2018 European Championship of American football announced to have Sweden, Denmark and Great Britain advancing to the final tournament. Now reigning Champion Germany and Italy were not on the list. Again, no reasons were given. On March 28th website American Football International reported that the reason for Germany not joining is due to the teams in the German Football League voting not to change the league schedule to accommodate the European Championships. As fourth-placed team, Finland has already qualified for the final tournament. IFAF has announced all games to be played at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion at Vantaa, Finland 2018 European Championship of American football The 2018 European
2004 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final 2004 Leinster Senior Football Championship bidding to win their first ever title at senior level, with the only other counties still to achieve this being Wicklow and Fermanagh. Westmeath midfielder Rory O'Connell was banned for 12-weeks for stamping on Offaly's Pascal Kellaghan during Westmeath's Leinster Senior Football Championship win on 23 May 2004. This threatened O'Connell's participation in the final. Kellaghan submitted a letter saying the offence had not happened. Commentators hailed Westmeath's win as monumental, with the "Irish Independent"s Eamonn Sweeney, 'Richard Stakelum famously greeted Tipperary's first Munster title in sixteen years with the words, "The famine is over."