‘Take up among those with non-Irish backgrounds is unbelievable’: The rise of GAA in British schools

‘Take up among those with non-Irish backgrounds is unbelievable’ – the rise of Gaelic games in British schools

Ahead of national féile tournament in Co Derry, development officer and coach Keith Jackman says youth participation in the sport in UK is soaring

Hertfordshire’s Noah Fitzpatrick takes possession against Warwickshire at the All-Britain Féile at Páirc na hÉireann in Birmingham earlier this month. Photo: Chris Egan

Gareth Morgan Today at 03:30

There has been a surge in interest among children from non-Irish backgrounds in playing Gaelic football in the UK, according to a Carlow man whose job involves getting the sports on to the PE curriculum in British schools.

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