Vancouver Éire Óg GAA Club

We're back with our annual 'Take Me Out'🖤🤍
Come join us July 30th to find your summer romance😉
Make sure to bring cash on the night for entry and raffle tickets!
See you all there 🫡

📆 July 30th
🕐 7pm-late
📍Donnellans Irish Pub

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You've heard of superbowl squares, but have you heard of Sam Squares 🏆
Our All Ireland Football Final competition is back! 🥳

Were giving you a chance to earn 50% of the entry money pot, if youre lucky enough to get your square on the winning numbers. e.g if we sell 100 squares totaling $1000, you could win $500 of that💰

Entry cost 💸
$15 for 1 square
$25 for 3 squares

Rules:
The sqaure corresponding to the last digit of each teams score at the end of full time wins the prize money.
E.g Kerry 15 - last digit 5
Mayo 12- last digit 2
The person with their square on column 5, row 2 wins the prize money!
** The total score will be used if goals are scored. i.e if doengal scored 1-12 (15 points total) the last digit would be 5, not 2**

*Squares will be assigned at random*

We will announce the winners at full time on our stories on July 26th.
Last entry July 25th Night ⏳️

If the match goes to extra time , we will use the score at the end of extra time to pick the winner!

Best of luck 🍀💰

We have been very busy with Championship over the last month, with all 5 of our teams in action recently!

Our Senior Men's Team played Round 3 of their Championship campaign in mid June. The lads were beaten by the finest of margins, but will no doubt be ready for redemption in their next game!
Scorers:
Mikey Higgins 0-8 (2 x 2 pointers)
Ciaran Lyons 1-0
Fintan O Shea 0-2
Cathal Corrigan 0-1
Eoghan Mc Grath Butler 0-1
Stephen Mc Greal 0-1

Our Senior Ladies were also out in Round 3, and also very narrowly lost out to Fraser Valley, despite a great effort.

Our Inter Men's Team had a great win in Round 3 of their campaign, winning well against a strong Fraser Valley side.

Our Junior Men's team kicked off their campaign against ISSC, unfortunately losing out with the last kick of the game. They came out strong in round 2 and had a great win away to Van Isle.

Our Junior Ladies started their campaign vs ISSC, with lots of ladies playing Championship football for the first ever time! The girls played a great game, against a very experienced ISSC side, unfortunately coming up short on the day.
The girls headed to Victoria for Round 2. Playing vs a strong Van Isle side. The girls were very unlucky to lose out, hitting the cross bar on numerous occasions.

Well done to all of our Teams, and best of luck in the upcoming matches! 🙌

Introducing our Men's Junior Captain and Vice Captain for the season! 🙌

Captain: Dan Gordon
Home club and County: Beann Eadair/Raheny, Dublin
Position: Half Back/Full Back
Debut Year for Éire Óg: 2024
Favourite thing about Eire Og: Everyone is so welcoming and there’s a real home away from home community vibe to the club. Serious lack of Dubs though…

Vice Captain: Cormac Landers
Home club and county: Carrigaline, Cork
Position: Corner back
Debut year for Éire Óg:2026
Favourite thing about Éire Óg:
There's a great community there and it's easy for anyone to fall in with the club no matter what level you play at, trips and tournaments are a massive bonus

Best of luck to the lads and their teammates and management for the remainder of the season 💪

Introducing our Junior Ladies Captain and Vice Captains for the year 👸👸👸

Captain: Áine Clerkin
Home County: Dublin
Position: Corner Back
Debut Year: 2025
Favourite thing about Vancouver Eire Og: All the amazing friends I’ve made 🥰

Vice Captain: Yvonne Murphy
Home club and County: Carraig na bhFear, Cork
Position: Wherever Aoibhe puts me 🙏
Debut Year: 2025
Favourite thing about Vancouver Éire Óg: Getting to play sport again, and all the connections

Vice Captain: Áine Buckley
Home club and County: Douglas, Cork
Position: Forward
Debut Year: 2023
Favourite thing about Vancouver Eire Og: The post match Coronas and the occasional bit of football

Best of luck to the girls, their team mates and management for the season ahead 🙌 🎉

Championship is in full swing for us, with some matches from Round 1 and Round 2 having already being played.

