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Donegal GAA club makes history in electing its first-ever female Chairperson

written by Chris McNulty December 15, 2016
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ON A week when gender quotas in sporting organisations has been a hot potato, the Naomh Colmcille GAA club has elected its first ever female chairperson.

At its Annual General Meeting last night in Pairc Colmcille, Darina Friel was elected as the Chairperson of the Newtowncunningham-based club.

A former club treasurer, her husband, Kieran, has served as the club’s chairperson in the past.

The Minister of State for Sport, Patrick O’Donovan, said he hoped to introduce rules in the new year whereby sporting bodies would face cuts to their State funding unless they had at least 30 per cent of their Board filled by women.

Naomh Colmcille also elected a female, namely Shauna McAleese, to the secretary’s position.

Pat McAuley will be the treasurer with Sean Gallagher to serve as the club PRO.

But the big talking point was the history-making appointment of Friel as the new Chairperson and a groundbreaking move for the club.

 

Donegal GAA club makes history in electing its first-ever female Chairperson was last modified: December 15th, 2016 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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