February 2021 – Cork GAA

Larry McCarthy, Uachtaráin Cumann Lúthchleas Gael

27 February 2021

Cork GAA would like to send best wishes to incoming Uachtaráin Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Larry McCarthy, who takes over from outgoing Uachtaráin John Horan at Congress 2021.

This year’s GAA Congress will took place online due to Covid19 restrictions on Saturday.

McCarthy was born in Cork, where his home club was Bishopstown, where he played at under-age level with the club.

McCarthy (66) attended St Catherine’s NS and Colaiste Iognaid Rís (later Deerpark CBS) and trained to be a PE teacher at Thomond College in Limerick, now UL. He went on to win an All-Ireland club football title with Thomond College (Limerick) in 1978.

After a seven-year stint teaching in Malahide and playing with Raheny, he emigrated to New York in 1985 to do a Masters degree.

McCarthy also spent two years at Ohio State University and seven more in Georgia before taking up his current role as a lecturer in Sports Management in Seton Hall University in New Jersey.

He is involved with the Sligo football club in New York, and has served with New York GAA for a long time, as secretary for six years and chairman for three years.

Cork G.A.A. Cathaoirleach Marc Sheehan extended his warm congratulations to Larry on his elevation to the highest elected office of Cumann Lúthchleas Gael. “The Cork County G.A.A. Board are proud of your achievements and wish you every success during your term. You take over at a most challenging time for the Association but I am confident that you will do an outstanding job in your new role. Your native County are justifiably proud today and we salute you and your family on this historic occasion”.

Split season ratified at GAA Annual Congress

27 February 2021

A proposal to split the GAA season between inter-county and club was ratified at GAA Annual Congress 2021 today.

There was no opposition to Motion 12 which stipulated that the All-Ireland Inter-County Senior Finals will from 2022 be played on or before the 29th Sunday of the year.

The exception would be where the first Sunday falls on January 1st, in which case the finals would be played on or before the 30th Sunday of the Year. In 2021, for example, the 29th Sunday of the year falls on July 18th.

The successful motion has also given Central Council the power to make other arrangements “in exceptional circumstances.”

So, for example, restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic might make it impossible to play the All-Ireland Football Final by the 29th Sunday of the Year, in which case alternative arrangements would have to be made.