List of Presidents of the Gaelic Athletic Association
This is a List of Presidents of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The role of president of Gaelic Athletic Association has existed since the foundation of the GAA. The president of the GAA is one of the leading figures in civil society in Ireland, as the association has around one million members and is present in every parish in the country. The role of president involves representing the GAA in Ireland and across the world. Former presidents of the GAA have a key role within the GAA, sitting on the motions committee which rules if motions to the annual Congress are in order.
The current president is John Horan, installed in 2018 succeeding Aogan O' Fearghail. The president travels across Ireland and the world to promote the organisation and attend games; former President Nickey Brennan travelled 160,000 miles in Ireland alone during his three years as president, and visited Great Britain, Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and the Middle East on several occasions, meeting dignitaries such as New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg along the way.[1][2]
| # | Name | Entered office | Left office | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maurice Davin | 1884 | 1887 |  Tipperary |
| 2. | Edward Bennet | 1887 | 1888 |  Clare |
Maurice Davin (2nd term) | 1888 | 1889 | Tipperary | |
| 3. | Peter Kelly | 1889 | 1889 |  Galway |
| 4. | Frank Dineen | 1895 | 1898 |  Limerick |
| 5. | Michael Deering | 1898 | 1901 |  Cork |
| 6. | James Nowlan | 1901 | 1921 |  Kilkenny |
| 7. | Daniel McCarthy | 1921 | 1924 |  Dublin |
| 8. | Patrick Breen | 1924 | 1926 |  Wexford |
| 9. | Liam Clifford | 1926 | 1928 | Limerick |
| 10. | Seán Ryan | 1928 | 1932 | Dublin |
| 11. | Seán McCarthy | 1932 | 1935 | Cork |
| 12. | Bob O'Keeffe | 1935 | 1938 |  Laois |
| 13. | Pádraig MacNamee | 1938 | 1943 |  Antrim |
| 14. | Séamus Gardiner | 1943 | 1946 | Tipperary |
| 15. | Dan O'Rourke | 1946 | 1949 | Roscommon |
| 16. | Michael Kehoe | 1949 | 1952 | Wexford |
| 17. | Vincent O'Donoghue | 1952 | 1955 |  Waterford |
| 18. | Séamus McFerran | 1955 | 1958 | Antrim |
| 19. | Joseph Stuart | 1958 | 1961 | Dublin |
| 20. | Aodh Ó Broin | 1961 | 1964 | Wicklow |
| 21. | Alf Murray | 1964 | 1967 | Dublin |
| 22. | Séamus Ó Riain | 1967 | 1970 |  Armagh |
| 23. | Pat Fanning | 1970 | 1973 | Waterford |
| 24. | Donal Keenan | 1973 | 1977 | Roscommon |
| 25. | Con Murphy | 1976 | 1979 | Cork |
| 26. | Paddy McFlynn | 1979 | 1982 |  Down |
| 27. | Paddy Buggy | 1982 | 1985 | Kilkenny |
| 28. | Dr. Mick Loftus (Micheál Ó Lochláin) | 1985 | 1988 |  Mayo |
| 29. | John Dowling | 1988 | 1991 |  Offaly |
| 30. | Peter Quinn | 1991 | 1994 | Fermanagh |
| 31. | Jack Boothman | 1994 | 1997 | Wicklow |
| 32. | Joe McDonagh | 1997 | 2000 | Galway |
| 33. | Seán McCague | 2000 | 2003 | Monaghan |
| 34. | Seán Kelly | 2003 | 2006 |  Kerry |
| 35. | Nickey Brennan[3] | 2006 | 2009 | Kilkenny |
| 36. | Christy Cooney[4] | 2009 | 2012 | Cork |
| 37. | Liam O'Neill[5][6] | 2012 | 2015 | Laois |
| 38. | Aogán Ó Fearghaíl[7] | 2015 | 2018 | Cavan |
| 39. | John Horan[8] | 2018 | Dublin |
References
^ "From Slieverue to Sydney and all places in between, the President probably got there". Kilkenny People. 2009-05-20. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2009-06-13..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ GAA website Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine.
^ President-elect Brennan promises to proceed with 'considerable caution'
^ Cooney to be next GAA President
^ O'Neill confirmed as president-elect of the GAA
^ Liam O'Neill's rise to GAA President was an appointment 30 years in the making
^ Cavan's Aogán Ó'Fearghail will be next GAA president
^ "New GAA President Horan warns against threat of 'elitism'". Irish Independent. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
