Manama: The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI Bahrain) has confirmed a sponsorship agreement with the Arabian Celts GAA Club ahead of the biggest event in the club’s history.

About 80 men’s and women’s football, hurling and camogie teams will descend on the island at the end of the month for the annual Bahrain Gaelic Games, which forms part of the Bahrain Irish Festival. This is the biggest ever edition of the event, and the biggest tournament ever to be staged in the region.

Having established a close working relationship with the Bahrain Irish Society in recent years, this is the first time RCSI Bahrain has been an official sponsor of the Arabian Celts and follows on from its support of the inaugural World Gaelic Games in Abu Dhabi in March this year.