Burns, Healy, McCarthy: meet the three IFA presidential candidates

The nominations are in. Here's what you need to know about the three runners for IFA president and their first statements as candidates.

7 January 2016

Burns, Healy, McCarthy: meet the three IFA presidential candidates

From left: IFA presidential candidates Flor McCarthy, Henry Burns and Joe Healy.

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