Chicago Irish immigrant John Hunt had a lifetime dream realized when his native Limerick won the All Ireland hurling final for the first time in 45 years. But what happened on live TV in Ireland since was even more incredible.
The Irish national anthem will be performed in Irish Sign Language as part of the opening for this year’s GAA All-Ireland hurling final on Sunday August 19.
In June 2018, "Donnie Does" visited Ireland and got a taste for hurling. Now he takes a look at the community around the sport in New York by visiting Gaelic Park.
If you need an introduction to how great hurling is as a sport, this save will have you hooked in no time. Limerick goalkeeper Nickie Quaid was the hero of the weekend for Sports Illustrated writer Dan Gartland.
The University of Wyoming will now require all its PE teacher candidates to plan and run a three-week Gaelic football PE unit in middle school and high school starting this fall.
The New York GAA is dearly hoping to celebrate its 90th anniversary of playing at Gaelic Park with a first-ever Connacht Championship victory over Leitrim on Sunday, but win or lose, the local association has big plans in the next year that will completely change the look of the venerable ground in the Bronx.
There will be two opportunities this coming weekend for the Irish to make history in America: the New York Gaelic football all-star team plays Leitrim in the opening round of the All-Ireland championship and Aidan O'Brien's horse Mendelssohn will race in the Kentucky Derby.
