Forbes and Power set for Munster Council posts

FORMER Cork chairman Jim Forbes and current Tipperary delegate Michael Power will be elected PRO and Treasurer, respectively, of the Munster Council at tomorrow night’s annual convention in Ennis.

Forbes is the only candidate standing for the position of PRO vacated by Willie O’Connor after his three years stint and with ex-Waterford chairman Paddy Joe Ryan confirming yesterday that he has withdrawn from the contest, Power will be unopposed for the position of Treasurer in succession to Ger Hickey from Clare. Forbes has had a chequered history in administration at county level. Over a 20-year period, starting in 1978, he was defeated in seven elections in Cork before eventually succeeding in 1989. That year he was chosen as Youth Officer, defeating Christy Cooney, who is one of three candidates in the upcoming GAA presidential election.

Subsequently, he was elected PRO before filling the positions of vice-chairman and chairman. Currently, he is chairman of the Central Appeals Committee in Croke Park.