Albert Fallon

Albert Fallon reflects on many years spent working within the Association. He recalls growing up in Westmeath and playing football and hurling for his local club Rochfortbridge, before playing with UCD whilst at university and later settling in Longford where he worked as a teacher and got involved with the Ballymahon club. There he trained some sides and gradually became more and more involved on the administrative side - chairing committees and county boards and eventually becoming involved with the Leinster Council and having a run at the Presidency. Albert has been involved in numerous Croke Park committees and has worked with key GAA figures and on landmark projects over the years. His period of involvement covers the Troubles in North of Ireland, the redevelopment of Croke Park, the playing of rugby and soccer at Croke Park and the rise of the GPA. He gives his opinions on these issues and on other matters of relevance to the Association, such as the use of Irish, the role occupied by Scór and changes in the role of women over the years. He has mixed with the great and the good of the GAA both on and off the field, but he still places huge emphasis on clubs and local communities, which he believes are the cornerstone of a successful Association.