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Wellington/Hutt Valley GFHA invites all members, friends and family to celebrate the success of the 2023/24 season with a trip over to the beautiful [ more… ]

We are happy to announce that you can now order Wellington/Hutt Valley GFHC gear in your own time from the O'Neills website. Click  here to [ more… ]

Our pre-Christmas Gaelic football tournament kicks off on Wednesday 1st November at Ian Galloway Park. 

2023/24 membership registration now open - $100 cash prize up for grabs The new season has just commenced and we’re looking forward to an [ more… ]

Interested in donning some Wellington/Hutt Valley GFHA club gear for the upcoming season? Orders are now open! You have until Saturday 30th [ more… ]

Our 2023/24 committee was elected at our AGM at Whistling Sisters on Wednesday 17 April 2023. Welcome to Jenny Downey, Kerry [ more… ]

Come one, come all. Our annual general meeting takes place on Wednesday 17 May from 6pm at Whistling Sisters. We encourage all current members and [ more… ]

Join us at Whistling Sisters from 6.15pm on Saturday 29 April to celebrate another great year of Gaelic games in the capital. Tickets are $60. You [ more… ]

National titles for our women's and men's footballers at the New Zealand Championships, with our women's footballers completing a historic treble [ more… ]

Naomh Críostóir will host the New Zealand Championships at  Marist RFC grounds  in Hamilton this weekend. The [ more… ]

Dust down the clubs, our annual golf tournament is back at Manor Park Golf Sanctuary on Saturday 4 March from 1.30pm. Tournament details and [ more… ]

The 2022/23 summer socials season concluded on Saturday 11 February with our finals day at a sunny Ian Galloway Park. In the football, we were [ more… ]

The highlight of the New Zealand Gaelic games calendar returns on the weekend of 25/26 March at  Marist RFC grounds  in Hamilton. [ more… ]

Our post-Christmas finals day is on Saturday 11 February from 10am at Ian Galloway Park. The format and game times will be uploaded to the website [ more… ]

With eight weeks to go to the New Zealand Championships  in Hamilton, we're back to the training field this week. Our first sessions take [ more… ]

Our annual sports day is back. Come on over to Ian Galloway Park from 10am on Saturday 21 January for classic sports day activities including, a [ more… ]

In a tribute to the late Eoinie Farrell , the two great clubs in his life, Maryland and Wellington/Hutt Valley, will play a football game on [ more… ]

We'll be taking to the white sand of Oriental Bay from 9am on Saturday 3 December for our annual Gaelic football beach tournament. It’s always [ more… ]

The passing of Eoinie Farrell at the age of 39 in July 2022 left a huge gap in many people's lives. Eoinie fought his illness with dignity and a [ more… ]

An action-packed weekend of football, hurling and camogie was had at Awakairangi Park, Upper Hutt on Labour weekend 2022. The tournament saw our [ more… ]

It’s that time of the year, folks – the socials season will be back with a bang on Wednesday 9 November. As a precursor to the [ more… ]

The 2022 Wellington Sevens tournament will take place on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 October (Labour weekend) at  Awakairangi Park, Upper Hutt. [ more… ]

Our women's footballers created history in Melbourne on Saturday 1 October when they won the Australasian State Games intermediate tournament, [ more… ]

This week, our women's football team compete at the 2022 Australasian State Games at  La Trobe Sports Stadium  in Melbourne. [ more… ]

Membership registration for the 2022/23 season is now open The new season has just commenced and we’re looking forward to an [ more… ]

We're back for another season of Gaelic games in the capital from Tuesday 2 August. Trainings will take place at Ian Galloway Park's indoor hall [ more… ]

After a three-year hiatus due to COVID, the Australasian State Games returns later this year from 29 September – 1 October 2022 in Melbourne. [ more… ]

We are joining thousands of people across Ireland and the world for sunrise on Saturday 7 May to walk in support of people affected by suicide and [ more… ]

Our 2022/23 committee was voted in at our AGM at Whistling Sisters on Wednesday 20 April. Welcome to Trevor Mangan, Laura Stanley, Ivan Ward and [ more… ]

Our AGM is scheduled for Wednesday 20 April at 6pm upstairs in Whistling Sisters. We encourage all current members and [ more… ]

Our annual awards night took place on Saturday 9 April at Whistling Sisters. While our teams didn't play in any national tournaments over the [ more… ]

The 2022 New Zealand Championships, scheduled for 26/27 March in Hamilton, have been cancelled due to COVID-19. Hosts Naomh Críostóir [ more… ]

