Rumble in New York as Moore takes on Dooley

THE New York GAA board is set for a stormy leadership election in the Bronx tomorrow with incumbent chairman Seamus Dooley facing a challenge for the role just one year into his tenure.

Ex-pats in the Big Apple are regarding the election as one of the most contentious in the recent history of the New York GAA, following a stormy monthly delegate meeting which saw challenger John Moore accuse Dooley of trying to keep him off the ballot and ask the chairman why he had not suspended his own club for failing to fulfil a fixture.

Dooley denies both charges but there are other issues concerning the future of Gaelic games in the city that will be at the heart of tomorrow’s decision-making process, including greater integration with the New York Minor Board, the development of underage hurling, the immigration difficulties faced by players coming from Ireland and the “ownership” of the Randall’s Island project to provide wholly-owned GAA grounds and facilities within the five boroughs.