Lorient GAC Looking for a celtic link Lorient GAC – 18 rue de Belgique, 56100 LORIENT – Fr n!e """#lorientga!#!om – !ont !t%lorientga!#!om & '(( 6 66 )) (1 *+ Lorient GAC Looking for a celtic link INTRODUCTION ,i-iting Lorient in Augu-t *01+, Iri-. pre-ident 0i!. el 1# 0ur/.2 . d -pee!.3 ".ere .e /r i-ed t.e 4 lue nd t.e -trengt. of t.e lin6- bet"een Irel nd in Britt n2# Breton- nd Iri-. 4e indeed $ n2 5riendl2 rel tion-.i/- nd !om$on point- in .i-tor2, !ulture, e!onom2, -/ort-### 8e . d -ome / rti!ul r "ord- bout t.e de4elopment of gaeli! ga$e- in Fr n!e nd -pe!i ll2 in Britt n2, be5ore $eeting -ome re/re-ent ti4e- of our loc l GAA !lu7-# 9.ile Lorient nd G l" 2 re bout to !ele7r te t.e +0t. birt.d 2 of t.eir t"inning, it -.ow- t. t t.e rel tion-.i/ bet"een t.e * !itie- ! n e:plore ne" " 2- t. t . 4e;nt been u-ed be5ore# E-pe!i ll2 ".en "e kno" t. t t.e GAA i- be!oming global nd t. t breton !lu7- nd $e$ber- re / rti!ul rl2 in4ol4ed in it- de4elopment broad# 9e;re looking 5or / rtner-.i/ "it. GAA !lu7 in Irel nd, in order to . 4e -porti4e nd !ultur l e:!. nge- in t.e 5uture# I .ope t. t t.i- $e-- ge "ill re !. people nd !lu7- intere-ted in !re ting t.i- ne" rel tion-.ip bout gaeli! -port- bet"een Lorient nd G l" 2# Fabien Régnier Founder and Chairman of Lorient GAC 3.tt/<=="""#pre-ident#ie=en=$edi &libr r2=-pee!.e-=-pee!.& t& &re!eption&on&t.e&le&ni $.&lorient&britt n2 Lorient GAC me$7er- re!ei4e Iri-. Pre-ident Mi!. el D# Higgin-, during t.e Inter!elti! Fe-ti4 l in Augu-t 201+ Lorient GAC – 18 rue de Belgique, 56100 LORIENT – Fr n!e """#lorientga!#!om – !ont !t%lorientga!#!om & '(( 6 66 )) (1 *+ Lorient GAC Looking for a celtic link OUR CLU Lorient GAC i- 2oung !lu7 5ounded in *01*, nd one of t.e *0 --oci tion- pl 2ing gaeli! ga$e- in Fr n!e# Like $ost of t.e !lu7- .ere in Britt n2, it " - 5ounded 72 loc l people / --ion te 72 gaeli! ga$e-, "it.out n2 iri-. 7 !kground# In onl2 ( 2e r-, t.e Lorient GAC be! $e one of t.e bigge-t nd $o-t d2n $i! !lu7 in Fr n!e# In *015, t.e !lub re !.ed 60 $e$ber-, in!luding 8 l die- nd 1+ 2out. $e$ber-# E4en i5 Fren!. /l 2er- re e--enti ll2 ttr !ted 72 G eli! Foot7 ll, "e !on-ider our-el4e- - 5ull GAA Clu7# Foot7 ll i- t.e $ in !ode but "e kee/ in our $ind t.e "i-. to de4elop .urling. Senior team Founded "it. 7-olute beginner- in *01*, t.e -enior te $ i$prove- it- le4el e !. 