Waterford donates to Moataz Sarsour GAA in Palestine
Dozens of helmets were donated to Moataz Sarsour GAA in Ramallah.
The Moataz Sarsour GAA in Palestine received a welcome donation of helmets, courtesy of the Déise.
Last week, the Waterford - Ramallah Twinning Committee confirmed the successful donation of dozens of GAA gear to the club.
The committee stated: "We have taken delivery of dozens of helmets that we are donating to the Moataz Sarsour GAA in Ramallah. We had intended handing them over when the young players were visiting Ireland, but the Department of Foreign Affairs had different ideas."
Moataz Sarsour GAA, formerly known as Ramallah Hurling Club, is twinned with Roanmore GAA club. The club is named after one of the first volunteers to help establish the club. Seventeen-year-old Moataz was shot by Israeli Occupation Forces on August 13, 2024, and pronounced dead by doctors at the Palestinian Medical Complex. He was protesting a raid on the homes of two Palestinian doctors in the Am’ari UN refugee camp by the IDF.
The Committee thanked the Council and Azzurri in Waterford for their help and support.
"We would like to thank Waterford City and County Council for their help in funding this, and to Azzurri in Waterford.
"We are delighted that Roanmore GAA club in Waterford City has twinned with Moataz Sarsour GAA club in Ramallah and commend GAA Palestine for taking our national sport to the West Bank for young people there to enjoy."
Over the last several years, GAA in Palestine has been growing rapidly. In 2024, Freddie Drohan travelled to Ramallah with GAA Palestine to teach Gaelic games to local children. Since then, clubs have been established across the West Bank in Ramallah, Tulkarem, Hebron, South Bethlehem, and Jenin. The city of Al-Bireh is working towards introducing hurling into all local schools, a project that will reach approximately 10,000 children.
