New York reach Lory Meagher Cup final with convincing win over Monaghan
Monaghan manager Arthur Hughes had been vocal during the week about New York been parachuted into the Lory Meagher Cup competition and his thoughts were perhaps founded as the Big Apple comfortably swept aside Monaghan in TEG Cusack Park.
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New York chief defends Lory Meagher win and Johnny Glynn's involvement
New York GAA chief Sean Price has defended the presence of the side in the Lory Meagher Cup and has also hit out at the criticism of Johnny Glynn's involvement in a tier-five championship final. The Gaelic Park side were parachuted in at the semi-final stage after approval at Congress earlier this year and subsequent wins over, firstly, Monaghan and then Cavan in the final secured the silverware at Croke Park. Prior to their last-four clash with Monaghan, Oriel manager Arthur Hughes had labelled the move"an absolute disgrace" but the Kerry native told The Championship podcast that it was a good thing for the game. "You can see where Monaghan and Cavan are coming from, they're trying to promote hurling in their own counties; they're trying to grow the game and sometimes it's not easy," said the New York chairperson. "We identified this ourselves a couple of years ago, we had three senior teams four years ago, we have six now, we have six junior teams and we have a couple of novice teams. "One of the pillars we decided on was to get into the Lory Meagher and the GAA backed it and they put us in. "Look it's a situation that isn't our fault, it isn't Cavan's fault, I saw some of the Cavan players crying after the game, they'd put their heart and soul into it. "We got the goals, six points at the end was probably a fair reflection but it was never going to be the runaway that people were talking about. "The delegates at Congress had backed it and put us in there and look, we're up to Nickey Rackard next year and it's probably going to be a huge step for us." Glynn's name was the most notable on the New York teamsheet in the 4-17 to 2-17 final win over Cavan given that eight years previous he had started at full-forward as Galway lifted the Liam MacCarthy Cup at the same venue. For Price though, such sniping was short-sighted. "Johnny Glynn was targeted because he has an All-Ireland medal but Johnny Glynn is living in New York since 2017. "We're delighted to have him, he's vice-chairman of the board, the amount of time he puts in is colossal, so I don't think it's fair to single him out. "People were saying 'an All-Ireland winner shouldn't be allowed to play in the Lory Meagher' but you can't be singled out because of where you live or because you transferred out or because you decided to live in a foreign country. "It's all about promoting the game, it's world GAA, it's games at home, it's games all over, we're one big family whether we like it or not. "Sometimes it's dysfunctional but that's what we are as a family."
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'It's like taking a huge family on holiday' New York have Tailteann contingency
The New York hurlers and footballers are like ships in the night as they cross the Atlantic this week. The hurlers made history by winning the Lory Meagher Cup last Saturday against Cavan, seven days after beating Monaghan in the semi-final, with their presence in the fifth tier competition a bone of contention for some. On Sunday evening, the Tailteann Cup preliminary quarter-final draw pitted the footballers against Offaly on Saturday and, by chance, they had already booked into the Tullamore Court Hotel so, as chairman Sean Price says, 'it's a home game for both teams'. Indeed, managers from either side, Offaly's Mickey Harte and New York boss Ronan McGinley, brother of ex-Antrim manager Enda, both hail from the Errigal Ciarán club in Tyrone. Westmeath native Adam Stones is a starter for the hurlers and footballers and so enjoys an extended break back in Ireland, but the bulk of the travelling party will land in Dublin tomorrow morning and the logistical challenges of getting two teams over and back in such a short timeframe is challenging, though Price deflects the credit elsewhere. 'I had to dress up and put on a suit and look smart,' he said of landing in Dublin last Saturday ahead of the Meagher final. 'That's all I had to do, really, in fairness. 'There's great people there. Mick Stones, he organised the hurlers. Sorting out the hotels and the buses and the whole lot. 'And then the footballers, Cayla Fletcher, she's from Kilcormac, outside Tullamore. She played underage for underage camogie for Offaly. So, she organised the trip. 'The managers, Richie Hartnett and the hurling, he carries the load, but everybody else is with him. And Ronan McGinley carries the load with the footballers. There's an awful lot of great people there. 'It's kind of like taking a huge family on a holiday. You've the lad that'll turn up on time. You've the lad that'll be late. You'll have the lad that'll forget his passport. You'll have the lad that'll have two passports. It's a whole family event, really.' But while the hurlers were always likely to play two games while here, it's far from certain for the footballers - but a contingency still needs to be in place in case they beat Offaly to reach a quarter-final the following weekend. 'We have reached out to a couple of different hotels,' Price, a Kerry native, explained. 'The Tullamore Court, they're working with us. Just to have the contingency. 'The bus is the same thing. 'Are you available next week?' kind of job. 'And the same thing with the flights. We've booked some flights. We've asked all the boys that if they can take a week and use it as vacation, you know, that would be great. 'We see the enormity of the task. I mean, look, Offaly's young lads are mad for running. They're Division Three champions. 'That's a big step up for us, you know. But it's a challenge we have to embrace. But we do have a plan B and C. Because, look, you have to kind of plan that way, 'Some fellas might have to go back through work. We've identified them. Some fellas will have to come back on Sunday, no matter what. 'I think one fella can't fly with us on the Wednesday night. He just can't get the time off because a lot of guys have taken time off for different things. So we've contingencies in place for everything. 'But look, we just have to go with it and that's it. We can't complain. There's no point in complaining. It's not Offaly's problem, it's our problem.'
