Jarlath Burns (born 1968) is an Irish former
Gaelic football
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er and president elect of the GAA. His
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and
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career at senior level with the
Armagh county team spanned thirteen seasons from 1987 until 1999.
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
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title in 1999. Burns also won two
McKenna Cup
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titles.
Burns managed the
Ireland women's international rules football team
The Ireland women's international rules football team was organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association and represented both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in the 2006 Ladies' International Rules Series against Australia. As ...
that defeated
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in the
2006 Ladies' International Rules Series
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.
In retirement from playing, Burns has become involved in the administrative affairs of the
Gaelic Athletic Association
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. 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
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Rule 4 of the GAA's official guide reads:
''"The Assoc ...
, the GAA's medical and welfare committee, the
GAA 125
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The Irish Film Institute show ...
anniversary committee, the pitch presentations committee and he has served as chairman of the standing committee on playing rules.
In 2013, he became the principal of
St Paul's High School, Bessbrook. Burns has worked in the media as a Gaelic football analyst on ''The Championship'' on the
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In February 2023, he was elected as President-elect of the GAA. He will begin his term in 2024.