December 2019
Over and out for 2019! What a weekend!
Massive well done to everybody who went to KL, very successful year for the club!
Coming home with a total of 7 trophies and awards
- Mens A won the Intermediate Cup
- Ladies A won the Senior/Inter Plate
- Rian Doyle won the Hurling Fair Play Award
- Naoko Nakamura won ladies Fair Play Award
- Chris O'Sullivan won an All-Star
- Claire Coughlan won an All-Star
- Hiromi Furihata (Monchi) won an All-Star
New Committee for 2020
Well done to everyone on the Committee for the last 12 months, the club was went from strength to
strength so congrats to all involved! New committee are:
Chairperson : Kumiko Kita
Vice-Chairperson : Naoko Nakamura
Secretary : Fumika Yazaki
Treasurer : Maya Wada
Ladies Rep : Ai Lynn Gan
Mens Rep : Graham O'Sullivan
Public Relations: Conor Lyne
Entertainment/Recruitment : Niamh Burns
Hurling : Rian Doyle
Best of luck for the year ahead, which is gonna be the 25th Anniversary of Japan GAA!
Player Focus
Naomi Higuchi: First up, is another stalwart of the club, barely ever misses a training or fitness session,
and is always going out of her way to help others
Local Club / Hometown:
How long have you been playing GAA:
Favorite sportsperson:
Favorite Sport/hobby outside GAA:
Favorite movie:
Best thing about the club or living in Japan:
Michael O'Leary: First up is thee Pintman, the man who comes to life after a couple of beers,
and will forever be the Captain of Japan GAAs Inaugural Hurling team
Local Club / Hometown: Aghabullogue GAA
How long have you been playing GAA: About 7 years in total
Favorite sportsperson: Eden Hazard, Bill Werbeniuk, Tyson Fury
Favorite Sport outside GAA: Music, Soccer, Travel
Favorite movie: Mulholland Drive
Best thing about the club or living in Japan: The Club is great for helping Irish people who move to Japan settle in
Congratulations!
Congrats from everyone at the Club to Mari and Steve on the birth of their wee girl, Eabha Sayaka Dempsey, born on November 1st!
Bye Rory!
Sadly Rory is leaving us this weekend to head to South America.
Here he is having a casual beer, smiling as always
This is also the only known picture of Rory in Japan actually with his shirt on...
Christmas Party and Awards Night
Where: The Craic, Akasaka
When: Saturday 7th December
Time: 5pm
Food: Buffet laid on by the Craic, free of charge for everyone
Drinks: Cash bar, or nomihodai for everyone that wants 3000 Yen for two hours
Santa will be also be there, small presents for kids as well
Might not see some of you till next year, so happy Christmas and New Year folks! Have a great one