See below letter from CYC steering Commitee regarding the possibility of having the 2013 CYC in Dublin, we have created an Online Survey for all members to establish the interest level amongst parents , players, clubs and supporters on the Youth website www.nyyouthgaa.com , you can vote online here . All votes are confidential. The CYC steering commitee are looking for a response by May 21st at 3pm EST so please consider over the weekend whether you would be infavour of the possiblity of attending the 2013 CYC finals in Ireland as part of 'The Gathering' initiative.
Recently the CYC Steering Committe was invited to present the CYC story to other International Units (Asia, Australia, Europe, UK). We also had the honor of presenting to both the outgoing GAA President and the Incoming along with the management committee of the GAA. As a result of the presentation to management we were requested to consider scheduling the CYC in Ireland for 2013. The Tournament would be a part of the Irish Goverment's initiative "The Gathering" which invites the Irish Diaspora to Ireland during 2013. What a great way to celebrate the CYC ten year anniversary!!
Teams will be given the opportunity to attend games in Croke Park (The home of the GAA). Free game tickets will be available for all traveling families. In addition we may be able to play our finals in Croke park. This would be a once in a lifetime experience for our Kids!
The CYC Steering Committee recognizes the additional expense for travelling families and has received assurances from the GAA that every effort will be made to subsidize the teams travelling. Irish goverment grants and company sponsorships should be available to help offset some of the additional travel costs.
We would like to get an estimate of how many teams would be interested in traveling to Ireland for 2013. So please would every club point a person to provide me a response by 3:00pm on May 21st, 2012. I apologize for the short notice but this is the time frame we were handed to get all response back to the CYC committee. We would also enjoy hearing all your comments and concerns on having CYC in Ireland for 2013.
It is with deep regret I inform you of the passing of Danny McGrory.
Below are the wake and funeral arrangements as appeared in today's Journal News.
As a mark of respect to the McGrory Family tonight's game between Rockland 'B' and Longford has been postponed.
McGrory, Daniel
Daniel P. McGrory of Pearl River, NY, former resident of Bronx and originally, Malin Head, Co. Donegal died after a courageous fight against cancer on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at home surrounded by friends and family. He was 59 years old.
Daniel was born January 18, 1953 in Malin Head, Co. Donegal, Ireland to John James McGrory and Ellen Bonner.
Danny will be remembered for his love of family and friends, his generosity and the opportunities he offered to others. His kindness, love of life and humor will always be remembered as well as a hard working and talented carpenter.
He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Anne Marie and their children; John Joseph, Erin Anne, Daniel P., Michael L and Anne Marie Fiona. He is also survived by his sisters; Angela McKeon, Annie Jo Ward, Margaret McLaughlin and Bernadette Doherty and brother Laurence McGrory and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. He is predeceased by his parents Ellen and John McGrory and brother, John Joseph.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 AM Wednesday at St. Aedan's R.C. Church, Pearl River. Visiting is Tuesday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM at Wyman-Fisher Funeral Home Inc.
posted 14 May 2012 06:32 by Simon Gillespie
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New York manager Connie Molloy will be putting his faith in a number of
American-born players when Sligo visit Gaelic Park for Sunday's Connacht SFC
opener.
Molloy, who is a brother of Donegal's 1992 All-Ireland winning
captain Anthony, is expected to include home grown players like his own son CJ,
brothers Shane and Conor Hogan, and American football kicker Donnacha O'Dwyer in
his starting line-up.
The New York boss explained to the Irish Daily Star
how full back O'Dwyer is hoping to secure a scholarship to one of the top
American football colleges.
"He is just a freak. He is a great talent to
any sports he turns his hand to. These kids would be into American football and
basketball and baseball and depending on them for scholarships to
college.
"We are definitely not going to lie down, so we are hoping to
come out on the end of a good result. It's home ground and we are used to it, so
it should definitely be an advantage. And if you get the temperature up, it
definitely wouldn't suit any team coming out that's used to playing on the
softer ground (Gaelic Park has a synthetic surface)."
The first round of the Connacht championship gets under way at Gaelic Park next Sunday as Sligo take on New York. On the surface it seems that the Yeats County should have the measure of the Big Apple squad. Five years ago when these two teams last met, Sligo had a rather facile victory over the local squad. That year they went on to win the Connacht championship. Since then, they have had rather mixed fortunes, seemingly on the cusp of further success only to falter when the prize was within sight.
In 2010, after disposing of the big two, Galway and Mayo, Sligo looked set to lift the Nestor cup, only to be thwarted by the superb free taking of Roscommon’s Donie Shine. Last year complacency caught them as Leitrim sent them packing in the first round. In the league they were inconsistent as poor form cost them early on, but they finished strongly with a respectable eight points. They had victories over Offaly, Tipperary, Wexford and Roscommon, defeating the latter by 1-12 to 0-12, without the injured David Kelly and Eamon O’Hara, two of their most influential players. Mark Breheny, Adrian Marren, Alan Costello and David Rooney were reported to be very impressive in this victory over the Rossies.
