Jarlath Burns

Jarlath Burns (born 1968) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer and current president of the GAA. His league and championship career at senior level with the Armagh county team spanned thirteen seasons from 1987 until 1999.^[1]

Career

Burns made his debut with the Armagh senior team in 1987. Over the course of the following thirteen seasons he had little success; however, the highlight of his career was captaining Armagh to an Ulster title in 1999.^{[according to whom?]} Burns also won two McKenna Cup titles.

Burns managed the Ireland women's international rules football team that defeated Australia in the 2006 Ladies' International Rules Series.^[2][3]

In retirement from playing, Burns has become involved in the administrative affairs of the Gaelic Athletic Association. With his local club he has served as an underage manager, club chairman and secretary. At county level, Burns was Armagh's Central Council delegate from 2010 to 2015. His involvement with the GAA at national level began in 2000 when he was appointed as the first players’ representative to Central Council. Since then he has been involved in Scór, the GAA's medical and welfare committee, the GAA 125 anniversary committee, the pitch presentations committee and he has served as chairman of the standing committee on playing rules.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013, he became the principal of St Paul's High School, Bessbrook.^[4] Burns has worked in the media as a Gaelic football analyst on The Championship on the BBC,^[5] as well as on The Sunday Game on RTÉ and GAA Beo on TG4.^{[citation needed]}

In February 2023, he was elected as the next President of the Gaelic Athletic Association to succeed Larry McCarthy. His three year presidential term commenced on 24 February 2024.^[6]

References

External links

• RTÉ: Armagh set to propose Jarlath Burns as next GAA President