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- ↑ "New GAA President Horan warns against threat of 'elitism'". Irish Independent. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Dessie Farrell: the making of a Dublin manager". The42.ie. 19 December 2020.
- ↑ Cooney, Gavin (11 May 2020). "The GAA president delivered a socially-distant punch to the gut, as the reality of a lost GAA summer sank in". The42.ie. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ↑ Keys, Colm (23 August 2020). "'We're not looking for conflict' - John Horan addresses GAA statement to NPHET and hints counties could face Championship KO". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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