East Belfast GAA

East Belfast GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in East Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. The team currently plays in the Down Senior County League.[1][2]

East Belfast
Oirthear Bhéal Feirste
Founded:2020
County:Down
Colours:Black and Yellow
Playing kits
Standard colours

History

The club was formed in May 2020, after a decades absence of a GAA club in the historically Loyalist East Belfast. The club replaced St Colmcille’s, which was formed in the 1950s. The first club president is Irish-language promoter Linda Ervine. The team is promoting friendship and cooperation between both sides of the political divide.[3]

The club crest was revealed on July 17, 2020 and features an outline of the Harland and Wolff cranes.[4]

On the 6 August 2020, there was a hoax bomb alert at the team's training ground of Henry Jones Playing Fields believed to be aimed at East Belfast GAA. [5] The incident was condemned by all local politicians on both sides of the divide including the unionist DUP's Gavin Robinson MP & nationalist SDLP's Lisnasharragh Councillor Séamas de Faoite. [6]

References
  1. "East Belfast camogs look to the future after historic debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  2. Lynch, Connor (2020-07-16). "East Belfast GAA unveil new club crest ahead of first matches". belfastlive. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  3. "New East Belfast GAA club unveils tri-lingual crest to symbolise communities coming together". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  4. Mahoney, Donny. "East Belfast GAA Launch New Tri-Lingual Crest Ahead Of Historic Day". Balls.ie. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  5. "East Belfast GAA security alert sectarian hate crime, say police". The Irish News. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  6. "East Belfast security alert met with widespread condemnation". ITV News. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-08-06.


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