New York GAA: Looking back and forward

A pleasure to meet you this year: A real honor to meet some of the people that came through New York this year. Liam Sammon, who was over with the Galway squad, was a gentleman and more than giving with coaching tips. Tony Jordan spent a couple of weeks watching the refs in New York in the summer and was helpful with the thousands of questions we threw at him. Mickey Harte had the Sam Maguire on hand as Tyrone celebrated their conquering year. Seamus Howlin greeted all in Philly, and New York hurling star Brendan Hennessy was a huge help with stories from New York teams past. Another one in the book then. What about 2009? It would be nice to see New York back on the field in some capacity with a hurling squad. The opportunities are there, be it a North American competition or a junior championship in Ireland. The college tournaments are a tremendous help for the New York under-21s. Hopefully further participation in Ireland will be possible. Names on the stands and ends of Gaelic Park are needed, and now is as good a time as any. How about the John Mitchell Stand, the Cardinal Cushing Terrace or something on those lines? It would etch people in our history for their lifetime endeavors. So more work ahead, with championships, games, organizing and dinner dances. We're going to need a bigger boat!

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