It’s not football season without the Croke Park Classic in Dublin. This year’s match-up saw the University of Central Florida pitted against Pennsylvania State in both teams’ season opener, drawing a crowd of 53,304 to Ol’ Croker on August 30.
Penn State won with a last-minute field goal 26-24, but the game, at least for Dublin, wasn’t really about the score (UCF might argue … [Read more...] about Croke Park Classic Puts
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The Son of a Monaghan
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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
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A Course Called Quirky
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
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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
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