2012 Irish American Football League Schedule – 11 teams will contest Ireland’s premier competition. This years format includes a new league format and an earlier start.
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2012 IAFL Schedule Published – New Format Announced.
Monday, January 9th, 2012Navy v Notre Dame Dublin 2012 – Presale Details
Friday, December 16th, 2011All IAFA Members have the opportunity to purchase tickets in a special presale to conclude on the 23rd December 2011.
read full articleTrinity Players visit Temple Street Hospital
Thursday, December 15th, 2011Players from Trinity College Dublin visited the young patients and hardworking staff at Temple Street Childrens Hospital on Thursday 15th December. The visit served as an opportunity for young kids in the wards to meet American Football players who turned up for the occasion in full helmets and shoulder pads, but also gave the opportunity for Trinity Football to deliver 130+ childrens toys donated through it’s second annual toys for tots drive.
This year saw the rivalry of Trinity College(TCD) and University College Dublin(UCD) set aside as both teams played on Dec 3rd in a game organised as a focal point for this [...]
IAFL AGM held on Sunday 4th December
Friday, December 9th, 2011The IAFL Annual General Meeting took place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry, Dublin on Sunday 4th December.
Terry Lynch, Cillian Smith and Russell Kerley were re-elected to the Board for the 2012 season. They are joined by Ciaran O’Sullivan, who has previously served on the Board and Alan Orr who will be serving for the first time.
The biggest change arising from the AGM is that the league will be adopting a new structure which is largely based on the recommendations of the scheduling workshop held in September. There will be two divisions - IAFL North and IAFL South. The [...]
New teams sought for DV8s Development League
Monday, November 7th, 2011The IAFL is seeking expressions of interest – from potential new teams or parties interested in setting up new teams – for the 2012 DV8s Development League. Trim Bulldogs and Drogheda Lightning (pictured) both joined the DV8s programme in 2011
read full articleCork Admirals seeking new Head Coach
Monday, November 7th, 2011 The Cork Admirals American Football Club are currently in the process of recruiting a Head Coach for the upcoming season. If you would like to apply can you please send your application to Gottlieb Barta (Chairman) – gottlieb_barta@me.com before the close of business on Friday the 11th of November.
Trim Bulldogs Charity DV8s – October 1st.
Monday, September 26th, 2011The Trim Bulldogs are hosting charity DV8s event on Saturday October 1st.
The event is in aid of local girl Caoimhe Duffy, who has cerebral palsy. Funds raised will be put towards sending Caoimhe to American for potentially life changing surgery.
The format of the event will be an All-Star game in which players from any IAFL team can participate in alongside the Trim Bulldogs squad. The event is expected to attract a lot of interest in the local area. Players will all IAFL teams are invited to attend as participants or simply to support the event.
Details: www.helpcaoimhewalk.com
Contact: Garland Drake – bulldogs@americanfootball.ie
IAFL Workshop – 2012 League Structure.
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011On Saturday 17th September 2011, the Irish American Football League (IAFL) held a workshop in Dublin to discuss the structure and timing of the league season going forward.
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Saturday, September 3rd, 2011The Irish American Football Association has a new postal address with effect from 1st September 2011:
Irish American Football Association,
19 Castle Park,
Clondalkin,
Dublin 22,
Ireland.
All post should now be sent to this address. Phone and email contact details remain unchanged.
Shamrock Bowl XXV TV Coverage – Setanta.
Friday, August 26th, 2011Shamrock Bowl XXV will be shown on Setanta on Tuesday August 30th, with repeats on August 31st and September 1st.
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