GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 26 – May 22, 2015 | Page 2

FOREWORD FROM THE EDITOR GAELIC SPORTS WORLD PUBLISHER: Pioneers and heroes are everywhere. However, we have a tendency to overlook the obvious ones staring us in the face each day and instead get suckered into thinking others with more of a worldly profile make a better fit. We tend to think that if we don’t see people on TV or plastered across some glossy mag, well, then they’re not really up to much and shouldn’t be considered for hero worship. Of course, those wishing to sell papers, magazines and TV ads, have a selfish, vested interest into making the mass audience think and do as they willed. Sometimes our vision within a mass media lens can become blurred until one day we are thrown back with a jolt to reality, to the everyday, when we meet people who show us the true colour of heroism. Firefighters on 9/11 are Class A examples. College students can also be heroes. Like those found travelling on the road to Missoula, Montana today as they head to the US National Collegiate Hurling Championships at University of Montana this Memorial Day Weekend. They are not just heroes because some of the college students attending the tournament have to travel on 16 and 37 hour marathon road trips, but heroes and pioneers because the sport of Hurling is unknown to the US masses, yet, young Americans who have fallen in love with the national sport of Ireland, are endeavouring one player, one campus at a time, to grow the sport. They are persevering on the ground and in the trenches far away from the glare of lights and lenses. In Issue 26 in our feature story, we highlight the 5th NCGAA Hurling Championships and the rise of hurling on US college campuses. Editor, Denis O’Brien 2 Denis O’Brien EDITOR: Denis O’Brien ART DIRECTION: Tall Irishman tmi CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Catherine Fleming, Rory O’Donnell, Tommy Moran, Cyril Iordanidis, Ronan Deane, Eamon Gormley, Jamie Fitzsimons, Joe Trolan, Brian Clerkin, John Simcoe. CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: Rory O’Donnell, Marie Walsh, Jerry Hess, Peter Marney Legal info. Gaelic Sports World does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the quality, accuracy, completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of any information, product or service represented within our magazine or associated websites and other delivery platforms. The information provided is for educational or entertainment purposes only. Disclaimer Notice: The opinion expressed in each article is the opinion of its author and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Gaelic Sports World Magazine. Therefore, Gaelic Sport World carries no responsibility for the opinion expressed thereon. Gaelic Sport World accepts no responsibility for the consequences of error or for any loss or damage suffered by users of any of the information and material contained in this Digital Magazine, associated website or any other delivery platform you may access through this site. Gaelic Sports World Magazine is not responsible for the content or availability of any external or 3rd party sites and does not warrant or guarantee the products, services, or information found on these sites. Copyright Notice: No part of this magazine may be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission of the publisher. The information in this Digital Magazine is for information purposes only. Materials contained in this magazine are subject to copyright and other proprietary rights. Copyright ©2014 Gaelic Sports World. All rights reserved. COVER: CONTACT: Bob O’Boyle [email protected]