John Riordan: Bringing pride to New York

Every intercounty panel forces players to make choices most of us would shy away from. But it’s a whole other level of soul searching in New York. 

A NEW YORK CELEBRATION: New York players including Daniel O'Sullivan, centre, celebrate after the Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship quarter-final match between New York and Leitrim at Gaelic Park. Pic: David Fitzgerald, Sportsfile

Cold but determined, the New York footballers take a few sledgehammers to the stubborn, icy layers of snow.

It’s deepest January and an unexpectedly severe snowstorm is preventing them from starting a training session at Gaelic Park in the Bronx.