Connacht chiefs sweat on New York arrival

CONNACHT GAA officials will make a decision tonight about whether they can stage Saturday’s ESB MFC quarter-final tie in Pearse Stadium between Galway and New York due to the air travel restrictions caused by the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland.

The New York squad are due to travel to Ireland today but there is a massive doubt over whether they will be able to board a flight in order to fulfil the fixture.

Connacht Council secretary John Prenty confirmed yesterday that a contingency plan is in place to hold the game on Saturday, May 8 instead and insisted they remain hopeful that Sunday week’s provincial SFC opener between the two counties in Gaelic Park will not be affected by the volcanic ash cloud.