Larry McCarthy (sports administrator)

Larry McCarthy (Irish: Labhrás Mac Carthaigh;[1] born 1954) is a Gaelic games administrator who is current president of the GAA.[2] A native of Bishopstown, in the city of Cork, he is a member of the Sligo football club in New York and has served with New York GAA in a number of capacities, including secretary, chairman and Central Council delegate.[3]

Larry McCarthy
Labhrás Mac Carthaigh
Larry McCarthy, GAA President
President of the Gaelic Athletic Association
Assumed office
27 February 2021
Preceded byJohn Horan
Personal details
Born17 September 1954
Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland
OccupationUniversity lecturer

Career

He is a university lecturer by profession, working at the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University in New Jersey since 1998.

At the GAA Congress in 2018, he was elected as one of the GAA's trustees while he was also part of the Strategic Review Committee during the same year under the stewardship of John Horan. Previously, he sat on the Towards 150 Committee under Aogán Ó Fearghail. He served on the Central Council for three years and was a member of the GAA Finance Committee.[2] He became president-elect of the GAA in February 2020, the first overseas person to do so.[4] He formally became president at the 2021 GAA Congress, held remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions. He flew into Ireland and isolated himself in Dublin (this being before quarantine was strictly enforced) ahead of formally taking on the presidency, during which he is based in Dublin.[5]

Personal life

McCarthy received his secondary education at Coláiste Éamann Rís - Cork City.[6][7] He attended Thomond College of Education for his Bachelor's Degree, has a Master's Degree from New York University, and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University. He is married to Barbara, from Malahide, County Dublin, and together they have two grown sons, Conor and Shane.

References
  1. "McCarthy: Let's provide underage players with as many games as possible". Hogan Stand. 24 April 2021.
  2. Team, The PA (27 February 2020). "Profiling The Five Candidates In The GAA Presidential Election Race". Pundit Arena. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. "Cork-born Larry McCarthy becomes GAA's first overseas member to be elected president". Irish Examiner. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. "Larry McCarthy elected new GAA president". RTÉ. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  5. "McCarthy: Let's get games played and crowds through gates". RTÉ. 27 February 2021.
  6. "Twitter reactions to first virtual GAA Congress". Hogan Stand. 28 February 2021.
  7. "Congratulations to past pupil Larry Mccarthy on becoming the 40th president of the GAA". Coláiste Éamann Rís. 27 February 2021.
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