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GWS court Sydney's Irish ahead of St Patrick's Day

  • Monday, March 03 2014 @ 07:35 pm ACDT
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The GIANTS will add a touch of green to the sea of orange at Spotless Stadium for the Battle of the Bridge against the Swans on March 15.

To celebrate St Patrick’s Day on March 17, the GIANTS have launched a special ticket offer for all Irish fans in Sydney.

It includes a reserved seat in a dedicated Irish “Green Bay”, a green GIANTS t-shirt and a beverage voucher (600ml drink or beer) for just $25.

Award winning Irish band Tolka will kick off the festivities and there will be demonstrations of hurling and Gaelic football before the main game.

GIANTS Director and inaugural coach Kevin O’Sheedy said the club wanted to connect with the large Irish population in Sydney.

“Many of us have Irish heritage and we know there are many other Irish born people who are either living in Sydney as permanent residents or on working visas who love sport and would enjoy our game,” he said.

“I’ve been lucky enough to travel to Ireland a number of times as part of the International Rules series and our game Australian football has been enriched by Irish players such as Jim Stynes, Tadhg Kennelly and Setanta O’hAilpin.

“We’d love them to come out to our fantastic stadium at Sydney Olympic Park and celebrate St Patrick’s Day together. I’ve even promised to come over and sit with them during the game to enjoy the craic.”

The Consul General of Ireland in Sydney, Ms Caitríona Ingoldsby said: “I’m very pleased that the GIANTS are celebrating the strong sporting links between Ireland and Australia by taking part in the Sydney St Patrick’s Festival and Ireland’s ‘Global Greening’ initiative this year. 

"I’m looking forward to a great game, and also to the celebration of GAA football and hurling and Irish music on the day, as we add some Green to the big occasion.”

The Battle of the Bridge will see many great match-ups, including brothers Heath and Rhyce Shaw going head to head for the first time in GIANTS and Swans colours respectively.

With Buddy Franklin, Jeremy Cameron, Shane Mumford and many more stars of the AFL set to take to the field, the Battle of the Bridge, Sydney Derby V promises to be the biggest game in Sydney this year.

To take advantage of this special offer go towww.ticketmaster.com.au/irishgiants