This is a very experienced and battle tested Sligo squad as at least 12 were members of the 2007 panel. In addition, they have two all-stars in the ranks, namely their talis man Eamon O’Hara (2002) and their sterling defender Charlie Harrison 2010). Granted O’Hara is 36 but he is still a vital element with his athleticism, inspirational runs and leadership qualities. The Sligo rearguard has been amazingly consistent with keeper Peter Greene the anchor, and fronted by players such as Harrison, Noel Maguire, Ross Donovan, Johnny Davey, Johnny Martyn and Paul McGovern. In fact this crew are on the thirty mark. Younger defenders such as Brian Kennedy, Neil Ewing and Keenlan Cawley have also been blended in. Sligo will probably opt for Eugene Mullen in the middle and his partner could be the veteran O’Hara or Stephen Gilmartin. Up front the Yeats County has notable score getters in David Kelly, Mark Breheny, Adrian Marren Stephen Coen and Alan Costello. Other players that will be jockeying for positions are, Colm McGee, Brendan Egan, Francis Quinn, Mark Quinn, Shane McManus. The selectors have also added James Clarke, Niall Murphy, Vinny Cadden, David Maye and Pat Hughes from the their under 21 team.
In contrast the New York squad is a very inexperienced side, in fact there is only one player from the 2007 panel and that is Mayo man Declan Reilly. Compounding the inexperience is the fact that the New York mentors have a relatively small panel at their disposal which will restrict their options. To begin the pool of players is not very large, though the drafting process and the summer acquisitions can create a mirage effect. The unavailability or unwillingness of a number of players to be involved, coupled with desertions and dismissals further diminished the depth and size of the panel. It’s ironic that there are no players from the finalists of the New York senior football championship in the panel. The Connacht championship game should be a showcase of New York football where the best available team should be on the field, unfortunately many players don’t think so. Meanwhile management can only play with the hand that they are dealt, that is not to be dismissive or disparaging of the panel. Rather the mentors and the committed players have to be commended on sticking to the task when they were abandoned by many of their peers.
The manager Molloy and trainer Coleman along with the rest of the backroom team have worked hard to prepare the team. The panel is extremely fit and playing with plenty of intensity and aggression. New York will have Alan Hearty in goals and he will be directing operations at the back. Vying for central defensive positions will be Sean Kelly, Ronan McGinley and Donnacha O’Dwyer. Paul Lambe, Brian Sweeney and Stuart Stokes may be corner men while Caolan Short and the Hogan brothers, Conor and Shane could be flankers. There are a few options in the middle of the field with the three big Kildare men, Eoghan Carew, Sean Kinahan and Michael Kennedy being deployed there. Eoin Hogan, the former Limerick player could direct operations from the forty, that is if one of the afore mentioned midfielders is not there. Then the strong running of Hogan might be better suited to the wing. Declan Reilly is comfortable on the half or full line of the attack. Inside CJ Molloy will be the target man who hopefully will use his size and strength to keep the Sligo defense off balance. The former Westmeath player Darren Moore seems like an obvious choice for the corner where his pace and skill can rattle corner backs, while Armagh man Ciaran Conlon could be in the opposite corner. Well it almost seems like a case of Murphy’s law for New York, as Paddy Smith aka Tomo reinjured his knee on Thursday night. Tomo would have been an automatic choice for the full forward line, where there are few better at goal poaching than the Cavan man. Other players on the panel are Brian Cullinan, Del Ferreira and Brian Giveney. New York will not want for motivation as few are giving them much of a chance. Naturally they would like to prove the pundits wrong. However unless there is a miracle in Gaelic Park, like the miracle on ice in the hockey game between Russia and the U.S. in 1980, Sligo have more than enough to take care of business.
Celtics win
close contest
Celtics dominated the early exchanges in this junior knockout and were soon three points ahead, but a powerful goal from Seamus Kelly after a timely pass from Liam Farrell had the sides level after ten minutes. Both sides then traded points but Celtics assumed command for the remaining quarter as midfielders McKenna and Yore kept forwards Keaveney, Cox, Nugent and Morgan well supplied to leave them in front at the short whistle by 0-8 to 1-1. Cavan stepped up their performance as Sean McGivney cut through for a fine point, however Celtics replied with two. On ten minutes Brendan Reilly struck the best point of the game which seemed to rally his team. Then the Kyne axis, a father and two sons kicked in to win frees and land two scores but once again Celtics stalled the Cavan momentum with a brace of their own. However for the last ten minutes Cavan were very much on the offensive as they reduced the deficit to two points but they also spurned two goal chances as defenders McCullough, O’Sullivan and Burke repelled other attacks to ensure the victory for Celtics
Celtics: Kevin McArdle, Gerard McCullough, Eugene Cole, Cathal McCrory, Daniel O’Sullivan, Darren McDermott, Derek McKenna, Sam Yore(0-1), Ken Cox(0-1), John Keaveney(0-4), Gary Nugent(0-3), Richie Morgan(0-2), Thomas Cole. Sub. Mike Burke
Cavan: Martin O’Connor, Brian Murray, Michael Smith, Eoghan Kyne, Brendan Reilly(0-1), Christopher McBreen, Shane Buggy(0-1), Paudie Kyne(0-2), Aidan Connolly, Sean McGivney(0-1), Seamus Sexton(0-1), Seamus Kelly(1-1), Liam Farrell. Subs. Stephen Cooke, PJ Smith, Eugene Kyne. Referee Tom Fahey, Man of Match John Keaveney.
