New York GAA welcome €500,000 Irish government grant for redevelopment of Gaelic Park

“Gaelic Park is an integral hub for the Irish in New York not to mention those with an affinity for Ireland and our Gaelic Games."

NEW STADIUM: A general view of spectators during the Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final match between New York and Mayo at Gaelic Park in New York, USA. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

New York GAA Chairperson Joan Henchy has welcomed the announcement of a €500,000 Irish government grant supporting the redevelopment of Gaelic Park in the Bronx.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin, in town for his second day of public engagements leading towards the St Patrick’s Day Parade up Fifth Avenue on Friday, confirmed the cash injection for the local County Board’s long awaited construction of a new permanent facility at a venue which has hosted Gaelic Games since 1926.