GAA President-Elect Sean McCague, told the Monaghan County Convention in Monaghan yesterday that clubs have to be vigilant in guarding the youth and stemming the erosion of the amateur status. To spontaneous applause he spoke of the peace that now pertains in Northern Ireland and, referring to the issue of Rule 21, he told the delegates that the association will have to have the courage to take the big decision.
Officers Elected
Carlow: Chairman: J English; Vice Chairman: E Byrne; Secretary: T O'Neill; Asst Sec: D McCarthy; Treasurer: J Byrne; Asst Treasurer: P Halligan; Development Officer: T Corcoran PRO: T Murphy; Irish Officer: O O Saoluidhe; Youth Officer: P Deering; Central Council Delegate: P Doyle; Leinster Council Delegates: L V Conway, P Nolan; Delegates to Leinster Convention: J English, T O'Neill, P Nolan, G Lennon; Delegates to Congress: J English, T O'Neill, E Byrne, A Corcoran; President: John Tom McGushin.
Leitrim: Chairman: Des Quinn; Vice-chairman: Paddy Kane; Hon Secretary: Seamus Gallagher; Assistant secretary: Gerry McGovern; Hon Treasurer: Brendan Gormley; PRO: Breffni Earley; Development Officer: Micheal Charles; Central Council Delegate: Gerry Mahon; Connacht Council Delegates: Seamus Prior; Joseph Flynn; Youth Officer: Declan Bohan; Oificeagh Cultura an tUsal: Cormac Mac Giolla.
Cavan: President: Jimmy Dalton. Vice-presidents: John P Wilson, Phil Smith, Andy O'Brien, Packie Phair, Frank Reilly, John Andy McCabe and Packie Smith. Chairman: George Cartwright. Vice-chairman: John McGinn. Secretary: Gerry Soden. Asst secretary: Liam McCabe. Treasurer: Tom Boylan. Development Officer: Martin Cahill. PRO: Barnie Cully. Central Council: Phil Brady. Ulster Council: Aogan Farrell, Michael Greenan. Irish Officer: Tom O'Reilly.
London: Chairman: Larry O'Leary (Cork). Vice-chairman: Joe Toner (Armagh). Treasurer: Iggy Donnelly (Tyrone). Secretary: Tommy Harrell (Wexford). Asst Treasurer: Con Dee (Limerick). Central Council Delegates: Brendan Brien (Galway). PRO: Jerry Daly (Kerry). Development: Carmel McArdle (Westmeath). Youth Officer: Liam Cahill (Longford). Irish Officer: Dermot O'Brien (Offaly). Provincial Delegates: John Lacey (Laois), Brendan Brien (Galway).
Monaghan: Chairman: L Stirrat; Vice-Chairman: V Duffy; Secretary[ RO]: J Scully; Assist Sec: M Donnelly; Treasurer: P O'Rourke; Central Council: J Heaphey; Ulster Council: JP Graham, M McAviney; PRO: [RO ]G Carville; Youth officer: A Corrigan. Cultural: S McQuillan; Dev Officer : S Coyle. Minor board chairman: P Markey; Secretary: S McKenna; Registrar: T Kiernan.
Tyrone: Chairman: Cuthbert Donnelly; Vice Chairman: Liam Nelis. Secretary: Domnick McCaughey. Asst Sec: Frank Campbell. Treasurer: Gerard Bradley. Central Council Delegate: Jimmy Treacy. Ulster Council Delegates: Jim Curran, Paul Doris.
