Local team to fly the Farney flag in NYC. The Sean McDermotts 'Mothers and Others' team in Threemilehouse, Co Monaghan are selected to fly the flag for Monaghan in the New York blitz.
The 'Mothers and Others' initiative is for women over the age of 25. Moreover, it's a non-competitive environment where matches are played on a smaller pitch and you can have unlimited substitutes.
The local group started three years ago on a six week trail and 50 people showed.
Since then team member Caroline Flack says the group has only gone from strength to strength since then.
Caroline says part of the success is the support that the team has received from their club.
The opportunity to travel to New York came about through a "lottery system" after the team applied and were lucky enough to be selected. Various fundraising initiatives have taken place over the last number of months in a bid to support the team on their travels. The team will now travel stateside on Thursday the 9th of October for four nights.
Caroline Flack from the group spoke to Jodie Curran about the team's journey so far:
