NYPD to play gardaí in Gaelic football match in Monaghan
The NYPD Gaelic Football Club is playing a match against Irish police officers in Monaghan to celebrate the legacy of the Project Children charity. The event coincides with a book launch honoring the organization, which historically facilitated summer exchange programs for children from Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
Why it matters
The event highlights ongoing cross-community reconciliation efforts and the enduring cultural ties between Irish and American law enforcement.
Officers from the New York Police Department (NYPD) will take on gardaí in a gaelic football match in Monaghan this afternoon.
The players from NYPD GFC and An Garda Síochána's Divisional GAA team from Louth, Cavan and Monaghan will meet at the home of Ulster football, St Tiernach's Park in Clones, at 1pm.
The exhibition match comes ahead of the book launch for 'Project Children: The Legacy', by Derry author Jane Buckley at the Monaghan Peace Campus.
It will be launched by former NYPD detective and co-founder of the Project Children charity, Denis Mulcahy, this evening.
Project Children was founded in 1975 by Denis and Pat Mulcahy.
It has since given 23,000 Protestant and Catholic children from Northern Ireland the opportunity to spend summers with host families in the United States during the Troubles.
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