Search
20 Jan 2026
Search
20 Jan 2026
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Danny Sutcliffe in action against New York last year
Leitrim's trip to New York for the first round of the Connacht Championship is four weeks away but the Exiles have received backing from the unusual source of a Dublin hurler!
Dublin hurling star Danny Sutcliffe lined out with New York last year in the Connacht Championship, pushing Sligo to the limit to emerge with the victory from Gaelic Park.
And the St. Jude's clubman, chatting with the national media at the launch of Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps, believes New York can cause an upset - "Obviously, they’ve Leitrim (this year) so you’d fancy them winning (a game in Connacht) for the first time ever.”
However, Sutcliffe doesn't ever see himself switching codes to the footballers - "“I wouldn’t be good enough for that team. The New York thing was when you’re away and have no-one to train with and it was getting involved with a group so that’s all that was. We could have ended up getting a shot at Mayo which would have been nice."
With Jamie Clarke declaring for New York and rumours of other players joining up with the Exiles, it is easy to see why Sutcliffe believes that New York may have a chance of the upset on Sunday, May 6.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