2e r, nd re !.ed t.e +t. pl !e of t.e Breton le gue in *015 ?"it. 10 te $- !ompeting)# Re!entl2, t.e te $ re !.ed t.e Inter$edi te 5in l in t.e Fr n!e !. $pion-.i/# Be-ide t.e-e loc l ga$e-, t.e Lorient GAC l-o too6 / rt in -ome intern tion l e4ent-, like GAA Europe n tourn $ent- in > ri-, 0 -tri!.t, 0 drid, or At.lone in *01(# Aome of our /l 2er- "ere l-o -ele!ted in t.e Breton nd Fren!. / nel- t. t /l 2ed -ome intern tion l ga$e- over t.e / -t 2e r-, Lorient and Cler$ont in t.e Fr n!e Inter$edi te Fin l like Britt n2=G li!i in *01( or Fr n!e=It l2 in *01+# Ladie" football In *015, "e !ombined "it. t.e , nne- !lu7 to l un!. our 5ir-t L die- Foot7 ll Te $ ".i!. $ de gre t beginning in t.e Fr n!e Ch $pion-.i/# Lorient GAC of5i!i l clu7 p.oto, a/ril 2015 Lorient GAC – 18 rue de Belgique, 56100 LORIENT – Fr n!e """#lorientga!#!om – !ont !t%lorientga!#!om & '(( 6 66 )) (1 *+ Lorient GAC Looking for a celtic link #outh T.e 2out. de4elopment i- re ll2 i$port nt 5or u-, in order to perpetu te t.e pl 2ing of gaeli! ga$e- in Lorient 5or t.e 5uture# In *01+, "e l un!.ed our 5ir-t 2out. -e!tion "el!oming !.ildren ged 5rom 8 to 1+ 2e r- old, nd llo"ing t.e$ to di-!over gaeli! -port- nd tr in "eekl2# It " - gre t -u!!e--, nd our 2out. te $- re no" /l 2ing tourn $ent- in nort.&"e-t of Fr n!e nd !. nnel i-l nd-, ".ere t.e2 don;t onl2 5 !e loc l te $-, but l-o intern tion l !lu7- like 0 drid, Fingalli n-### 9e l-o .osted 2out. tourn $ent 5or t.e 5ir-t ti$e in *015# Lorient GAC yout. te $, 201+ T.ere i- l-o .igh de$ nd 5rom breton -!.ool- ".o -.ow- gre t intere-t 5or gaeli! -port-# Regul rl2, "e -end t.e$ -ome $e$ber- to te !. t.e rule- nd -kill- of gaeli! 5oot7 ll# $romotion of gaelic "%ort" 9e -et up 4 riou- !tion- to promote gaeli! ga$e- < B A 5e" $e$ber- ttended GAA Coa!.ing nd Re5eree- !our-e- B 9e regul rl2 organi-e initi tion- nd e:.ibition ga$e-, like t.e one "e did in *01( in 0ou-toir At diu$ Cu-t be5ore t.e Ligue 1 -oc!er ga$e bet"een Lorient nd Bre-t# B 9or6 pl !e$ent < 5or t.e -e!ond ti$e, "e "el!omed t.i- 2e r * iri-. -tudent- in Aport- 0 n ge$ent 5rom IT Carlo", "e l-o "el!ome iri-. -tudent- ".o !ome in Lorient t.rough Er -$u- /rogr $# B Aome of our $e$ber- re l-o in4ol4ed in t.e Britt n2 GAA board or t.e Fren!. Feder tion to t ke / rt in t.e de4elopment of gaeli! ga$e- in t.e !ountr2# B E !. 2e r, -ome e4ent- like At&> tri!6;- d 2 or t.e 5 $ou- Inter!elti! Fe-ti4 l ?in Augu-t@ re good opportunitie- to put t.e gaeli! ga$e- under t.e -potlight-# T.i- -u$$er, Lorient "ill .ost ( intern tion l ga$e- bet"een Breton nd G li!i n te $-, u-u ll2 5ollowed 72 good ttend n!e# E:.i7ition be5ore a Ligue 1 soc!er g $e Britt n2 v-# G li!i in 201( Lorient GAC – 18 rue de Belgique, 56100 LORIENT – Fr n!e """#lorientga!#!om – !ont !t%lorientga!