National Children Officers
Each Governing Body of Sport should appoint a National Children's Officer. The National Children's Officer should be a member of the Executive Committee, or have access to the committee and its accompanying documents, to ensure that children's interests are kept on, and influence the decisions of, the agenda of the Governing Body.
Contact Details for all National Children’s officers can be found in the below table:
First Name | Last Name | National Governing Body | Phone | ||
Robert | Seward | Angling Council of Ireland | (085) 843 6459 / 025 87802 | bobseward08@yahoo.com | |
Michael | Hayes | Archery Ireland | (087) 683 3436 | apo@archery.ie | |
Kieron | Stout | Athletics Ireland | (01) 8869933 / (086) 245 0134 | KieronStout@athleticsireland.ie | |
Conor | Fadian | Badminton Ireland | (01) 839 3028 / (086) 028 8555 | safeguarding@badmintonireland.com | |
Rory | Wall | Basketball Ireland | (01) 459 0211 / (086) 798 0155 | safeguarding@basketballireland.ie | |
Linda | Yeates | Baton Twirling Association | (086) 859 1749 | cpo@twirlireland.com | |
David | Murphy | Bol Chumainn na hEireann | 087 642 5411 | davidmurphy153@yahoo.ie | |
Suzanne | Macken | Bowling League | 087 7760538 | natchildbli@gmail.com | |
Heather | Wilson | Canoeing Ireland | 086 3901713 | Safeguarding@canoe.ie | |
John | Daly | Canoeing Ireland | 085 1275622 | Safeguarding@canoe.ie | |
Eimear | Hubble | Cricket Ireland | 01 894 7941 / 085 800 2334 | eimear.hubble@cricketireland.ie | |
Simon | Williams | Croquet Association of Ireland | 01 2814702 / 089 412 6756 | caichairman@gmail.com | |
Roberta | Farrell | Cumann Camogaiochta na Gael - Camogie | 086-7502988 / 01 8658651 | roberta.farrell@camogie.ie | |
Gearoid | O'Maoilmhichil | Cumann Luthcleas Gael | 01 865 8675 / 087 230 1420 | nationalchildrensoffice@gaa.ie | |
Donal | Gillespie | Cycling Ireland | (086) 044 7735 | safeguarding@cyclingireland.ie | |
Laura | Clarke | Deaf Sports Ireland | (086) 122 4692 | loloclarke2011@gmail.com | |
Kirsten | Pakes | Football Association of Ireland | 018 999319 / 083 368 3483 | kirsten.pakes@fai.ie | |
Gearoid | O' Maolmhichil | GAA Handball | 01 865 8675 | gearoid.omaoilmhichil@gaa.ie | |
Fiona | Power | Golf Ireland | (01) 5054000 | fionapower@golfireland.ie | |
Dermot | Howlin | Gymnastics Ireland | (01) 6251125 / (087) 751 5384 | dermot@gymnasticsireland.com | |
Paul | Hayes | Horse Sport Ireland | (045) 854524 / (087) 090 3472 | phayes@horsesportireland.ie | |
Denis | Ryan | Horseshoe Pitchers | (059) 8633989 / (087) 969 7516 | jim.kelly@etexgroup.com | |
Donal | Gillespie | Community Games | 085 2516244 | donal@communitygames.ie | |
Anne Marie | Hughes | IRFU | 01-6473800 / (086) 048 5977 | ANNEMARIE.HUGHES@IRFU.IE | |
Declan | Lynch | Irish Amateur Boxing Association | (01) 4533371 / (086) 0748867 | Declan@iaba.ie | |
Ursula | Kappus | Fencing Ireland | (087) 913 3412 | safeguarding@irishfencing.net | |
Pauline | Lucas | Irish Amateur Wrestling Association | (087) 218 0961 | iawagardavetting@gmail.com | |
Aidan | Maguire | American Football Ireland | 863873146 | aidan@americanfootball.ie | |
Conor | Mooney | Irish Clay Target Association | (087) 196 0531 | treasurer@ictsa.ie | |
Dwyne | Hill | Hockey Ireland | (01) 7163260 | nationalchildrensofficer@hockey.ie | |
Maurice | Cooper | Irish Judo Association | (086) 257 3218 | maurice.cooper@irishjudoassociation.ie | |
