One of Ireland's national team players prepares to pitch towards home plateWe've been talking about it since we launched The Gathering Dublin last October and it looks like it's finally here: Baseball is kicking off in South Dublin! This month baseball teams from the US and UK will face off against the Irish National team in Clondalkin, Dublin, Ireland, to honour recent Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Peter O'Malley The first Peter O'Malley Invitational Tournament will take place in the South Dublin County venue from July 12-14 will see teams representing the US Navy and the British Baseball League take on the best baseball players in Ireland and an international team of 'all-stars' in Baseball Ireland's contribution to the Gathering - Ireland's year-long festival celebrating what it means to be IrishTournament organiser Mike Kindle explained the reason for the tournament's name, "Peter O'Malley's family used to own a team called the Los Angeles Dodgers READ MORE