Front page of todays Wall Street Journal

[Gnevin]

I think as much as anything, it is a function of;

A) children of Irish and Irish american having exposure to numerous other sports, which get significant tv time, i.e. baseball, basketball, american football, hockey, etc.

b) the next generation of irish american kids, are products of parents who have moved out of irish strongholds such as the Bronx and Queens and are thus less likely to go to the likes of a gaelic park as often as their parents did.

It is sad to see, as gaelic park in particular served as not only a social outlet for new immigrants, it was also directly and indiretly responsible for placing thousands in jobs during the eighties and nineties.

The GAA in New York have the ability to change things around by mandating that each senior team , include at least five players who have come through the minor ranks, .i.e are american born, if this does not happen soon, the football will go down the same path as the hurling.

Joe games like ultimate (the stupid Frisbee game) and  lacrosse are popular in the us .With the US massive player base if you cast your net wide enough you will get players it should be more difficult for villages in Ireland where sometimes their is 2 clubs and only 400 people .

[Bogball XV]

Maybe a professional outlet would encourage more kids to stay at the game?

[FL/MAYO]

A good article alright but why was it on the front page? Are you sure you didn't have the paper back to front?

It was at the top of the Front page, section A page 1. It must have been a slow day on Wall Street the day before. If it was today it would not be there the way the stock market dropped like a rock yesterday.

[Kerry Mike]

If it was today it would not be there the way the stock market dropped like a rock yesterday.

They must have been all away with the hurleys yesterday trying to figure out this hurling lark.

[rosnarun]

at least it end the century old hurl V hurley debate from now on they are paddles

[dec]

A good article alright but why was it on the front page? Are you sure you didn't have the paper back to front?

The Wall Street Journal doesn't have a sports section so it wouldn't appear at the back anyway. The hurling angle is really just something to add a theme to a story about immigration which is a big issue in the States at the moment.

[FL/MAYO]

There was a corretion to the article. Nice job by the North American GAA board.


"Sliothar is the correct spelling of the round ball used in the sport of hurling. Based on incorrect information provided by the North American Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association, the word was incorrectly spelled as siothar in an earlier version of this article."



http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB118541380907978494.html

[take_yer_points]

Guys, I've got the reason for the story making the Wall Street Journal directly from the horse's mouth (well, the author's mouth):

"Thanks much for the note. Judging by the comments on the forum it seems not many people are familiar with the Wall Street Journal. Every day the Journal's front page carries an off-beat story, usually with some cultural significance, that runs in the center of the page.
Thanks again for reading and for your note. Best. -Conor"

So it is front page news after all!!