NYPD to play gardaí in Gaelic football match in Monaghan
Officers from the New York Police Department will take on gardaí in a Gaelic football match in Monaghan this afternoon.
New York police officers will clash with Irish gardaí in a Gaelic football match in Monaghan today. The NYPD Gaelic Football Club and the Divisional GAA team from Louth, Cavan, and Monaghan will face off at Ulster football's St Tiernach's Park in Clones at 1pm. The exhibition game precedes the launch of "Project Children: The Legacy" by Derry author Jane Buckley at the Monaghan Peace Campus.
Former NYPD detective and co-founder of the charity, Denis Mulcahy, will preside over the event this evening. Project Children, established in 1975 by Denis and Pat Mulcahy, has provided 23,000 Protestant and Catholic children from Northern Ireland with summer stays with host families in the United States. The charity's pursuits include scholarships, internships, a Project Children archive, and a permanent exhibition at the Monaghan Peace Campus.
NYPD Gaelic Football Club manager Patrick Daly expressed pride in participating, stating that the club's motto, "Keeping the Heritage Alive," resonates most strongly with Project Children, an organization fostering unity between Irish and American youth. Chief Superintendent Alan McGovern emphasized that the match commemorates the enduring friendship between Ireland and the United States and highlights the significant impact of Project Children in bringing young people and communities together.
A cross-community children's blitz will occur prior to the main event, and the public is encouraged to attend.
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