Kieran Leddy tops list to fill Simon Moroney vacancy

The surprise departure of Munster GAA CEO Simon Moroney, which was announced on Monday, means another significant vacancy will need to be filled by the association next summer.

In recent months there has been intense speculation about those who may be in line to succeed Paraic Duffy when he steps down as GAA Director-General, and the list of potential replacements for Moroney is likely to contain some of the same names.

The front-runner is Kieran Leddy, who is currently operations manager for the Munster Council, though some of the current county secretaries in the province may also be interested, such as Mike O’Riordan (Limerick), Tim Floyd (Tipperary), Pat Flynn (Waterford), Peter Twiss (Kerry) and Cork’s senior administrator Diarmuid O’Donovan.