'Dreams do come true': Shannon Gaels open New York City's second GAA pitch

Shannon Gaels advocated for the pitch's development for years and were able to convince the city to lease them the ground — and part with the cash — after the club privately developed a smaller, adjacent pitch at the park around three years ago for $2m

The ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Shannon Gaels pitch in New York. Picture: Michael Dorgan

In New York City’s concrete jungle, green shoots are rising at a public park in northern Queens.

These are no ordinary shoots at Frank Golden Park. In fact, they are part of the groundwork in developing future generations of GAA talent in the Big Apple.