The GAA in Dubai & Nemo Rangers Tour - Alan Morgan, frm Nemo Rangers Senior Footballer

Описание: Around 60 members from Michael's hometown club Nemo Rangers in Cork traveled to Dubai for a 5-day tour recently where they visit bed some famous landmarks, visited the Irish Ambassador’s residence, and played against local football side Dubai Celts.

In this 3 part series of interviews -- Michael gets a perspective on how the GAA is run in Dubai compared to New York.

Interviews include:

1/3 - Stephen Twomey, who is the former chair of the Middle East County Board and a former Nemo Rangers senior footballer.

2/3 Ross Oates, who is the manager of Dubai Celts senior team

3/3 Alan Morgan, who is also a former Nemo senior footballer and is a bar manager at the Three Monkeys Bar on west 54th Street in Uptown Manhattan.

The Middle East GAA held their annual championships last week – and GAA President Larry McCarthy was in attendance - so the interview took place as the Dubai Celts were preparing for those games.

Stephen discusses how the GAA is operated in Dubai, touching on the number of people involved etc.

Ross talks about how many players are involved in Dubai Celts, where and when they train, and the history of the club.

Alan chats about his glory years in a Nemo Rangers where he won several honors. He also talks about the Dubai trip, his life in New York having also lived there as a child as well as his family including his father Billy Morgan who is a GAA great.

Billy won All-Ireland medals as a player and manager with Cork and Nemo. He also steered UCC to several Sigerson Cups.

The Middle East GAA held their annual championships last week – and GAA President Larry McCarthy was in attendance - so the interview took place as the Dubai Celts were preparing for those games.

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