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2025 Puc Fada

Feb. 19, 2025 • Patrick Chaussard

On Sunday February 9th the Charleston Hurling Club held its second annual Beach Puc Fada on Sullivan’s Island. The contest started in front of the Lighthouse on Sullivan’s Island with the individual taking the least amount of strikes to get their sioltar to the end of the beach being declared the winner. The competition was won by club superstar Brandon Callahan who needed only 26 strikes to cover the distance and claim the coveted Cú Chulainn belt. The runner up with 29 strikes was last years champion Ryan Finn, while Daniel Smollon and Patrick Chaussard tied for third at 35. This years Puc Fada saw double the number of participants from the inaugural competition in 2024 as 8 Charleston Hurlers took part. A huge thank you goes out to Paul Sebestyen and Melody Herscher for organizing and running the event.

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2024 Year in Review

Jan. 28, 2025 • Patrick Chaussard

Recently the Charleston GAA held its annual End of Year Party and Annual General Meeting at local sponsor Tommy Condon’s.

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Citadel Scrimmage - February Recap

Feb. 20, 2020 • Andrew Maron

The weather was cool and sunny for one of the first events of the Spring season, a scrimmage between Charleston and the Citadel. The Citadel hosted and the Parade Deck was an ideal field with good grass and uniform, flat topography. 

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2019 Year in Review & Awards

Dec. 3, 2019 • Andrew Maron

On November 22, the Charleston GAA met for it’s annual End of the Year party at McCann’s Irish Pub in Mt Pleasant. The night started off with a slide show of pictures from the past year while food was supplied to all who came for this special occasion. Everyone enjoyed their time reminiscing a great year and eating delicious food prepared by McCann's. After a few moments of glaring confusion as to how to get the computer to sync up to the projector, the club’s chair started the awards presentation.

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Inaugural Charleston Irish Pub Tour a great success

Sep. 8, 2019 • Austin Dain

The inaugural Charleston Irish Pub Tour was an absolute blast! From morning until night; Folly Beach to Mt. Pleasant. We raised money for our trip to the USGAA Finals while stopping at six of Charleston’s most authentic Irish pubs. We had Irish coffee and Irish nachos; games and prizes; blessings and toasts — whiskey and more whiskey!

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