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A Gaelic Football team from San Francisco recently played against Newry Shamrocks during their visit to Newry.
Pairc Esler hosted the team who are current USA under 14 Feile champions. They are in Ireland to take part in the all Ireland under 14 Football Feile being held this year in Derry.
The manager of the USA team is local himself Alan Downey, who emigrated to the US in 1993 and is currently a PE teacher in San Francisco. Alan made contact with Dermot Russell from Newry & Mourne District Council asking him to arrange this game in Newry and which was attend by Mayor Michael Ruane. Newry & Mourne District Council provided celebratory medal for this historical occasion, being the first international match to take part in Pairc Esler, and which were presented by the double All Ireland and last Down captain to lift Sam Maguire, DJ Kane.
The chairman of the West Coast GAA Committee thanked everyone for the welcome they have received in Newry and paid special tribute to both Newry & Mourne District Council and Newry Shamrocks, for creating fantastic memories of Newry and its surrounding areas not only the children but also heir families. They also present the Mayor with a San Francisco team shirt and Newry shamrocks with a picture framed top in order to record this event which now is hanging in Newry Shamrock Club Room.