Brigid | Ruane | Irish Martial Arts Commission | (01) 4759889 / (087) 246 7091 | children@imac.ie | |
James | Murphy | Irish Olympic Handball | 087 937 2634 | Jamesmurphy61@gmail.com | |
Ciarán | Donaghy | Irish Orienteering Ass | 085 7865233 | childrensofficer@orienteering.ie | |
Ciaran | Murphy | Irish Sailing Association | (01) 2800239 / (087) 880 0744 | ciaran.murphy@sailing.ie | |
Ann | Sheppard | Irish Squash | 086 829 7351 | childprotection@irishsquash.com | |
Linda | Byrne | Irish Surfing Association | (085) 738 5399 | linda@irishsurfing.ie | |
John | Mckenna | Irish Table Tennis Association | 0044 7753 229029 | manager@tabletennisireland.ie | |
Brenda | Mahon | Irish Taekwondo Union | (087) 213 5762 | brenda@taekwondoireland.ie | |
John | Dunne | Irish Tenpin Bowling Association | (01) 6237298 / (085) 856 3702 | childrens.officer@tenpinbowling.ie | |
Con | Hayes | Irish Tug-of-War Association | (086) 8832164 | conhaze@gmail.com | |
Paul | Carroll | Irish Waterski Wakeboard Federation | 086 2338601 | paul.g.carroll@outlook.com | |
Anne Marie | Reilly | Irish Ice Hockey Association | (083) 320 0105 | annemariereilly@iiha.org | |
Daragh | Kennedy | Irish Wheelchair Association - Sport | (087) 997 5444 / 045 989607 | daragh.kennedy@iwa.ie | |
Victoria | Hockings | Karate Ireland O.N.A.K.A.I. | 086 8058123 | safeguarding@onakai.ie | |
Paula | Prunty | Ladies Gaelic Football Association | (01) 8363156 / (087) 274 1393 | paula.prunty@lgfa.ie | |
Nicole | Weldon Hennessy | Motor Cycling Ireland | 868431100 | nikki@motorcycling-ireland.com | |
Audrey | Dunne | Motor Sport Ireland | (087) 091 1109 | Audrey@compressedaircentre.com | |
Gerry | Gorman | Mountaineering Council of Ireland | (0044) 738 397 7481 | Gerard.gorman@dublincity.ie | |
Neill | Austin | National Aero Club of Ireland | (087) 809 2396 | neill.austin@gmail.com | |
Colin | Armstrong | Paralympics Ireland | (01) 6251175 | colin@paralympics.ie | |
Catherine | Keane | Pitch & Putt Union of Ireland | (087) 961 5441 | cathkeeley@yahoo.com | |
George | Maybury | Pentathlon Ireland | 087 2418151 | gmaybury56@gmail.com | |
Mark | Murphy | Racquetball Association of Ireland | 086 360 4192 | markm138@hotmail.com | |
Ger | Murray | ROI Snooker & Billiards Association | (085) 878 2974 | germurray55@gmail.com | |
Tom | Fennessey | Rowing Ireland | 052 612 4511 / 086 830 8610 | tfennessey46@gmail.com | |
Will | Hayes | Rugby League of Ireland | (087) 956 9945 | nco@rli.ie | |
Amanda | Ni Gabhann | Special Olympics Ireland | 876660421 | amanda.nighabhann@specialolympics.ie | |
Peter | Ward | Speleological Union of Ireland | 086 030 9392 | safeguarding@caving.ie | |
Kate | Hills | Swim Ireland | (086) 856 0672 | katehills@swimireland.ie | |
Roger | Geraghty | Tennis Ireland | (086) 231 6478 / 01-8844010 | roger.geraghty@tennisireland.ie | |
Niamh | O'Gorman | Triathlon Ireland | (01) 274 1032 | niamh@triathlonireland.com | |
John | Mahon | Under Water Council of Ireland | 083 145 7593 | majon47@me.com | |
Sarah | Maloney | Vision Sports Ireland | 086 1028505 / 01 4056030 | Sarah.visionsports@ncbi.ie | |
Conor | Flood | Volleyball Ireland | 0870997659 / 01 670 7165 | nco@volleyballireland.com | |
Thomas | Brady | Weightlifting Ireland | (086) 348 6119 | CPO@weightliftingireland.com | |
Karen | O Sullivan | Ice Skating Association of Ireland | kosullivan@isai.ie |