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The Son of a Monaghan
Footballer Is Now an NFL
Starting Kicker

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
October / November 2014

September 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment

If the only thing your fantasy roster is missing is a young Irish kicker, we’ve got you covered. Patrick Murray, whose father Aidan played at senior level for Monaghan and uncle Ciarán won an All-Star for the Farney in 1985, is now the starting kicker for the Tampa Bay Buckaneers. Even more remarkable is the fact that he got the job (over the most accurate kicker in Tampa’s … [Read more...] about The Son of a Monaghan
Footballer Is Now an NFL
Starting Kicker

A Course Called Quirky

Tom Coyne, Contributor
October / November 2014

September 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Tom Coyne, whose 16-week jaunt through Ireland’s 38 seaside golf courses led to the best-selling book, A Course Called Ireland, has put together a list of 18 of his favorite quirky Irish golf holes. Quirky: possessing an individual peculiarity of character; an unusual habit or way of behaving; different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity. In compiling my list of … [Read more...] about A Course Called Quirky

The Irish in the New York Marathon

By IA Staff
December 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Tatyana McFadden is greeted by her mother, Debbie, at the finish line of the 2013 NYC Marathon

After a one year hiatus (the 2012 race was canceled in the wake of Hurricane Sandy) and amidst heightened security, the New York City Marathon retuned to the streets of the metropolis’s five boroughs on November 3. Two million spectators cheered on 48,000 runners, some of whom participated to win, some for fun, and others to raise money for various charities and causes. There … [Read more...] about The Irish in the New York Marathon

Fans of the GAA:
There’s a New App for You

By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
November 5, 2013

November 5, 2013 by 1 Comment

Screen shots with sample questions from web designer Martin Sheerin's new Gaelic football and hurling trivia apps.

Two new apps designed by New York and Ireland-based photographer and web designer Martin Sheerin stand to please trivia-loving GAA fans. Designed as timed 20-question speed rounds, the two trivia apps test knowledge of the past and present of Gaelic football and hurling. The apps, Gaelic Football Trivia Quizzard and Hurling Trivia Quizzard, took Martin, a native of Tyrone, a … [Read more...] about Fans of the GAA:
There’s a New App for You

Gaelic Games Kick Off in Cleveland

By Tara Dougherty, Music Editor
September 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Cusacks win over Twin Cities in the Junior B hurling. Photo: Wicked Shamrock Photography.

This past Labor Day weekend, one-hundred Gaelic sports teams and thousands more fans of Irish football, hurling and camogie came together for the North American County Board (NACB) Finals in Cleveland, Ohio. The annual GAA finals keep growing: this year teams traveled from 36 cities and 17 states across the U.S. to compete. Mark Owens, the event chairman and a member of … [Read more...] about Gaelic Games Kick Off in Cleveland

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