Gaelic Park's long-running redevelopment has hit another roadblock.
The GAA has ordered the New York County Board to immediately cease all work on the redevelopment of Gaelic Park in The Bronx, according to a report in The Irish Examiner.
GAA headquarters reportedly instructed the New York GAA board's executive to stop construction via email on January 7.
According to the Irish Examiner, it is understood that the New York side has obliged and contractors are now off-site.
The decision came following a "recent report that raised a number of questions about the administration of the project," the Irish Examiner reported on January 9.
An "investigation" was completed by a GAA delegation which was sent to New York in December, the Irish Examiner added.
When asked for comment on Friday, a New York GAA spokesperson told IrishCentral: "NYGAA has no comment to make on the article published in the Irish Examiner at this time."
The GAA did not respond to IrishCentral's request for comment on Friday.
Plans for the redevelopment of Gaelic Park, the home of the GAA in New York since the late 1920s, were first announced in 2014, coinciding with New York GAA's centenary.
Work was due to begin in March 2020 but did not get underway officially until June 2022 due to pandemic delays.
The revamped Gaelic Park is set to include a fully furbished function room, catering facilities, medical office, two development offices, and downstairs changing rooms.
When construction began in 2022, it was estimated that the redevelopment would be complete in about 18 months.
The site, however, is still far from completion.
Joan Henchy, who served as New York GAA chairperson from 2019 - 2024, told the Irish Voice newspaper in 2022 that the renovation would cost about $5.1 million, with a couple of hundred thousand dollars set aside for contingencies.
That figure has since swelled. In March 2023, Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs announced a €500,000 contribution to the project, noting that the $6.2 million project had also received $2 million from Croke Park.
New York GAA has staged various fundraising efforts for the massive project, including the first-ever New York GAA Hall of Famine dinner that was hosted in Dublin in July 2022. Another Hall of Fame event was hosted in Manhattan in November 2023.
On Thursday, the Irish Examiner further reported: "In no uncertain terms, the GAA have also directed the New York board not to agree to any new contracts or financial commitments relating to Gaelic Park without first seeking its permission.
"A review is now set to take place with New York county officers due to engage with the GAA’s national infrastructure committee next week. Further discussions are also expected to take place at Annual Congress in Croke Park next month."
Meanwhile, Gaelic Park is set to host thousands of spectators on Sunday, April 6 for the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship quarter-final clash between Galway and New York.