenix Gaels
Junior A Hurling      -         Los Angeles St. St. Pats
Junior B Hurling       -        Denver Gaels
Junior C Hurling       -        Denver Gaels
Ladies Jr. Football   -        San Diego Na Fianna
 
The following teams will reprsent the Southeast Division in the playoffs:
Junior B Football      -         Charlotte James Connelly
Junior D Football      -         Atlanta Clan Na Gael
Junior B Hurling        -         Atlanta Clan Na nGael
Ladies Jr. A Football  -       Charlotte James Conelly,  Atlanta Clan Na nGael
 
The following teams will reprsent the Southwest Division in the playoffs:
Junior B Hurling         -        Seattle Gaels
 
Eamonn Kelly
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