John Riordan: New York manager Johnny McGeeney building an American dream

When Sligo visit the Bronx in April, an Armagh man will send out a panel of Irish-Americans steeped in a culture of success

Johnny McGeeney

In the summer of 2019, Johnny McGeeney took a panel of Irish-American footballers home to Armagh.

The majority of these talented players - the younger of the two New York men’s squads sent to the third GAA World Games as representatives of their native County Board - had come of age under his watchful eye both as a coach at St Barnabas and as the head of development at Gaelic Park.