One achievement for which McCague is best remembered is the sure-footed leadership that brought about the deletion of Rule 21 – the controversial ban on members of the British and Northern Ireland security from joining the GAA
Thu Nov 24 2022 - 11:36
The death has occurred of Seán McCague, who was of the GAA’s most influential presidents. Serving in office from 2000 to 2003, his term was the culmination of decades of involvement with Gaelic games. If the achievement for which he is best remembered is the sure-footed leadership that brought about the deletion of Rule 21 – the controversial ban on members of the British and Northern Ireland security from joining the GAA – McCague had a long and distinguished engagement with the association at all levels.
He had chaired the old Croke Park Games Administration Committee and had made a name as a firm disciplinarian, a reputation he used to say would guarantee that he would never become president. Born in 1945, the Monaghan teacher from Scotstown was one of the few presidents to have had top-class experience of managing teams, having guided Monaghan to bridge a 41-year gap by winning the Ulster championship in 1979.
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