Former Donegal NY Football Manager Donal Gallagher - The Man Who Brought Larry Tompkins to New York

Donal Gallagher managed Donegal Club New York for 3 decades leading them to 6 New York Senior Football counties.Show more

Affectionately known as -- “The Veteran," Donal was also the man who brought Cork Football legend Larry Tompkins to New York in the 1980s during a golden era for Gaelic football in the Big Apple.

In a remarkable tour in 1987, the Donegal Club traveled to Ireland and beat Cork, Mayo and Laois before drawing with Donegal.

We interviewed Donal last year as part of Larry’s recently released autobiography.

Larry Tompkins move to New York ultimately led to him joining
Castlehaven GAA and Cork GAA where he cemented his place among the GAA greats.

In essence, there was no Larry Tompkins story without New York and Donal Gallagher.

You can check out our 2 part interview with Larry Tompkins -- and all of our previous podcasts at www.thelonghallpodcast.com.

In this interview, Donal discussess the Tompkins era, Donal’s managerial career, and New York GAA past and present.

Larry’s book is available for people in the US through the Guaranteed Irish Facebook page and in The Butcherblock in Sunnyside, Queens.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Believe-Larry-...

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