Exciting clash
ends in tie
It was beginning to look like the Shay Furlong show in the opening quarter as he popped over two points, blasted a pile driver of the cross bar before dropping in one over the keeper’s head for a goal. St Barnabas were in disarray as passes went astray and men went unmarked. Eventually a good run and a score by Tom McGovern and the introduction of Adrian Wynne got some semblance of order for the Barnabas boys. Ciaran Slattery and Rory Redican exchanged points before Tom McGovern and Brian Whitney combined to set up Wynne for a well taken goal. St Barnabas were now moving the ball much better and another incisive run by McGovern set up Whitney to punch the ball to the net. However the referee ruled it a square ball but both sides swapped points to leave St. Raymond’s ahead at the short whistle by 1-4 to 1-3. St. Rays had a strong start to the second half as Frank O’Rourke blasted in a goal to finish a good move involving CJ Doherty and Slattery. Danny Murphy looked set for another major but a timely block by Nick Torchia kept St. Rays from going further ahead. St Barnabas battled back with a brace to leave two between the sides midway in the half. Once again Furlong began to make his presence felt as he roasted his man to land a point and set up another for the strong running O’Rourke to leave four between the sides with ten minutes left.
Well if the opening segment belonged to Furlong, the last segment belonged to the Hogans. Shane celebrated his introduction with a brace of points and he linked up well with older brother Conor for him to hit the target too. St. Barnabas charged forward in search of another score but the ball was cleared by James Huvane to the other end. Here a fine catch by Tom Brady broke up the attack and the ball was quickly delivered by Frankie McDermott to the St. Barnabas attacking zone. Shane Hogan picked up the ball and cut through the middle to blast over the equalizer to conclude an exciting second half.
St. Barnabas: Conor Hogan(0-1), Tom Brady, Dermot Hayes, Frankie McDermott, Michael McVann, Nicola Torchia , Adrian Clarke, Brian Dennehy, Nick Mestousis, Tom McGovern(0-1), James Mullen, Rory Redican(0-1), Brian Whitney. Subs. Shane Hogan(0-3), Adrian Wynne(1-1), Barry Mullan, Cormac Quinn, Terence Flynn(0-2), Eddie Hogan, John Clarke, Kevin Hallinan,
St. Raymond’s: Ryan Sullivan, Dennis Kilkenny, Tom Huvane, Shane Tierney, James Huvane, Liam Butler, Frank O’Rourke(1-1), Ciaran Slattery(0-2), Shay Furlong(1-3), CJ Doherty, Patrick Tierney, Noel Blanchfield, Danny Murphy. Referee Fergal Mulvanney, Man of Match Shay Furlong.
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The All Ireland Senior Football Championship begins less than ten days from now with the contest between Sligo and New York in the opening round of the Connacht Championship. This year will mark New York's 13th year in the Senior Football Championship and hopes are high in the Big Apple that this year could be the year the Exiles claim their first ever Championship win.
Sligo will be this years opponents and will make the long journey to Gaelic Park in the Bronx next Sunday to take on the Exiles in what promises to be a packed stadium for the occasion. Sligo last travelled to New York in 2007 where they recorded a facile win over the Exiles, however they also hold the unwanted record of being the only team to lose an FBD Final stateside when they were defeated by the New Yorkers in 2004. The Yeatsmen will look to their twin attacking threats of Adrian Marren and Mark Breheny to provide the scores and have looked impressive throughout the league campaign recording wins over Roscommon, Offaly, Tipperary and Wexford. The return of Eamon O'Hara from injury promises to boost Sligo's chances in this encounter.
New York will have it all to do if they are to record a famous win in Gaelic Park. The team is captained by Tyrone native, Errigal Ciaran's own Ronan McGinley and contains a mixture of seasoned campaigners in the New York colours, new additions to the squad and a host of Irish American players looking to represent their native county. Under the tutelage of Connie Molloy and Mickey Coleman (a former All Ireland Winner himself with Tyrone) the team have worked hard throughout the winter months and will be sure to rattle the 2007 Connacht Champions.
The match will be preceded by a game featuring the New York U14 Feile All Stars due to travel to Offaly /Laois in June who will take on a Delco Gaels select from Philadelphia.
There will be a Referee Course next week on Thursday and Friday in Gaelic Park May 3rd and 4th . Both courses will start at 630 and finish before 930. Participants are asked to attend both days.
The Course will be delivered by Sean Martin and Francis Finan who are both Master Referee Tutors with the Connacht Council.
All Minor Board and Senior Board referee's that are looking to referee in 2012 are asked to attend. The course is open for referee's of all levels of experience and everyone who attends on the day will receive an updated copy of the official playing rules of the GAA.
If you would like to register for the course please contact me at nygaagdo@gmail.com
