OFFALY’S PAT TEEHAN has been nominated as a candidate for the GAA presidency tonight.
As reported by The42, the current Leinster Council chairperson went forward to be nominated at an Offaly management committee meeting. He will now offically join Niall Erskine and Jarlath Burns in the race to take over from Larry McCarthy in 2024.
Erskine’s candidacy was confirmed in September while Burns was officially nominated by Armagh GAA on Tuesday night.
Teehan is in the last year of his three-year term as Leinster Council chairperson, having previously occupied the positions of vice-chairperson and PRO in the provincial council.
He fulfilled many roles in Offaly county board, serving as chairperson for five years between 2008 and 2012, while he also spent five years as Central Council delegate and was a long-serving PRO before that.
When proposing Pat Teehan to succeed Larry McCarthy as GAA President, Offaly County Board Chairperson Michael Duignan said he believes Pat is the best person to lead the Association at this time.
“A hugely committed worker for the GAA who has developed the necessary knowledge and experience at all levels to drive the Association forward in the coming years.”
A member and former secretary of his club Coolderry, Teehan has been a respected volunteer in the Association for over 30 years.
Silverbridge clubman Burns is the early favourite to replace McCarthy, having been beaten narrowly by the Cork native in the 2020 election.
“Jarlath has a profound knowledge of all aspects of the GAA, both at home and abroad,” said Armagh chairman Michael Savage.
“As administrator at all levels, he has remained true to the values which inform and enrich our Association, while never failing to challenge it where he sees that the integrity of the Association and its games are at stake.
“In an environment in which the GAA is under intense daily scrutiny and where communication skills are vital, he would be an articulate public defender and advocate of the Association and a strong voice for modern and progressive action.
“It is for these reasons that Armagh GAA proudly propose Jarlath Burns, certain in the knowledge that he will make an outstanding Uachtarán CLG.”
A new president is set to be elected at Congress in 2023.
