Jarlath Burns

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Former Armagh midfielder Jarlath Burns elected as GAA's next ... (Independent.ie)

Jarlath Burns has been elected as the GAA's next president at tonight's Congress session. The former Armagh midfielder, an Ulster title winner in 1999, ...

He has served on numerous central committees, including rules advisory and the Croke Park stadium. He has also been his county's delegate to Ulster Council and Central Council. Teehan has had a long career as an administrator, serving as his county's PRO, vice-chair and then chair before progressing to Central Council delegate and in Leinster, PRO, vice-chair and chair, a position he vacated last month.

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Jarlath Burns elected Uachtarán Tofa of the GAA at Annual Congress (GAA.ie)

Jarlath Burns with his sons Conal, left, and Jarly Óg after he was voted-in as the GAA president elect during day one of the GAA Annual Congress 2023 at Croke ...

I will do so to the best of my ability. “Leadership is exhilarating and it can be very frustrating. It will be my job to defend those values.

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Burns: Presidency carries 'immense responsibility' (RTE.ie)

Jarlath Burns has been elected the 41st president of the GAA after an emphatic victory at the 2023 Congress in Croke Park.

I will do so to the best of my ability. "Leadership is exhilarating and it can be very frustrating. It will be my job to defend those values. Earlier, GAA Congress endorsed a motion for Galway's minor hurling teams to enter a provincial championship (likely to be Leinster), the proposal being passed with 72.8% of the vote. "I will need your help to do it, I will need your support to do it, because you all know what my very clear agenda is and I will do my best to pursue it in the three years I have in this incredible organisation, the GAA, where we all belong." Jarlath Burns has been elected the 41st president of the GAA after an emphatic victory at the 2023 Congress in Croke Park.

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Armagh's Jarlath Burns elected GAA President (The42)

The Silverbridge native will succeed Larry McCarthy in the position, after holding off competition from Pat Teehan (Offaly) and Niall Erskine (Donegal). Burns ...

A former captain of the Armagh senior footballers, Burns was the first players’ representative to sit on central council in 2000. He led the early counts in 2020 before eventually losing out to McCarthy by 10 votes. Jarlath Burns is elected the new GAA president on the first count.— Diarmuid Pepper (@Diarmuid_9) Comhghairdeas to Jarlath Burns who has been elected as Uachtarán Tofa at— Armagh_GAA (@Armagh_GAA) Comhghairdeas to Jarlath Burns of— The GAA (@officialgaa) ARMAGH’S JARLATH BURNS has been elected as the 41st President of the GAA.

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'A great moment' - Burns elected as GAA president (BBC Sport)

It is the second time Burns has run for the presidency after missing out to Larry McCarthy in February 2020. "I know it is a great moment for myself, my family ...

I have a very, very busy plan and I'm going to get to it. "It's not so much an issue but integration with the other two codes. "I am better enabled to do it now and I have three years more wisdom. We are a global organisation," Burns recalled. "We got an overseas president. This is Silverbridge's night tonight.

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Jarlath Burns secures unexpectedly emphatic victory to become ... (The Irish Times)

Armagh's Jarlath Burns swept to an unexpectedly emphatic victory to become president-elect of the GAA on Friday night at the association's annual congress, ...

A school principal, Burns comes from Silverbridge and is a lifelong member of the local club which he has chaired and served as secretary. In my opinion it should have gone to the CAC, who could have upheld or rejected their appeal ... Proposed by Galway chair Paul Bellew, the proposal received the support of 73 per cent of delegates. Addressing delegates, he paid tribute to his opponents and said that he had noted the esteem in which they were held by GAA people around the country. “This is an enormous privilege and an immense responsibility particularly for someone from the six counties. We have six very important values in the association: community, amateur status, respect, player welfare, inclusion and volunteerism.

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Jarlath Burns lands GAA presidency (Irish Mirror)

The former Armagh captain saw off the challenge of Pat Teehan and Niall Erskine at Croke Park last night.

MEATH (NFL v Derry): H Hogan,A O’Neill, M Flood, H O’Higgins, J O’Connor, D Keogan, C Hickey, R Jones, D McGowan, C O’Sullivan, J Scully, D Campion, J Morris, D Lenihan, S Walsh. KERRY (NFL v Mayo): S Murphy, G O’Sullivan, J Foley, T O’Sullivan, P Warren, T Morley, P Murphy, J Barry, B O’Sullivan, D Moynihan, P Clifford, M Burns, T Brosnan, D Roche, D O’Sullivan. MAYO (NFL v Kerry): C Reape, D McBrien, R Brickenden, E Hession, S Coen, C Loftus, D McHugh, M Ruane, D O’Connor, F McDonagh, B Tuohy, J Flynn, A O’Shea, J Carr, R O’Donoghue.

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Former Armagh footballer Jarlath Burns chosen as next GAA president (BreakingNews.ie)

Burns received 158 of the 277 votes cast by delegates, seeing off Offaly's Pat Teehan and Donegal's Niall Erskine who received 70 and 49 ballots respectively.

"I will need your help to do it," he told the delegates present. Particularly when the organisation you're leading is called the Gaelic Athletic Association. "I will need your support to do it, because you all know what my very clear agenda is and I will do my best to pursue it in the three years I have in this incredible organisation, the GAA, where we all belong."

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