Derry has been confirmed as the host city for the 2023 GAA World Games.
The five-day event will feature matches over four days in the Derry Centre of Excellence in Owenbeg from July 24-27 next summer, with a day of finals taking place at GAA HQ in Croke Park on July 28.
Planning has commenced for the event which will be the fourth staging of the GAA World Games since 2015 and it is anticipated that upwards of 2,000 players will travel as part of 100 football, hurling, camogie and ladies football teams participating, and it will represent an influx of up to 4,500 people into Derry next summer.
