The Gaelic Players Association “GPA,” the umbrella group for 2,500 Irish football and hurling athletes, held their first annual dinner in New York on November 15. It was a smashing success, with over 400 prominent Irish-Americans attending as well as the two All-Star teams from Ireland, the Minister of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan, and GAA president Liam … [Read more...] about Irish All-Star Athletes Take New York
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GAA Takes Off in Texas
In Dallas, Texas, it’s all about community and camaraderie over competition. Spurred by the success of the Celtic Cowboys, a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) league formed in Austin in 2004, Fionn Mac Cumhaill GAA was founded in Dallas in 2010. Emmett Long, Brian Geraghty, Kevin McCann, Paddy Walsh and Davey Devlin were among the founding members – all from Ireland. They sent … [Read more...] about GAA Takes Off in Texas
Call for Payment to GAA Players
Mick O'Dwyer, manager of the Laois senior Gaelic football team, has called for payment to be made to GAA players who reach the final of the All-Ireland football championship. "The two teams that get into an All-Ireland should get €10,000 a man," he suggested, on the eve of the Leinster provincial decider between Laois and Dublin. "Players are out of pocket no end for the … [Read more...] about Call for Payment to GAA Players
Inter-Continental Youth Championships
The first annual Inter-Continental Gaelic Athletic Association Youth Championships were held in Purchase, N.Y. at SUNY on July 24. G.A.A. fans from all over the U.S. attended. … [Read more...] about Inter-Continental Youth Championships
Photo Album: Men in Shorts
My father played Gaelic football most of his life. He was the captain of the County Leitrim team that won the New York G.A.A. Football Championship in 1932. Sundays during the spring and summer months were a big day in the McGuire household. Mass in the morning was followed by a hearty breakfast and then off to Gaelic Park where Dad would either be playing or checking out the … [Read more...] about Photo Album: Men in Shorts