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, 2012Trinity 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.
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.
read full articleShamrock 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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Monday, August 22nd, 2011The DV8s Finals Tournament scheduled for Tullamore has been postponed due to the venue owners double booking the venue for the date of the event. Unfortunately this is something which is beyond the control of the IAFL and the local team Tullamore Phoenix. Nevertheless, the IAFL apologises for any inconvenience caused.
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The 2011 DV8s Finals Tournament will take place in Tullamore on Sunday 28th August, starting at Noon.
The tournament will feature a record nine teams, with each team expected to play 4 reduced length fixtures. Points will be awarded to the three dedicated DV8s teams which will count towards the [...]
IAFOA Newsflash 4 August
Sunday, August 7th, 2011News, Rules questions & Game Information
Newsflash 4 Aug
Congratulation to West Dublin Rhinos who retained their position from last year for the best marked home field over the season in 2011. Details of each team’s average score along with last year’s results are in this week’s Newsflash.
Apologies for the late posting of this edition.
Dublin Rebels win Shamrock Bowl XXV
Monday, August 1st, 2011Rebels score 4th quarter TD to defeat the Vikings 14-13 in close game at Morton Stadium, Santry.
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