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06 Sept 2025

Sheehan and Ryan graduate from Jim Madden GPA leadership programme

Mairead Ryan

Mairead Ryan with GPA CEO Tom Parsons at the Jim Madden Leadership Programme graduation.

LIMERICK gaels Mairead Ryan and Cian Sheehan have added further feathers in their caps after graduating from the Jim Madden GPA Leadership Programme.

County camogie star Ryan, and All-Star nominee Sheehan, graduated from the GPA programme that develops a group of inter-county players from  the GAA with the necessary skills, motivation and experience to become real leaders in the community.

The tailored programme sees students paired with a professional life coach with whom they work to address their individual development needs. Participants gain skills which they can draw on in their personal, sporting and professional lives.

The programme has been made possible through the support of Michael Madden and his family who have dedicated this programme and curriculum to the memory of their late father Jim, who was a tireless grassroots GAA and community activist in Tipperary.

To date, over 200 inter-county players have benefited from the programme since its inception nine years ago.

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