GAA president-elect Larry McCarthy has revealed he flew approximately 80,000 air miles in the last three months of his successful campaign to become the 40th president of the GAA.

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Our writers look ahead to the major talking points ahead of the weekend's action at GAA Congress and in the Allianz Leagues.

Tonight’s battle to become the next GAA president is a two-horse race between Jarlath Burns and Larry McCarthy.

The proposed national club fixtures oversight committee will be given the power to disqualify tardy counties from championships.

Fighting elitism, curbing the excesses associated with the inter-county game and a significant refocus on the club are among the priorities for the five GAA presidential candidates.

New York official Larry McCarthy is bidding to become the first representative outside of Ireland to serve as GAA president. The Bishopstown native has lived in the US since 1985 and previously served as New York Board chairman and PRO. He currently serves on the GAA’s Management Committee and is chairman of Sligo club who recently won their first senior football title.

Clare have tabled another motion opposing pay-per-view, while Leitrim have joined Roscommon in calling for the GAA not to renew their broadcasting deals with Sky Sports and Eir when they elapse in 2021.

A Limerick man has been found guilty today at the non-jury Special Criminal Court of assaulting another man.

A Limerick man accused of threatening to kill another man and damaging property more than two years ago has been refused bail by the Special Criminal Court.

A man described by gardaí as the “head of the Dundon McCarthy” gang has been remanded in custody on a charge of threatening to kill his sister’s father in law.

A man who is alleged to have received a death threat from a person described as “head” of Limerick’s notorious McCarthy Dundon gang did not wish to proceed with a complaint he made to gardaí, a court has heard.

A man who allegedly received a death threat from the "head of the Dundon McCarthy" criminal gang told gardaí he did not wish to proceed with the matter, a court heard today.

A man alleged by gardaí to be the head of a criminal gang has been been charged with threatening to kill his sister’s father-in-law, in Limerick, last Tuesday.

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John Dundon is one of five sons of Kenneth Dundon and Anne ‘Doll’ McCarthy.

SENIOR gardaí will object to any compassionate release sought by members of the McCarthy Dundon gang for the funeral of their mother who died in a road collision in London, it has emerged.

CORK footballer Fintan Goold expects to make a quick return from the injury sustained in Sunday’s Allianz Football League final win over Dublin.

GARDAÍ in Limerick are closely monitoring a major regrouping of the leadership of the notorious McCarthy Dundon gang.

AS three major players in Limerick’s ongoing gang feud commenced long prison sentences in recent days following prosecutions at the Special Criminal Court and Limerick Circuit Court, a fourth gang figure left prison in England after serving five-and-a-half years for a gun offence.

AMERICAN sport can offer an experienced perspective on the issue of compulsory helmet wear, their mandatory use having come into effect for hurlers this season.

NEW YORKERS take sportvery seriously and have some ofthe best known teams in the world operating out of legendary venues.

NEW YORK GAA Board delegates have voiced their resounding opposition to the ending of Rule 42 during the temporary closure of Lansdowne Road.

EFFORTS to open Croke Park to other sports received further support last night.

WE are delighted to see the EPA proposing the idea of aerobic digesters for agricultural waste.

THE Taoiseach recently announced from China that he will push through legislation to fast track incineration all over the country, but not in Justice Minister Michael McDowell’s constituency.

THE new Environment Minister Dick Roche said recently that we must accept incineration.

AHERN of Indaver (Irish Examiner letters, November 11), in reply to Robert Ellis (Letters, November 6) says Mr Ellis is incorrect in stating that incineration is a threat to human health, our food supply and our environment.

WEDNESDAY of last week was a sad day for Irish democracy, not to mention citizens’ health and their environment as a result of the EPA granting a licence to Indaver to build incinerators at Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, and Duleek, Co Meath.

COLIN CORKERY was last night fêted as the outstanding Cork sports person for 2002 at the annual Jurys Cork Sports Star awards banquet.

IT’S celebration time at Kenmare tomorrow as the club rings in a new century of golfing activity.