Rose Conway Walsh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Cuirim fáilte roimh an uachtaráin and his wife, two sons and distinguished guests. It is wonderful to have them here.

Ar an gcéad dul síos, déanaim comhbhrón le CLG Ghaoth Dobhair. Ba bhuille tubaisteach don chlub agus do mhuintir na háite an timpiste a tharla oíche Domhnaigh. On behalf of the Sinn Féin team, I congratulate Mr. Horan as uachtarán Cumann Lúthchleas Gael and wish him every success in steering the organisation for the next three years.

Many of the challenges facing the GAA reflect those facing Irish society. I acknowledge the wider role the GAA has played in helping many people, young and old, with these same challenges. I was involved in the GAA. I played Gaelic football in London where I captained the Geraldines and the Sam Maguire clubs from Edmonton and Holloway. I was also a member of the county board. That was obviously in my fitter days.