Jack McCarney
Jack McCarney leads the delivery of the GAA Officer Training Programme.
He originally joined the GAA in 2019 as Club Administration Coordinator after graduating from TU Dublin with a Degree in Retail and Services Management.
In this role, he was responsible for developing and managing a range of Club Administration programmes, including membership and registration for over 600,000 members, Club planning, and digital learning initiatives.
After a year in a commercial role at Keelings, Jack returned to the GAA in 2022 as Planning and Training Officer. He now leads the delivery of the GAA’s officer training programmes, which attract over 2,000 participants annually, and has been instrumental in developing an innovative Club accreditation initiative, Club Compás, set to launch soon.
Over the past three years, Jack has also served as project manager for the GAA’s annual County Executive Conference at Croke Park. This high-profile event draws 250 attendees and has featured keynote speakers such as Jim Gavin (Dublin Football), John Kiely (Limerick Hurling), and Pádraig Dalton (former Director-General of the CSO). In 2024, Jack furthered his expertise by completing a Level 7 Certificate in Facilitation, Development, and Mentoring Skills in Gaelic Games at SETU Carlow. He is currently the GAA’s lead on a project with SETU to devise a Micro-Credential in Volunteer Management.
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Nominations for 2025
So, who do you work with that has shone over the past twelve months and deserves recognition as they rise through their career?
It could be someone you work alongside or someone in another area you have admired or been impressed by.
Now is your chance to do something special for them.
Criteria
The criteria for submission are that the person should be working within the sports industry or in a sponsorship or agency capacity that brings sport to life and that they should have been born in or after 1995.
You are invited to submit names and a summary of why an individual should be recognised below.
From the start, our ambition has been to create a network of people making a real difference within our industry.
Who should we be looking to for the next wave of excellence?
We are naming one new 30 Under 30 individual in our Sport for Business Morning Bulletin from Thursday, March 20th, 2025
On May 23rd, we will gather once more in the offices of PwC to meet in person, share experiences, and forge valuable connections.
We will also examine additional ways to help those nominated enhance their careers and build strong friendships across the sector.
The Sport for Business Membership comprises over 300 organisations, including all the leading sports and sponsors, as well as commercial and state agencies.