#!om & '(( 6 66 )) (1 *+ Lorient GAC Looking for a celtic link OUR &I!' 9e "ould like to -et u/ / rtner-.i/ "it. GAA !lu7 in Irel nd, nd e-pe!i ll2 in G l" 2 Cit2, due to t.e t"inning "it. our * !itie-# For t.e Lorient GAC, it "ould be gre t -upport, nd "ould .el/ u- to !ulti4 te our GAA -pirit, 72 i$proving our 6no"ledge nd our e:perien!e of gaeli! -port-# T.i- / rtner-.ip "ould llow 2ou to: • gi4e 2our $e$ber- t.e opportunit2 to tr 4el nd $eet ot.er te $- nd pl 2er- • -. re 2our e:perien!e nd 6nowledge of t.e -/ort- "it. $oti4 ted people • di-!over ne" nd re5re-.ing " 2 of pl 2ing nd t.inking gaeli! ga$e- • .el/ u- to -pre d t.e "ord nd t ke / rt in t.e de4elopment of t.e GAA out-ide of irel nd • gener te intere-t nd reput tion broad • T.e 2 c /t in- be5ore a g $e bet"een t ke / rt in t.e 5riendl2 rel tion-.i/- beet"een Lorient nd G l" 2 Lorient and Iri-. N 42 Me$7er- in 201+ T.i- / rtner-.ip $ 2 t ke -e4er l 5or$-, but .ere re 5e" ide - of ". t it !ould be < • ,i-it- nd ga$e- 5or dult- ?$en- nd l die-@ < in4it tion 5or e:.ibition ga$e-, 5riendl2 tourn $ent, ### • ,i-it- nd ga$e- 5or !.ildren < in4it tion 5or 2out. tourn $ent, 5oot7 ll=.urling ! $/-### • E:!. nge- 5or !oa!.e-, /l 2er- nd re5eree- • E:!. nge- 5or -!.ool-, in order to in!lude GAA !ti4itie- in t.eir progr $ • >romotion l !ti4itie-### T.i- proje!t lre d2 . 4e t.e 5ull -upport of Lorient Cit2 nd "e . 4e no doubt t.e-e ide - "ill re!ei4e " r$ "el!ome in G l" 2, in order to en!our ge t.i- ne" rel tion# A %erfect moment 9e .ope to e-t 7li-. t.e 5ir-t !ont !t 72 t.e end of Cune, nd to t lk during t.e -u$$er bout 5uture proje!t-# T.e +0t. birt.d 2 of t.e t"inning beet"een Lorient nd G l" 2 "ill be !elebr ted in G l" 2 on - turd 2 1Dt. -epte$ber, "it. t.e /re-en!e of $ n2 of5i!i l- 5rom t.e t"o !ountrie-# Of5i!i l- 5rom our !lu7 "ould l-o be t.ere nd t.e $o$ent "ould be per5e!t to $ ke of5i!i l t.i- / rtner-.i/ nd -t rt "orking toget.er# Lorient GAC – 18 rue de Belgique, 56100 LORIENT – Fr n!e """#lorientga!#!om – !ont !t%lorientga!#!om & '(( 6 66 )) (1 *+ Lorient GAC Looking for a celtic link Fore more information 8ere are -ome lin6- ".ere 2ou "ill find $ore infor$ation 7out our !lu7 < • Clu7 "e7-ite : .tt/<==""".lorientg !#!om= • Our F !e7ook /age : .tt/-<=="""#5 !e7ook#!om=LorientGAC • Our T"itter /age : .tt/-<==t"itter#!om=LorientGAC • Youtu7e !.annel : .tt/-<=="""#2outu7e#!om=u-er=LorientGAC Contact Fabien Régnier( chairman /re-ident%lorientg !#!om '(( 6 66 )) (1 *+ Lorient GAC !.eF Pu7 Gal" 2 Inn 18 rue de Belgique 56100 LORIENT Fran!e Lorient GAC – 18 rue de Belgique, 56100 LORIENT – Fr n!e """#lorientga!#!om – !ont !t%lorientga!#!om & '(( 6 66 )) (1 *+.