Who will be the next GPA chief executive?

So who is in the reckoning? Here is our longlist

LEADING CONTENDER: As the current GPA chairman, Tom Parsons is considered by many to be a frontrunner for the chief executive role. Picture: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

Those interested in succeeding Paul Flynn as chief executive of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) had until last Monday to apply for the position.

As they have done with the two appointments since Dessie Farrell, it’s highly likely the board will offer the position to a former or current inter-county player, which would rule out names like board member Seán Murphy and current GPA head of communications Kieran McSweeney.