Our post-Christmas finals day takes place on Saturday 12 February from 10am at Ian Galloway Park. Finals fixtures can be found here . [ more… ]

Our training schedule leading up to the 2022 New Zealand Championships is now available on our calendar . The competition takes place in Hamilton [ more… ]

Who doesn’t love a good sports day? Come on down to Ian Galloway Park from 10am-1pm on Saturday 15 January for classic sports day activities [ more… ]

Our pre-Christmas finals day takes place on Saturday 11 December from 10am at Ian Galloway Park. Finals fixtures can be found  here . That [ more… ]

Lock Saturday 4 December into your calendars because we’ll be taking to the white sand of Oriental Bay for our annual Gaelic football beach [ more… ]

Our annual golf classic took place at  Manor Park Golf Sanctuary  on Saturday 13 November. With the rain teeming down for most of the [ more… ]

Our social Gaelic football and hurling/camogie season commences on Wednesday 10 November. This year sees the introduction of a [ more… ]

The Wellington/Hutt Valley club sevens took place on Saturday 23 October at  Awakairangi Park  in Upper Hutt. Results can be found in the [ more… ]

It’s that time of the year, folks – the social season will be back with a bang on Wednesday 10 November. As a precursor to the [ more… ]

The 2021/22 season of kids Gaelic games commenced on Saturday 3 October in Lower Hutt. Sign up here for more information The sessions take [ more… ]

Due to the current circumstances with COVID-19 in NZ, Naomh Críostóir has decided to cancel this September’s junior [ more… ]

Unfortunately, we’ve had to postpone this month’s race night. However, we do hope to host the race night later in the 2020/21 season. [ more… ]

Our rescheduled annual general meeting took place on Tuesday 22 June at 6.15pm in Whistling Sisters on Taranaki St. We discussed the year gone and [ more… ]

2021 marks the 130-year anniversary of the first recorded account of Gaelic games in Wellington and we celebrated in style on Saturday 12 June. [ more… ]

Join us in D4 on Featherston on Saturday 17 April to celebrate another great year of Gaelic games in Aotearoa New Zealand. It’s another [ more… ]

Our men’s footballers and hurlers claimed a historic double at the New Zealand Championships in Christchurch in March, with the footballers [ more… ]

A sun-soaked Ian Galloway Park was host to the 2021 social Gaelic football finals day on Saturday 13 February. The first to [ more… ]

We invite you along to the 12 pubs of Christmas – the mythical Irish tradition – on Saturday 19 December. Come dressed in your best [ more… ]

Who doesn’t love a good sports day? Come on down to Ian Galloway Park on Saturday 12 December from 10am–4pm for classic sports day [ more… ]

Get ready to whip out the togs, smear on the sunscreen and fill up the chilly bin because on Saturday 5 December we’re travelling to the [ more… ]

An epic hurling league came to a conclusion on Friday 27 November as the Red team claimed the Morning Star Cup with an extra-time win over the [ more… ]

An action-packed weekend of football, hurling and camogie was had at Te Whiti Park, Lower Hutt on Labour weekend 2020. The tournament was certainly [ more… ]

With a new season of social Gaelic football, hurling and camogie just around the corner, Wellington/Hutt Valley GFHA are running three beginners [ more… ]

Together with  Hutt Valley Irish Society  we’re hosting a golf fundraiser at  Manor Park Golf Course , Lower Hutt on Saturday [ more… ]

In preparation for the 2020 Labour weekend  Wellington Sevens , we’re training on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. A full training [ more… ]

It’s that time of the year again when club membership and registration are due. In order to hold a successful and enjoyable season [ more… ]

The 2020/21 Wellington/Hutt Valley GFHA Committee was elected at our AGM which took place in Island Bay United’s clubrooms at Wakefield Park [ more… ]

The ‘Hutt Valley Irish Society vs GAA’ challenge tournament which was meant to take place in April has been provisionally rescheduled [ more… ]

Our AGM is scheduled for Wednesday 22 July at 6.30pm in  Island Bay United’s clubrooms  at Wakefield Park, Berhampore. All current [ more… ]

O'Carroll Cup The annual O’Carroll Cup Day will take place in  Awakairangi Park  in Upper Hutt on Saturday 18 July from 10am to [ more… ]

Interested in donning some Wellington/Hutt Valley GFHA club gear for the upcoming season? Yes? Then we’ve got great news — we’re [ more… ]

The Entertainment Book is an awesome way to get great deals on dining, shopping, travel, hotels and experiences. The most popular reason to buy [ more… ]

The 2020 New Zealand championships, due to take place in Auckland on the weekend of March 21/22, have been cancelled due to COVID-19.

Come join us for this free, family friendly event on Wellington’s waterfront. The parade will start at Circa Plaza and wind its way along the [ more… ]

The 2020 edition of the Melbourne Pearse’s sevens tournament will take place on Sunday 23 February. Around seven players from Wellington/Hutt [ more… ]

It’s social Gaelic football finals day — the day where the best junior and senior socials teams in Wellington are decided for 2019/20. [ more… ]

Gerard Roe, secretary of Australasia GFHA, will be in Wellington at the end of January to conduct a referee course and a coaching course. The [ more… ]

Irish you a Merry Christmas Following the Gaelic football beach tournament in Kāpiti on Saturday 7 December, we’ll head back to D4 on [ more… ]

Together with Kāpiti Irish Society, we will be hosting the annual Gaelic football beach tournament on Raumati Beach by Marine Gardens on Saturday 7 [ more… ]

The 2019/20 social Gaelic football season will commence on Wednesday 6 November 2019 and will run for five consecutive Wednesdays up until 4 [ more… ]

In preparation for the social Gaelic football season, we will host a beginners session in Ian Galloway Park on Wednesday 30 October from [ more… ]

The 2019 NZ Irish Feis will be a celebration of our combined culture, dancing and sport. It will be a multicultural, family friendly and free event [ more… ]

‘Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí’ – Encourage the young and they will flourish. We are very proud to [ more… ]

The annual Australasian State Games gets underway this week in 318 Bowhill Road, Willawong, Brisbane, Queensland. Rivals at the 2018 [ more… ]

We will host a concussion information session with Dr Doug King, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Hutt Valley DHB/PhD in Sports Concussion on Thursday [ more… ]

The Australasian State Games 2019 will be kicking off in Brisbane, Queensland in early October. For this year’s tournament, our men’s [ more… ]

Following the success of last month’s race night fundraiser, we will be hosting our second fundraiser of the year in mid August – a [ more… ]

The 2019/20 season will commence at 10am on Saturday 20 July at Awakairangi Park, Upper Hutt with the annual O’Carroll Cup Day. A sevens [ more… ]

In January 2019, Radio New Zealand came along to one of our beginner sessions in Ian Galloway Park to learn more about Ireland's ancient sport of [ more… ]

For the first time, this November, Kiwis and Irish alike will come together to celebrate everything Irish with a massive four-day celebration, with [ more… ]

The Australasian State Games are being held in Melbourne from 3-6 October 2018. This is an exciting opportunity to play against some of the [ more… ]

The start of the Gaelic games season has arrived with the O’Carroll Cup kicking off on Saturday 21 July at 9am in Awakairangi Park, Upper [ more… ]

On Saturday 9 June, carloads of friends made the journey to New Plymouth to see our own Jolene McLaughlin (originally from the hills of Donegal) [ more… ]

Last Wednesday 6 June we held our AGM at the Wellington Irish Society. This gave us a great opportunity to reflect on the successful year gone as [ more… ]

It was a night to remember at a packed D4 on Allen to celebrate the 2017/18 Wellington/Hutt Valley GFHA season. Huge congratulations to all our [ more… ]

Te Whiti Park was the venue for the 2018 New Zealand Championships on 24 and 25 March. Teams from all across the country flew to Wellington to [ more… ]

It was an early start on Saturday with a few heavy heads from the team dinners the night before, but all the teams were out in full force after a [ more… ]

The 2017 Wellington  Bros of Tralee beauty pageant took place on 9 December at D4 on Allen. The five bros were competing for the crown [ more… ]

Our social Gaelic football finals took place on Saturday 9 December after six successful weeks of football. For this season of socials, we [ more… ]

The annual beach tournament made a comeback on 25 November at Oriental Bay. We had four women's teams and five men’s teams lining out [ more… ]

A junior football tournament was hosted by Naomh Críostóir (Hamilton) on 11 November. Wellington/Hutt Valley GFHA sent a [ more… ]

Over the weekend of 3-5 November 2017, 18 fine athletes took on the challenge of running the Taranki Mountain Relay Race. A trip up the road [ more… ]

Christchurch played host to the national Feis competition over Labour weekend. As always, the tournament provided competitive games refreshing [ more… ]

To keep the spirit of socials alive, we held two socials tournaments – one in Upper Hutt on 22 July and the other at Wakefield Park on 2 [ more… ]