2024 Interprovincial Wheelchair Hurling/Camogie League Round 2

Munster Wheelchair Hurling Camogie Club in conjunction with Munster GAA are extending an open invitation to anyone who would like to join us this Saturday 29th of June for the Munster Round of the Interprovincial Wheelchair Hurling/Camogie League.

OPEN INVITATION

ROUND 2 – Interprovincial Wheelchair Hurling/Camogie League

Venue:- Tailteann Hall. Mary Immaculate College, Limerick.
🔵 Junior Blitz starts at 9:30
🔵 Senior Games begin at 11:00

Some quick facts about Wheelchair Hurling / Camogie

Q1. What is Wheelchair Hurling / Camogie?
Answer – Ground hurling, played by Wheelchair users.

Q2. How old is the sport?
Answer – Wheelchair Hurling / Camogie was ‘invented’ in 1998 in a Dublin Special Needs school, by school Principal, Tim Maher.

Q3. How many players are involved?
Answer – Teams are 6 a side, made up of: 2 Forwards, 1 Midfielder, 2 Backs and 1 Goal keeper.

Q4. Does the game have zones?
Answer – Yes, there are three zones.
1. Attackers and Defenders must stay in their appropriate zones.
2. Midfielders can travel in both the attacking and defensive zones.
3. The Goal keepers are the only players allowed in the goal keeping zones.

For more information about WHEELCHAIR HURLING, contact Tony Watene (01) 8363222 or inclusion@gaa.ie

GAA Wheelchair International Floorball Team, Prague 2023

9 August 2023; Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Larry McCarthy with the GAA Wheelchair Hurling Team before their departure for Prague, Czechia, at the Maldron Airport Hotel in Dublin. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile
Back row (left to right): Denis O’Boyle, Geraldine McTavish, John Carey, Tony Watene (Tour Manager), Brian Armitage (Chairperson, GAA Games for All Committee), Larry McCarthy (GAA President), Ciarán Bradley, Tom Carey, Gerry McNamara, Shane McCann, Brian Carberry
Middle row (left to right): Cian Horgan, Melanie Griffith (Vice-Captain), Aiden Hynes, Alex Hennebry, Damian Hughes, Shane Curran
Front row (left to right): Ellie Sheehy, Paul Hannon, James McCarthy (Captain), Seán Bennett, Maurice Noonan

Official Programme

Download the Official Programme for Round 2
of the 2024 Wheelchair Hurling-Camogie League