Jim Gavin

Jim Gavin (born 1971) is an Irish public servant, politician, retired military officer and former Gaelic football player and manager. He made his inter-county debut at the age of 16 for the Dublin minor team and joined the Dublin senior team in 1993, winning an All-Ireland SFC medal, three Leinster SFC medals and a National League medal before retiring from inter-county football after the 2002 championship. As a manager he led the Dublin under-21 team to three All-Ireland titles and then, from October 2012 to November 2019, the senior team, which won five National League titles, seven consecutive Leinster SFC titles and six All-Ireland SFC titles. He was awarded the Freedom of the City of Dublin in January 2020 and chaired the Football Review Committee set up by the GAA to reform the rules of Gaelic football. Born in the Clonburris area of Clondalkin, he joined the Defence Forces at eighteen and rose to become a senior officer in the Irish Air Corps.