Board - Athletics Ireland

Our governing Board consists of elected volunteers from every level of the membership.

The Board is made up of: 

  • The President 
  • Five committee chairs elected at Congress 
  • Four provincial representatives proposed by Provincial Boards and elected at Congress 
  • Representatives of the Irish Schools Athletic Association, the Irish Universities Athletic Association and the Northern Ireland Athletic Federation. 
  • Three co-opted members 

Reporting 

The Board meets monthly and receives reports from the Coaching, Competition, Finance & Risk, High Performance and Juvenile Committees.  It also receives a monthly report from the CEO as well as financial and KPI updates. 

Athletics Ireland Board Members 

PresidentJohn Cronin
Coaching & DevelopmentSeamus Flynn
Chair of CompetitionAndrew Lynam
Chair of Finance & RiskMichael Quinlan
Chair of HPFintan Reilly
Chair of JuvenileAmanda Hynes
Connacht RepMarian McEvilly
Leinster RepGreg Duggan
Munster RepBrid Golden
Ulster RepBrendan McDaid
Irish Schools RepMary Barrett
Universities RepLaura Brennan
Athletics Northern Ireland RepDavid Abrahams
Co-opted memberGreta Hickey
Co-opted memberNuala Hunt
Co-opted memberClaire Shannon

Coaching and Development Committee

ChairSeamus Flynn
ElectedDavid Denieffe
ElectedBernard McAree
ElectedBrian McGonagle
ElectedPat Power
ElectedNiamh Richardson
Co-opteeAilis McSweeney
Co-opteeJuliet Claffey
Co-opteeSaragh Buggy
Co-opteeColette Kelly
Co-opteeMoira Aston

Competition Committee 

ChairAndrew Lynam
ElectedBernie Dunne
ElectedGeorgina Drumm
ElectedPadraig Kelly
ElectedAntoinette Holland
ElectedPaddy Morgan
Co-opteeNeil Martin
Co-opteeOrla Fitzgerald
Co-opteeMajella McGrath
Co-opteeBernie O'Callaghan
Co-opteeIain Shaw

Finance and Risk Committee 

ChairMichael Quinlan
ElectedGeorge Maybury
ElectedGillian Browne
ElectedCiara Dillon
Co-opteeNuala Hunt
Co-opteeCrona Brady
Co-opteeAnthony Kelly

High Performance Committee 

ChairFintan Reilly
ElectedTeresa McDaid
ElectedEamon Harvey
ElectedNoelle Morrissey
Co-opteeNiall Bruton
Co-opteeMatt McKerrow
Co-opteeKatie Kirk

Juvenile Committee 

ChairAmanda Hynes
ElectedDavid Murphy
ElectedCatriona Duffy
ElectedMark Connolly
ElectedPatrick Whelan
ElectedNiamh Fitzgerald
Co-opteeGreg Duggan
Co-opteeMichael Heery
Co-opteePJ O'Rourke
Co-opteeTom Thompson
Juvenile Childrens OfficerMatt Lynch
Co-opteeAnne McHugh

Technical Committee  

ChairJackie Mulhall
Competition CommitteeAndrew Lynam
Juvenile CommitteeNiamh Fitzgerald
Juvenile CommitteeKarl O'Connell
Juvenile CommitteeIain Shaw
Juvenile CommitteeRonan O'Hart
Juvenile CommitteePierce O'Callaghan
Juvenile CommitteeMichael Quinlan
Juvenile CommitteeKillian Lonergan
Juvenile CommitteeCiara Heneghan
Juvenile CommitteeEvelyn O'Reilly

Irish Schools’ Athletic Association Committee 

PresidentBilly Delaney
Deputy PresidentMary Barrett
Financial DirectorRonan O'Sullivan
Competitions DirectorKaren Kirk
International Competitions DirectorRory Friel
Marketing DirectorDenis O’Sullivan
Child Welfare OfficerLynda Greer
Vice PresidentMichael Cooke
Vice PresidentFr Ailbe O'Murchu OFM
Vice PresidentGraham Moffett
Vice PresidentMary Ashe
Vice PresidentPJ Leddy
Vice PresidentGeorge Barclay
Vice PresidentDerek Clements
Vice PresidentJohn Shields
Vice PresidentWilliam Hyland
Adminstrative DirectorAnthony White

Irish Universities Athletics Association Committee 

ChairLaura Brennan
Assistant ChairVictoria Isa Daniel
SecretaryStephen Lipson
FinanceEric Brady
CompetitionCliona Murphy
Public RelationsPierre Murchan
OfficerJack Hickey
OfficerDylan King
OfficerEmma McCay

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