Our Senior Men's first game vs ISSC was postponed to a later date, so they started their campaign with a Round 2 match vs St Finnians. The lads kicked of their season with a great win. Despite the setback of an early goal to add to the injury and availability absences our team bounced back and with the aid of three first half goals, set a solid platform for the win. We wish Eoghan Mc Grath Butler a speedy recovery from the knee injury he got at the throw in for the second half.
Scorers:
Mikey Higgins 2-8 (three x 2 pointers)
Cathal Corrigan 0-6
Niall Quinn 1-1
Fintan O Shea 1-0
Eoghan Mc Grath Butler 0-2
Sean Mac Uildhinn 0-2
Stephen Mc Greal 0-2
Nick Sheehan 0-1

The Senior Ladies faced ISSC in their first game. The match was close right to the end with the girls scoring some great goals. Unfortunately ISSC scored a couple of points in the last few minutes to see it out.
The girls bounced back in round 2 against St Finnians. The girls started strong and never let up, scoring 6 goals, and really pulling away in the second half. The girls now have a break until the end of June.

Our Intermediate Men were out last week after a Bye week in round 1. They kicked their season off against St Finnains. The match was very tight throughout but unfortunately the lads couldn't find the back of the net to get over the line, with goals bring the difference in the game. The lads lost out by a single point. No doubt they will back stronger in the next game!

Thank you to our sponsors for the season who make it possible for us to play for the year 🫡

☀️🏐 Join us for our Summer Sports Day next Saturday, June 13th at 2PM! 🕺

Bring along your camp chair, your friends, and a few cans 🍻

We’ll have plenty of sports, games, and activities lined up throughout the afternoon. All are welcome!

📍 Exact location will be announced on the day

Introducing our Ladies Senior Captain and Vice Captain's for 2026 👸👸👸

Captain: Bronagh McGrath
From: Moyle Rovers, Tipperary
Position: Midfield
Debut year: 2024
Favourite thing about Éire Óg: Training in the sun with friends!

Vice Captain: Jennifer O'Keefe
From: Muckalee, Kilkenny
Position: Midfield
Debut year: 2026
Favourite thing about Éire Óg: Friendships

Vice Captain: Caoimhe Keaveney
From: Glenmaddy/Williamstown, Galway
Position: Full back
Debut year: 2024
Favourite thing about Éire Óg: Friends and the laughs

Best of luck to the girls, their teammates and management for the season ahead! 🙌

⭐World Cup Goals Competition! ⭐

The game is simple, predict how many goals teams will score, and be in with a chance to win cash 💰

Rules:
1) Pick one team per question and type an answer in the prediction questions
2) Scoring is based on how many goals your team scores in the competition. e.g. if you select Argentina and they score 10 goals, you have 10 goals. This accumulates for each team selected
3) Pick one team in each of the selection options
4) Make your predictions in the prediction questions to score more goals
5) Entry fee is $10 per entry or $25 for three entries
6) 50% of the funds raised will go towards prize fund and/or some other prizes along the way!
7) Prizes for leader after group stage - draw if a tie
8) Prizes for Top 3 finishers at the end of the tournament
9) Entries close at 12 noon on Thursday, June 11 (kickoff of opening match, Mexico v South Africa)
10) Send entry fee to ENTER to [email protected] or Revolut

Introducing our Men's Senior Captain and Vice Captains for 2026 🙌

Captain: Ben Kirwan
From: Kill, Waterford
Position: Centre Back
Debut year: 2024
Favourite thing about Éire Óg: Definitely the community aspect and togetherness we have within our club. My time here in Vancouver would not be the same without Éire og and all the connections I’ve made through the club. Ragebaiting Oran Meehan is a close second.

Vice Captain: Fintan O'Shea
From: Greystones, Wicklow
Position: Wing back/Wing forward
Debut year: 2025
Favourite thing about Éire Óg: meeting lots of great people and everyone is good craic

Vice Captain: Mikey Higgins
From: Claremorris, Mayo
Position: Centre forward/Full forward
Favourite thing about Éire Óg: Opposition players thinking I'm Seánie Sull 😅

Best of luck to the lads and the rest of the senior team and management ahead of their 2026 campaign 🙌