▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁following ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁three ▁other ▁candidates , ▁and ▁succeeded ▁Co oney ▁in ▁the ▁post ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁at ▁the ▁Congress ▁held ▁at ▁Kill en ard ▁in ▁La ois ▁- ▁becoming ▁the ▁ 3 7 th ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁G AA . ▁ ▁A ▁primary ▁school ▁principal , ▁O ' Ne ill ▁set ▁out ▁in ▁his ▁inaug ural ▁address ▁a ▁manif esto ▁cent red ▁on ▁sports ▁issues ▁( ref ere eing , ▁discipline , ▁fi xt ures ▁planning ▁and ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁hur ling ), ▁organisation ▁( fin ance , ▁infrastr ucture ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁officers ) ▁and ▁growth ▁( y outh ▁invol vement , ▁rec ruit ing ▁new ▁members , ▁forming ▁new ▁clubs ▁and ▁the ▁challenge ▁of ▁urban isation ). ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁All - I reland ▁Senior ▁Football ▁Championship ▁Final , ▁O ' Ne ill ▁related ▁that ▁All - I reland ▁winning ▁captain ▁Michael ▁Mur phy , ▁as ▁they ▁ex changed ▁the ▁Sam ▁Mag u ire ▁Cup , ▁had ▁offered ▁his ▁cond ol ences ▁on ▁the ▁sudden ▁death ▁of ▁O ' Ne ill ' s ▁sister ▁the ▁previous ▁day . ▁President ▁O ' Ne ill ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁express ▁his ▁adm iration ▁for ▁Mur phy ▁and ▁called ▁him ▁an ▁" exception al ▁young ▁captain ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁G AA ▁website ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L iving