GAA president Sean Kelly has announced final details of the committees, sub-committees, work groups and respective chairpersons that will serve during his term of office. Most of the high-profile appointments emerged after Congress over two weeks ago but the list is now complete.
Among the significant appointments are Kelly himself to the Integration Work Group, which will monitor moves towards bringing camogie and women's football under the Croke Park umbrella. Noel Walsh, the long-time advocate of the Railway Cup, now has charge of a Work Group to consider the future of the inter-provincial competition.
As indicated at Congress Kelly has chosen not to re-appoint a Players Committee, given the opposition of the players' union, the GPA, to members serving on it. Jarlath Burns, who chaired the last Players' Committee, has however been retained as head of the Irish language and culture sub-committee.
The following is a list of the chairpersons appointed.
COMMITTEES: Games Administration: Tony O'Keeffe (Kerry), Coaching and Games Development: Paraic Duffy (Monaghan), National Referees: Frank Burke (Galway), Financial Management: Jimmy Dunne (Wicklow), Hurling Development: Pat Dunny (Kildare), Club Planning and Development: Pat Fitzgerald (Limerick).
SUB-COMMITTEES, WORK GROUPS AND TASK FORCES (reporting to Management Committee): Strategic Review Committee Implementation: Con Hogan (Tipperary), IT and MIS: Danny Murphy (Down), Gaeilge, Scor agus Cultur: Jarlath Burns (Armagh), Marketing: Paul O'Sullivan, Medical and Anti-Doping: Dr Con Murphy (Cork), National Grounds and Safety: Seamus Aldridge (Kildare), Bye-Laws: Jimmy Treacy (Tyrone), National Insurance Work Group: Brendan Dempsey (Meath), PR and Presentation: Jerry Grogan (Dublin), Disputes: PJ McGrath (Mayo), Integration: Sean Kelly (President), Social and Awards: Jim Forbes (Cork), Rule Book: Frank Murphy (Cork), Sub-Committees Review: Gerry Brady (Dublin).
SUB-COMMITTEES, WORK GROUPS and TASK FORCES (reporting to GAC): Referees' Appointments: Tony O'Keeffe (Kerry), Social and Recreational Games: Tony Dempsey TD (Wexford), Feile na nGael: Jim Berry (Wexford), Feile na nOg: Donal Fitzgibbon (Limerick), Weaker Counties: Stephen Banaghan (Roscommon), Club Fixtures: Albert Fallon (Longford), Railway Cup: Noel Walsh (Clare).
WORK GROUPS and TASK FORCES (reporting to Games Development Committee): Overseas: Gene Duffy (Armagh), Schools: Padraig Brennan (Roscommon), Amalgamation: George Cartwright (Cavan), Code of Ethics: Oliver Galligan (Cavan).
