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President of the IOC
In 1950, Lord Killanin became the head of the Olympic Council of Ireland (the OCI), and became his country's representative in the IOC in 1952. He became senior vice-president in 1968, and succeeded Avery Brundage, becoming President elect at the 73rd IOC Session (21–24 August) held in Munich prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics. He took office soon after the Games.
During his presidency, the Olympic movement experienced a difficult period, dealing with the financial flop of the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the boycotts of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Denver, originally selected to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, withdrew and had to be replaced by Innsbruck. The cities of Lake Placid and Los Angeles were chosen for 1980 Winter and 1984 Summer Games by default due to a lack of competing bids. Killanin resigned just before the Moscow Olympics in 1980, and his position was taken over by Juan Antonio Samaranch. He was later unanimously elected Honorary Life President.
Other positions
Killanin served as Honorary Consul-General of Monaco in Ireland from 1961 to 1984.
Killanin served as Chairman of the Race Committee for Galway Racecourse from 1970 to 1985. In his acceptance speech on behalf of the Galway Race Committee when accepting an award for its contribution to Irish Raching in 2013 the then chairman Mr Naughton said Lord Killanin’s appointment as Chairman of the Race Committee in the early 1970s was instrumental in setting in motion a train of development that has resulted in the venue not only becoming a top horse-racing destination but also an attractive tourist destination. A keen horse racing enthusiast, Killanin also served as a steward of the Irish Turf Club on two occasions and on the National Hunt Steeplechase Committee.
In his business life Killanin was a director of many companies including Irish Shell, Ulster Bank, Beamish & Crawford and Chubb Ireland. He was a founder member of An Taisce (The National Trust for Ireland) and was chairman of the National Monuments Advisory Council until his death.
Film
Lord Killanin also worked in the film industry, collaborating with his lifelong friend, John Ford, on The Quiet Man, when he acted as a general factotum, and later producing three of Ford’s films The Playboy of the Western World, The Rising of the Moon and Gideon’s Day.
Death
Commemorative stained glass window for The 3rd Lord Killanin in Spiddal
Killanin died at his home in Dublin aged 84 and, following a bilingual funeral Mass at St Enda's Church in Spiddal, County Galway, he was buried in the family vault in the New Cemetery, Galway.
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President of the IOC
In 1950, Lord Killanin became the head of the Olympic Council of Ireland (the OCI), and became his country's representative in the IOC in 1952. He became senior vice-president in 1968, and succeeded Avery Brundage, becoming President elect at the 73rd IOC Session (21–24 August) held in Munich prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics. He took office soon after the Games.
During his presidency, the Olympic movement experienced a difficult period, dealing with the financial flop of the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the boycotts of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Denver, originally selected to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, withdrew and had to be replaced by Innsbruck. The cities of Lake Placid and Los Angeles were chosen for 1980 Winter and 1984 Summer Games by default due to a lack of competing bids. Killanin resigned just before the Moscow Olympics in 1980, and his position was taken over by Juan Antonio Samaranch. He was later unanimously elected Honorary Life President.
Other positions
Killanin served as Honorary Consul-General of Monaco in Ireland from 1961 to 1984.
Killanin served as Chairman of the Race Committee for Galway Racecourse from 1970 to 1985. In his acceptance speech on behalf of the Galway Race Committee when accepting an award for its contribution to Irish Raching in 2013 the then chairman Mr Naughton said Lord Killanin’s appointment as Chairman of the Race Committee in the early 1970s was instrumental in setting in motion a train of development that has resulted in the venue not only becoming a top horse-racing destination but also an attractive tourist destination. A keen horse racing enthusiast, Killanin also served as a steward of the Irish Turf Club on two occasions and on the National Hunt Steeplechase Committee.
In his business life Killanin was a director of many companies including Irish Shell, Ulster Bank, Beamish & Crawford and Chubb Ireland. He was a founder member of An Taisce (The National Trust for Ireland) and was chairman of the National Monuments Advisory Council until his death.
Film
Lord Killanin also worked in the film industry, collaborating with his lifelong friend, John Ford, on The Quiet Man, when he acted as a general factotum, and later producing three of Ford’s films The Playboy of the Western World, The Rising of the Moon and Gideon’s Day.
Death
Commemorative stained glass window for The 3rd Lord Killanin in Spiddal
Killanin died at his home in Dublin aged 84 and, following a bilingual funeral Mass at St Enda's Church in Spiddal, County Galway, he was buried in the family vault in the New Cemetery, Galway.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Morris,_3rd_Baron_Killanin
Mon Cheri Coffee Shop & Restaurant - Clarinbridge, Galway, Ireland ...
https://www.facebook.com/.../Mon-Cheri.../140122151685269...
Phone, Suggest a phone number ... Mon Cheri Coffee Shop & Restaurant, Clarinbridge, Galway, Ireland. ... Posts about Mon Cheri Coffee Shop & Restaurant.
Palmemordet - Mon Cheri, som låg där Galways ligger idag... | Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/.../posts/mon-cheri...galways...på.../1870652133265182/
Mon Cheri, som låg där Galways ligger idag (sedan 1994) på Kungsgatan.
Galway And The Great War Exhibition - Galway City Museum
www.galwaycitymuseum.ie/galway-and-the-great-war/?locale...
16 nov. 2017 - George Henry Morris, son of Lord Killanin, was born in Spiddal in 1872. …. he escaped an assassination attempt by the IRA in Dublin in 1919 ...
23 - BMH Witness Statements: Search
www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/bmhsearch/search.jsp?...
Results 221 - 230 of 981 - WS Ref #: 1673 , Witness: Daniel E Ryan, Lieutenant IRA, Dublin, 1921 ... Paddy Thornton was working in the garden for Lord Killanin.
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