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Our District Governor
Throughout the world the Lions elect a new District Governor for their particular District each year. This elected person is then responsible to the International Board. This is an extremely busy and, fast moving year for the Governor as he/she has to manage the District, provide leadership to the 2750 Lions in a 117 Clubs in the District 105 I.
District Governor James will also serve on the Multiply District Council which oversees the running of Lions Club in the British Isles and Ireland. For the year, July 2009 to July 2010, a leading member of the Carrigaline Lions Club was elected to lead the Lions Organisation in Ireland, Mr. James O'Sullivan, who took over the role of District Governor on 6th July, 2009. James is the first Carrigaline man to assume this position. Lion James O'Sullivan is a member of Carrigaline Lions Club and has been for twenty years. He was President in 1991/1992 and also served as Director. James, a Melvin Jones Fellow, has been a driving force, seeing the Club membership grow to 44 members. In his Presidential year he founded the Carrigaline Lions Cycle Classic, which to date has raised 500,000 euros for charities, and was Chairman of the Fund Raising Committee which has provided housing for the elderly in Carrigaline over the years. He also responsible for forming the Leo Club in Carrigaline. He is married to Cathy, and has a daughter, Emma, and a son, Eoin, both of whom are attending college. He is joint Managing Director of a third generation of a family business, founded by his grandfather in 1905.
In his spare time he enjoys walking and listening to music and is also a keen sailor.
James O'Sullivan is very proud and honoured to be bestowed on him to serve the District 105 I.
As District Governor, he looks forward, enthusiastically, to meeting as many Lions volunteers as possible during his many visits around the Districts in the coming months.
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