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Other countries
During his three years as President of the Gaelic Athletic Association, Nickey Brennan travelled to several countries and continents to oversee and promote Gaelic games. He attended the Asian GAA finals in Penang, the International Rules series in Australia (twice) and travelled to the Middle East (thrice), Canada, Great Britain (several times) and all across Europe.

Australia
The GAA has co-funded a pitch in Perth.

Cayman Islands
In September 2008, a team from the Cayman Islands travelled to Toronto to represent the Cayman Island Gaelic Football Club at an international tournament.

Spain
The 2009 Iberian Championship in men's and ladies' Gaelic football took place over four rounds in Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia and Pamplona.

United Arab Emirates
Etihad Airways sponsors the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

United States
Gaelic football was popular in Connecticut amongst the great-grandparents of the current generation. A Gaelic football programme was established in New Haven in 1949 and, though later declining, has undergone a revival in recent years.

The GAA have assisted Manhattan College with the approval of New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. The game is popular at underage levels in New York City, with the Rocklands club having 200 children train on two pitches each day.

San Francisco has a five million Gaelic games development at Treasure Island.

Other sports
Gaelic games have impacted on the development of several international sports, including Ausie Rules, cricket, NFL and rugby union.

Aussie rules
Kildare minor player Paul Cribben had a three-week trial with AFL side Melbourne.

Cricket
The 1884 founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association is credited with hindering the development of cricket on the island of Ireland. The GAA banned their players from taking part in "foreign games" including cricket, but also hockey, rugby and soccer in the 1890s. This ban was later rescinded in 1971.

Irish cricket player Eoin Morgan played Gaelic football as a child.

Rugby union
Brian O'Driscoll has sought help from psychologist Enda McNulty, who won the 2002 All-Ireland Gaelic Football Championship with Armagh.

Irish Six Nations Grand Slam-winning and 2009 British and Irish Lions rugby union player Tommy Bowe credits his background playing the sport with much of his success. Bowe says his hand/eye co-ordination improved through playing Gaelic football and has said that Gaelic skills are valuable in rugby as well. Eric Miller, a 1997 Lion, played Gaelic football for Dublin after retiring from rugby union.

International under-19 rugby union player Alan Gaughan also plays for the Westmeath senior team.

Wasps skills coach John McCloskey has coached in the NFL and Aussie Rules. In Gaelic football, McCloskey had success in 2002 when he helped coach Armagh to their first ever All-Ireland title; he also assisted them in winning four provincial titles and a National League title.