Guided by good shepherd GAA will not want

He will be an old style uachtarán. He will be a figurehead and an ambassador.

Guided by good shepherd GAA will not want
Thu, 17 Oct, 2013 - 01:00
Paddy Heaney

He will be a chairman who governs through consensus rather than directives

What qualities and skills should the president of the GAA possess? Should he be a chief executive type? You know the sort. The hands-on leader who understands business and finance, the decision-maker who is not afraid to put noses out of joint so long as he gets the job done.

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