Paraic Duffy

Paraic Duffy

Paraic Duffy is the 18th Director General of the Gaelic Athletic Association and a former chairman of the Monaghan county board. He replaced Liam Mulvihill in November 2007. [ [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2007/1121/gaa.html RTÉ Sport: Duffy named as new GAA Director General ] ] Paraic is currently employed as the GAA's player welfare officer but will take up his position as Director General on February 01 2008. [http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/mhmhqleymhmh/ Duffy announced as GAA's new director general | Sport | BreakingNews.ie ] ] In 2006, Duffy was the chairman of the National Audit Committee and worked as the Coaching and Games Develepment Committee between 2003 and 2006. He also has previously worked with the GAA's Games Administration Committee between 2000 and 2003. During his playing years as a Gaelic footballer, Paraic had played at senior level with Castleblayney Faughs and also was one of the selectors of the Monaghan senior county side between 1983 and 1987. He was previously a Secondary School Principal at St Macartan's College in County Monaghan. [ [http://www.stmacs.com/pastpupils.htm] ]

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