Liam Mulvihill

Liam Mulvihill

Liam Mulvihill (Irish "Liam Ó Maolmhichíl" [ [http://www.gaa.ie/main/?c=sb-plugin-gocontacts&sb-plugin-gocontacts_task=view_by_category&parent_id=519&order=value_5 GAA Secretaries] ] ) was the 17th Director General of the Gaelic Athletic Association who officially retired at the end January 2008 to be replaced by Paraic Duffy. [ [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2007/1121/gaa.html RTÉ Sport: Duffy named as new GAA Director General] ] A native of County Longford, Mulvihill represented his county in football at many levels. [ [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2007/0718/mulvihilll.html Mulvihill to step down as GAA supremo] ] Mulvihill was appointed Director General on June 1st 1979 [ [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0131/brennann.html GAA President leads tributes to Mulvihill] ] , making him the second longest serving DG in the history of the Association.

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