Building on the visit of the Irish-based Gaelic Players Association (GPA) to Breezy Point earlier this year, when stars of Ireland's Gaelic games helped with the recovery and reconstruction effort after Hurricane Sandy, the GPA is hosting the Breezy Gaelic Sports Team Building Day on Saturday, June 8.

The hope that’s springs eternal for New York was stamped out most viciously, on the scoreboard at least by a Leitrim side that was not in the least feeling sympathy for an over matched opponent.

On a glorious spring day on Sunday at Gaelic Park, the Cavan ladies were led to an easy victory over Fermanagh by the brilliant Sarah Murphy.

The Ireland Fund Young Leaders will host their Spring Party in Dublin on Friday, April 26, 2013 where they will honour, Dessie Farrell, CEO of the GPA with their 2013 Young Leader of the Year Award.

The oldest annual Easter Commemoration in the USA was organized by Sean Oglaigh na hEireann and Friends Of Irish Freedom. The event follows in the tradition of honoring the men and women who fought for Irish Freedom during the Easter Rising and after.

The GAA in New York continues the trend of congratulating its hardest working personnel with its highest honor for 2013, when Longford’s Joe Prunty is guest of honor at the annual New York GAA dance on Friday, April 5 at Antun’s in Queens Village, starting with cocktail hour at 8 p.m.

Awards are now being offered to US citizens who are currently studying and teaching the Irish language in the United States which will enable them to participate in Irish language courses in Ireland’s Irish speaking regions during the summer.

President Barack Obama has praised the efforts of the Gaelic Players Association who sent a work party of players and tradesmen to New York last month to assist with the rebuilding work following Hurricane Sandy.

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Irish American and New York City mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn has said in a recent video that she is thankful for the Gaelic Players Association volunteers who recently came out to Breezy Point in Queens to help rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Celtic rock group Gaelic Storm will perform on Thursday, February 28, at William Paterson University in Wayne. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. in the University’s Shea Center for Performing Arts as part of its “WP Presents!” series.

The GAA Museum at Croke Park is delighted to announce the opening of a new Hall of Fame as part of its ongoing refurbishment.

Tipperary hurling star Lar Corbett and former All-Stars Brian McGuigan and Ollie Canning are part of a GPA work party workin in  Breezy Point New York this weekend with the support of Aer Lingus to help with the reconstruction of the community’s youth sports facilities destroyed during last year’s hurricane.

Leitrim finally got back into the winner’s enclosure with a three-point win over hosts Sligo in the FBD League final on Sunday as new captain Emyln Mulligan lifted a trophy in his first big game as skipper.

The New York Gaelic Athletic Association will operate in 2013 with the same panel of officers who guided the body through 2012.

Convicted murderer Robert Gleason, Jr, killed two fellow inmates to ensure his execution in Virginia and requested the electric chair.