Route to the top: 10 steps to becoming GAA president

Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael John Horan, right, with Uachtarán Tofa Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Larry McCarthy during the GAA Annual Congress last year. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

This Saturday, Larry McCarthy becomes the 40th president of the Gaelic Athletic Association. So what does it take to wear the medal? Clearly a lot as New York-based McCarthy clocked up 36,000 air miles campaigning at the start of 2021.

But what exactly is required other than going on the canvassing trail? Here’s your 10-step guide: