Gaelic sports get down to business in City of Brotherly Love

The biggest youth GAA tournament outside of Ireland is, on the face of it, an odd place to find a business forum.

But how else would anyone be expected to tap into this incredible potential generated annually by the Continental Youth Championships (CYC), which begin in Philadelphia tomorrow?

The CYC will celebrate its 10th year with larger participation than ever of six to 18-year-olds from all across the US and Canada. The numbers are staggering for the four-day event: around 200 teams, 2,000 registered to take part and an eye-watering 550 games that need to be shuttled around like chess pieces on a master schedule which was finally completed on Monday by tournament secretary Simon Gillespie.