Galway and New York were due to meet in Gaelic Park on Sunday, May 3, but it was announced yesterday that the Connacht quarter-final would not go ahead as scheduled.

GAA president-elect Larry McCarthy has revealed he flew approximately 80,000 air miles in the last three months of his successful campaign to become the 40th president of the GAA.

Many thanks to the reader who told me during the week that he ‘admired my anecdotes’.

Joan Henchy insists that ‘gender is not an issue’ after she was elected as the first female chairperson of New York GAA.

Orla Cotter says she does not know if she will line out for Cork in next year’s Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship after recently moving to New York.

He now resides forever in the GAA Hall of Fame but Larry Tompkins came close to obscurity.

From Kildare to New York, from Castlehaven to Cork, an exclusive two-part podcast celebrating Larry Tompkins' induction into the GAA's Hall of Fame, the first Cork footballer to receive the honour.

As the all-conquering Dublin machine rolls into Croke Park Sunday, GAA volunteers across the country and beyond will still be busy performing the often thankless tasks that keep our association so vibrant and unique.

On a dull rain-soaked afternoon at Gaelic Park last Sunday, one noticeable figure enthusiastically roaming the sidelines for New York’s clash with Mayo was All-Ireland winning Galway hurler Johnny Glynn.

I begin by minting a new word, to try and match the crazy month that is upon us.

New York manager Justin O’Halloran says a way must be found for the Exiles to play more competitive matches each year.

Mayo manager James Horan said they won’t be getting carried away with their 21-point win over New York and that they have plenty of room for improvement.

Mayo got their 2019 championship campaign off to an impressive start with a facile win at Gaelic Park against a New York side who were outclassed.

Mayo fans began queuing in the rain outside Gaelic Park in the Bronx before 8am this morning in an effort to get tickets for the Connacht SFC clash against New York.

The Ballintubber clubman made his championship debut against New York in 2014 and crowned the occasion with a goal as they cruised to a 4-18 to 0-8 win.

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12 players with Senior inter-county experience are included in the New York starting line-up to face Allianz League champions Mayo in the Connacht SFC at Gaelic Park on Sunday.

Mayo captain Diarmuid O'Connor has missed out on the Mayo team for their Championship opener in New York.

Mayo look set to be without their inspirational captain Diarmuid O’Connor for Sunday’s Connacht SFC quarter-final with New York at Gaelic Park.

So that’s Monday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Michael Dorgan talks to New York GAA stalwart Seamus Smith ahead of Mayo's visit to Gaelic Park in the Bronx.

The end of New York City’s number 1 subway line runs adjacent to Gaelic Park’s clubhouse goals in the Bronx. The MTA’s train yard tracks split and wrap themselves around the storied venue, offering patrons a uniquely bland metallic facade once they pass through the green gates.

Michael Dorgan talks to New York GAA stalwart Seamus Smith ahead of Mayo's visit to Gaelic Park in the Bronx.

Hunt saw Limerick win their last two All-Ireland titles, the later ending an 82-year drought.

Mayo fans travelling to New York in May for the first GAA football championship match of the year have been warned that some of them may not get to see the match.

Last weekend, the Australasia GAA Games were hosted by Victoria GAA at Gaelic Park in Melbourne, writes Jack Anderson.

Jamie Clarke says he has no plans to return and resume his Armagh career and that he sees his immediate future in New York.

Inter-county referees have been told to be particularly vigilant about the pull-back foul this summer.

Stephen O’Brien says expats in Chicago responded positively to the delegation of Cork players past and present who visited the American city last year to “test the water” for the new Cork GAA fundraising group, Cairde Chorcaí.

Leitrim’s hopes of avoiding being the first side to lose a championship match to New York have been boosted by some west of Ireland weather which is forecast for the opening round of the Connacht SFC at Gaelic Park tomorrow.

It’s always been Leitrim for New York. Always. They may have given Galway and Roscommon frights in recent times but from the moment they entered the Connacht Championship, Leitrim have been regarded as the Exiles’ greatest chance of making history.

The Leitrim footballers will always fear losing to New York, selector Seamus Quinn has admitted.

In case you missed it, the GPA had quite the tea party in Boston last Friday evening, writes John Fogarty.

A full hour after the astroturf had settled, crowds were still coming through the turnstiles in the Bronx.

A one-point defeat by Roscommon brought a mix of pride and bitter disappointment to New York’s Gaelic football family last year, and it has whetted appetites for Sligo’s visit to Gaelic Park in Sunday’s Connacht SFC preliminary round tie.

Noel Walsh and Gabriel Keating didn’t set out to become pioneers in the early 1970s, rather both men were simply unhappy with the set-up in front of them.