25 GAA Stars Playing Gaelic Football And Hurling In The US This Summer | Balls.ie

Teams being eliminated from the inter-county championship can only mean one thing. The phone call from American officials asked if they had any interest in playing ball over stateside for the summer.

Perhaps one of the biggest things to happen from the split season is players who previously might not have the opportunity to travel for the summer. However, depending on the current club championship structures, players could miss the majority. For example, Waterford hurler Padraig Fitzgerald will miss the majority, if not all, of his club’s Kilrossanty group games as the Waterford junior hurling championship starts next weekend.

On the football side, Mayo’s Ryan O’Donoghue is the biggest name to appear on the ‘live portal’ – his J1 transfer to John McBride’s in Chicago appeared on Friday. With the deadline for temporary transfers coming soon, we expect to see a few more named added to this list.

So, who’s heading where? We have decided to make a list of the best players heading over the Atlantic, and it’s no surprise that Galway hurlers have the most on the list after a disappointing campaign.

Léigh an scéal seo trí Ghaeilge ar Liathróidí.ie brúigh anseo.

Hurling

Carlow

Chris Nolan (Mt Leinster Rangers)- Fr Tom Burkes Hurling

Galway

Conor Cooney (St Thomas’)- Clare

Liam Collins (Cappataggle)- Galway Boston Hurling

Darach Fahy (Ardrahan)-  Galway Boston Hurling

Cianan Fahy (Ardrahan)-  Galway Boston Hurling

Ronan Glennon (Mullagh) – Galway Boston Hurling

Darren Morrissey (Sarsfields)- Galway Boston Hurling

Tiernan Killeen (Loughrea)- Galway Boston Hurling

Waterford

Darragh Lyons (Dungarvan)- Na Fianna

Padraig Fitzgerald (Kilrossanty) –  Na Fianna

Laois

Tomas Keyes (Camross)- Tipperary, New York

Ryan Mullaney (Castletown)- Tipperary New York

Tipperary

Mark Kehoe (Kilsheelan-Kilcash)- Tipperary New York

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Gaelic Football

Tipperary

Sean O’Connor (Clonmel Commercials)- John McBrides

Leitrim

Tom Prior (Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins) – Sean Treaceys

Barry McNulty (Glencar Manorhamilton) – Chicago Wolfe Tones

Keith Beirne (Mohill) – Westmeath GAA New York

Meath

Aaron Lynch (Trim) – Chicago Wolfe Tones

Mayo

Ryan O’Donoghue (Belmullet)- John McBrides

Westmeath

Jonathan Lynam (The Downs) – Chicago Wolfe Tones

Kerry

Micheál Burns (Dr Crokes)- Chicago Wolfe Tones

Stefan Okunbor (Na Gaeil)  -Connemara Gaels

Luke Crowley (Glenflesk)- Cavan GFC New York

Jack Savage (Kerins O’Rahilly’s)- Chicago Wolfe Tones

Tyrone

Ronan McNamee (Aghyaran)- Donegal New York

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