Aidan
Dempsey ( Midfielder)
Aidan,
who grew up in Washington, explains to
us after the tournament how it felt representing his father's Irish heritage .
His father Niall was born and raised in Castleblankney, East Galway. Aidan said
“Playing for Ireland makes me
truly realize where my family comes from as well as where I live. My dad being
from Galway I have had the opportunity to travel and visit numerous times. It
is the most beautiful country and being able to represent that country on a
stage like the European Championships is truly a dream come true”
Conor
Foley (Attacker)
The
final word of this tournament comes from one of the competition's top scorers.
Foley who was a top performer throughout
details to us how his roots are from Galway.
Foley's
grandfather John Foley had an
interesting life as he lived in New York before moving back to Inverin Galway at the age of six and eventually inherited
his fathers farm.”
His
life then turned again when “in the 50’s
himself and his wife went to Boston and settled there.”
Conor
himself is still based there and played lacrosse from a young age. “ I played division 1 at Umass Lowell for 3 years
and then played at Umass Amherst for my last 2 years. I graduated last spring 2024.He
decided to represent Ireland over his native USA which was brilliant for
the senior side as he was very in touch with his strong links to the west of
Ireland in particular
“
Having family over at the tournament means so much to Foley wearing the green
jersey fills me with immense pride.”
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