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John 'Kerry' is Kerry GAA's choice

Tim Garvey, chairman of Foilmore GAA Club, receiving a set of football jerseys presented by Philip O'Sullivan, of the Shebeen Bar, Cahersiveen, to the Foilmore football team at their annual dinner dance which was held in the Ringside Rest Hotel,...

THE Kerry County GAA Board has nominated native son, John 'Kerry' O'Donnell to contest the presidency of the GAA at the forthcoming Congress in Killarney.

But there was opposition to the New York GAA boss's selection at a Board meeting. It was stated that the Board should not make a nomination for the sake of proposing somebody but that it should put somebody forward to win the office.

The chairman, Frank King, said that as far as he knew there was nobody within the county prepared to go forward for the presidency and in the light of that it gave him great pleasure to propose Mr. O'Donnell for nomination by the Board. James Coffey, treasurer, seconded.

Tom Keane, chairman of the South Kerry GAA Board: "Are you proposing somebody for the sake of proposing somebody or for the sake of winning?"

The chairman said that Mr. O'Donnell must be very sincere: "The fact that he travelled all the way from New York and that he spoke at Convention must ndicate to all of us here that he is sincere in going forward for the presidency."

Tom Keane said there was a possibility that he would not win it. He felt they had people within the county such as Gerald McKenna, Dr. Jim Brosnan and Mick O'Dwyer.

Gerald McKenna, Central Council representative, said he had been approached by five counties but he had refused the nomination.

Tom Keane said he was nominating Mick O'Dwyer. Gerald McKenna said he had no objection to Mick O'Dwyer being approached but they all knew he had no intention of going forward. Tom Keane said they should look for a candidate who they thought would win.

Mr O'Donnell's nomination was agreed to.