Board, Committees, Commissions & Forums - Athletics Ireland

The Board meets monthly and receives reports from the Coaching, Competition, Technical, Finance & Risk, High Performance, and Juvenile Committees. 

Board

President Chair - Brid Golden
Deputy President/Chair Finance & Audit - Fintan Reilly
Chair of High Performance - Caroline O'Shea
Chair of Coaching & Development - Seamus Flynn
Chair of Provincial Forum - Evelyn O'Reilly
Chair of Competition Commission - Michael Quinlan
Chair of Governance - David Denieffe
Co-optee Gillian Browne
Co-optee - Shireen McDonagh
ANI Northern Ireland Rep - Phillip Snoddy
Independent Member - John Riordan

6 June 2024; Eric Favors of Ireland, left, and coach Dane Miller, in attendance during the official training session ahead of 2024 European Athletics Championships at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Coaching and Development Committee

Chair - Seamus Flynn
Elected - Bernard McAree
Elected - Brian McGonagle
Elected - Niamh Richardson
Elected - Ailish McSweeney
Appointed - Caroline O'Shea (Chair HP)
Appointed - David Murphy (Juvenile Committee)
Appointed - Ciaran Conlon
Appointed - Amanda O'Farrell
President - Brid Golden

High Performance Committee

Chair - Caroline O'Shea
Elected/Appointed - Gillian O'Sullivan
Elected/Appointed - Joanne Cuddihy
Elected/Appointed - Ciaran O'Cathain
Appointed - Brendan Boyce (Chair of Athletes' Commission)
Appointed - Matthew McKerrow (Independent HP Expert)
Chair of C&D Ex Officio - Seamus Flynn
President Ex Officio - Brid Golden

Erin Friel - EYOF Gala

Competition Commission

Chair - Michael Quinlan
Senior Competition - Georgina Drumm
Juvenile Committee - Mark Connolly
Juvenile Committee - Anne McHugh
ISSA -
IUAA - Victoria Daniels
Technical Committee -
AAI Director of Competition - Ger Stewart
President Ex Officio - Brid Golden

Senior Competition Committee

Chairperson - Georgina Drumm
Elected - Majella McGrath
Elected - Antoinette Holland
Elected - Padraig Kelly
Elected - Neil Martin
Elected - Iain Shaw
Connacht - Pat Fitzgibbon
Leinster - Sarah Kearns
Munster - Orla Fitzgerald
Ulster - Cormac McGarvey
Appointed - Bernie Dunne
President Ex Officio - Bríd Golden

Juvenile Committee

Chair - Mark Connolly
Elected - Martin Heery
Elected - Deirdre McTeggart
Elected - Lorrain Doherty
Elected - Angela Corduff
Elected - David Murphy
Munster Rep - Pat Whelan
Leinster Rep - Greg Duggan
Ulster Rep - Tom Thompson
Connacht Rep - Anne McHugh
President - Brid Golden

Technical Committee

Chair - Jackie Mulhall
Appointed - Ronan O'Hart
Appointed - Karl O'Connell
Appointed - Provincial Forum - Evelyn O'Reilly
Appointed - Killian Lonergan
Appointed - Andrew Lynam
Appointed - Iain Shaw
Appointed - Sarah Kearns
Appointed - International Tech/World Referee - Pierce O'Callaghan
Rep of Senior Comp Ex Officio - Georgina Drumm
Rep of Junior Comp Ex Officio - Mark Connolly
Ex Officio - Director of Competition AAI - Ger Stewart
President Ex Officio - Brid Golden

Finance & Audit Committee

Chair - Fintan Reilly
Elected - Ciara Dillon
Elected - Nuala Hunt
Elected - Gillian Browne
Appointed - Caroline Reynolds
Appointed - John Bolger
Appointed - David O'Connor
President - Brid Golden

Marketing Committee

Chair - Clare Shannon
Appointed - Megan Keily
Appointed Board Nominee - Shireen McDonagh
AI Director of Marketing Ex Officio - Daragh Browne
President - Brid Golden

Participation Committee

Chair - Greg Duggan
Appointed - Paul Moran
Appointed - Valerie O'Callaghan
Appointed - Lisa Corrigan
Appointed - Emily McElarney
AI Director of Participation Ex Officio - Rachel Ormrod

Provincial Forum

Chair/Ulster Rep - Evelyn O'Reilly
Ulster Rep - Brandan McDaid
Connacht Rep - Marion McEvilly
Connacht Rep - Brian Bruton
Leinster Rep - Catriona Duffy
Leinster Rep - Joe Walsh
Munster Rep - Norah Storey
Munster Rep - Jim Ryan
President - Brid Golden

Mountain Running

Chair - Liam Hennessy
Secretary - Pat Ryan
AAI CEO - Hamish Adams
IMRA Chair - Miriam Maher
IMRA - Richard Nunan
IMRA - Leo Moloy
President - Brid Golden

Ultra Running Committee

Coordinator - Liam Hennesy
Secretary - Pat Ryan
Ultra - John O'Regan
Ultra -Richard Nunan
Ultra - Ray O'Connor
Ultra - Joanne Fearon
President Ex Officio - Brid Golden

Governance & Risk

Chairperson - David Denieffe
Appointed - Ali Conway
Appointed - Richard Jones
Appointed - Crona Clohisey
Appointed - Colm Kelleher
President - Brid Golden

Athletes' Commission

Chair - Brendan Boyce
Elected - Kerry O'Flaherty
Elected - Colin Quirke
Elected - Siofra Cleary Buttner
Elected - Cormac Dalton
Elected - Niamh Fogarty
Board Appointed - Kate Veale
Board Appointed - Orla Comerford

ISSA

Coordinator - Billy Delaney
Secretary - Mary Barrett
Ultra - Ronan O'Sullivan
Ultra - Rory Friel
Ultra - Lynda Greer
Ultra - Karen Kirk
Marketing Director - Denis O'Sullivan
AAI Ex Officio - Anthony White

IUAA

Chairperson - Victoria Isa Daniel MU
Assistant Chair - Emma McCay UU
Secretary - Stephen Lipson TCD
Finance - Eric Brady UCD
Competition - Donnchadh MacAodha UCC
Public Relations - Molly Haslam TCD
Development - Jack Hickey UL
Officer - Charlie Gafney MTU
Officer - Eoin Sharkey UL
Officer - Peter McGuiness

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