Big Pitch: How a Tipperary man is helping grow Gaelic Games across America

Almost a decade ago, Colm Egan became just the second full-time Games Development Administrator in the USGAA, structuring his year around recruiting and getting coaches in place while also convincing parents that their children will strive more if offered the chance to choose Gaelic games.

BROTHER IN ARMS: Tipperary's Darragh Egan with his brother Colm celebrating with the Liam MacCarthy Cup after the 2010 All-Ireland final 

Mere weeks before the pandemic halted world travel in early 2020, Colm Egan was back on home soil for the GAA National Games Development Conference taking place at Croke Park.

He was looking forward to bringing some cutting edge coaching advice back to Chicago and the USGAA, which has jurisdiction over the Association across all states except for New York.