Mary McAleese appointed independent integration Chairperson as three Gaelic Games Associations move towards a merge 

2011: President of Ireland Mary McAleese, accompanied by Uachtarán CLG Criostóir Ó Cuana, is introduced to the Dublin team, by captain Bryan Cullen, before the game. GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final. Pic: David Maher / SPORTSFILE

Former President of Ireland Mary McAleese has been appointed as the independent integration Chairperson as the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association look to move towards a one association model. 

McAleese, who served as the eighth president of Ireland from November 1997 to November 2011, was announced as the Chairperson in a joint statement from the associations on Saturday afternoon.