Peter Quinn (GAA President)
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Peter Quinn (born 1944) served as the 30th
president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
of the
Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...
from 1991 until 1994. A native of
Gortmullan Gortmullan, or Gortmullen, is a townland in the Civil Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Etymology The townland name is an anglicisation of a Gaelic placename, either ''Gort Mhaoláin'', meaning 'M ...
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Teemore Teemore () is a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, three miles south of Derrylin. In the 2001 Census it had a population of four hundred people. It is situated within the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area. Places of intere ...
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County Fermanagh County Fermanagh ( ; ) is one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. The county covers an area of 1,691 km2 (653 sq mi) and has a population of 61,805 a ...
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, Quinn is a financial advisor by profession. He is also a brother of
Seán Quinn John Ignatius Quinn, commonly known as Seán Quinn (born 5 December 1947), is an Irish businessman and conglomerateur. In 2008 he was the richest person in the Republic of Ireland, but in 2012 he was declared bankrupt. The '' Sunday Times Ric ...
. Quinn played for the Teemore club in Fermanagh, winning a Junior Football Championship. However, his only involvement with the
Fermanagh Historically, Fermanagh ( ga, Fir Manach), as opposed to the modern County Fermanagh, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Fermanagh. ''Fir Manach'' originally referred to a distinct kin group of al ...
seniors was in the Dr Lagan Cup and some challenge matches; he was never even included in a championship panel. His autobiography is entitled ''The Outsider''.


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1944 births Living people Fermanagh inter-county Gaelic footballers Presidents of the Gaelic Athletic Association Teemore Gaelic footballers {{Fermanagh-gaelic-football-bio-stub