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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuala | Collins | American Football Ireland | (087) 700 4221 | childprotection@americanfootball.ie |
| Robert | Seward | Angling Council of Ireland | (085) 843 6459 | bobseward08@yahoo.com |
| Michael | Hayes | Archery Ireland | (087) 683 3436 | apo@archery.ie |
| Kieron/Olivia | Stout/O'Rourke | Athletics Ireland | (086) 245 0134 | childwelfare@athleticsireland.ie |
| Orla | Fullam-Smith | Badminton Ireland | (086) 245 0134 | ofullamsmith@badmintonireland.com / safeguarding@badmintonireland.com |
| Rory | Wall | Basketball Ireland | (01)4590211 / (086)7980155 | safeguarding@ireland.basketball |
| Linda | Yeates | Baton Twirling Sport Association of Ireland | (086)8591749 | safeguarding@twirlireland.com |
| Caroline | Smith | Bol Chumainn na hEireann | (087)7485704 | caroline63smith@gmail.com |
| Donal | Gillespie | Cairn Community Games | (085)2516244 | donal@communitygames.ie |
| Roberta | Farrell | Camogie Association | (086) 750 2988 |
nationalchildrensofficer@camogie.ie
|
| Heather | Wilson | Canoeing Ireland | Safeguarding@canoe.ie | |
| Aoibhinn | Nic Aoidh | Caving Ireland |
(086)0309392 / +44 7308 306 190
|
safeguarding@caving.ie |
| Ian | Coleman | Clay Target Shooting | ||
| Isreal | Ibeanu | Cricket Ireland | (01) 894 7914 / (085) 8555738 |
isreal.ibeanu@cricketireland.ie
|
| Simon | Williams | Croquet Association of Ireland | (089)4126756 |
|
| Michelle | Harte | Cumann Luthcleas Gael | (01)8658675 | mandatedperson@gaa.ie |
| Donal | Gillespie | Cycling Ireland | (086)0447735 | donal.gillespie@cyclingireland.ie |
| Pauraic | McAuley | Deaf Sports Ireland | Deaf | leinsterdeafsports@gmail.com |
| Alison | Gaffney | Diving Ireland | (085) 1829366 | youthdevelopment@diving.ie |
| Stefania | Negro | Fencing Ireland | safeguarding@fencingireland.net | |
| Kirsten | Pakes | Football Association of Ireland | (01)8999319 / (083) 3683483 | kirsten.pakes@fai.ie |
| Vacant | GAA Handball | |||
| Fiona | Power | Golf Ireland | (01)5054000 / (087) 6373767 | fionapower@golfireland.ie / safeguarding@golfireland.ie |
| Megan | O'Reilly | Gymnastics Ireland | (+353) 1 6251125 / (087) 7515384 |
|
| Katie | Ryan | Hockey Ireland |
nationalchildrensofficer@hockey.ie
|
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| Paul | Hayes | Horse Sport Ireland | (045)854524 / (087) 0903472 | safeguarding@horsesportireland.ie |
| Colin | Raymond | Horseshoe Pitchers | colinraymond51@gmail.com | |
| Lucia | Di Mascio | Ice Skating Association of Ireland | (085)8671742 | childofficer@isai.ie |
| Stephen | Gore | IRFU | (01)6473800 / (086) 6087943 | stephen.gore@irfu.ie |
| Viorel | Cristinel Bors | Irish Amateur Wrestling Association | (087)2463656 | iawagardavetting@gmail.com |
| Stephen | Flynn | Boxing Ireland | (01)4533371 /(086) 074 8867 | stephen@iaba.ie |
| Anne | Moore | Irish Clay Target Shooting Association | child.safety@ictsa.ie | |
| Carolyn | Bright | Irish Ice Hockey Association | (086)8295616 | carolynbright@iiha.org |
| Paul | Pender | Irish Judo Association | (085) 813 5580 | paul.pender@irishjudoassociation.ie |
| John | Nolan | Irish Lawn Bowls | (086) 3364921 | nco@irishlawnbowls.ie |
| Brigid | Ruane | Irish Martial Arts Commission | (087)2467091 | children@imac.ie |
| Luke | Murphy | Irish Sailing Association | 01 2710110 (221) 087 1940867 |
safeguarding@sailing.ie |
| Pat | Neeson | Squash Ireland | safeguarding@squashireland.ie | |
| Trish | Mulcahy | Irish Surfing Association | (087)6880714 | nco@irishsurfing.ie |
| Clair | Hughes | Irish Table Tennis Association | (01)6251135 | safeguarding@tabletennisireland.ie |
| Chelsea | McCarthy | Tenpin Ireland | childrens.officer@tenpinbowling.ie | |
| Jenni | Skelton | Irish Waterski Wakeboard Federation | (086) 172 9354 |
|
| Daragh | Kennedy | Irish Wheelchair Association - Sport | (087)9975444 / 045 989607 | daragh.kennedy@iwa.ie |
| Victoria | Hockings | Karate Ireland O.N.A.K.A.I. | (086)8058123 |
|
| Aislinn | Harkin | Ladies Gaelic Football Association | (01)8363156 |
|
| Rebecca | Hampshire | Motor Cycling Ireland | nco@motorcyclingireland.ie | |
| Ronnie | Murphy | Motor Sport Ireland | (01)6775628 / (086) 8447492 | safety@motorsportireland.com |
| Pamela | Bastable | Mountaineering Ireland | (087) 000 7494 |
safeguarding@mountaineering.ie
|
| Neill | Austin | National Aero Club of Ireland | (087) 809 2396 | neill.austin@gmail.com |
| Joao | Ferreira | Olympic Handball Ireland | (085) 184 8194 | joao@olympichandball.org |
| Ciarán | Donaghy | Orienteering Ireland | (085)7865233 | childrensofficer@orienteering.ie |
| Tara | Evans | Paralympics Ireland | (01)6251175 | tara@paralympics.ie |
| George | Maybury | Pentathlon Ireland | (087)2418151 |
|
| Patrick | Brophy | Pitch & Putt Union of Ireland | (01) 625 1110 | office@pitchandputtireland.ie |
| Sean | Lyng | Racquetball Association of Ireland | (087)1880421 | lyngsean@gmail.com |
| Brenda | Ewing | Rowing Ireland | (0044)7979253900 | safeguarding@rowingireland.ie |
| Jason | Craughwell | Rugby League of Ireland | (087)9817549 | nco@rli.ie |
| David | Joyce | Snooker and Billiards Ireland | info@sbireland.ie | |
| Sinead | Tarrant | Special Olympics Ireland | 085-8804822 | sinead.tarrant@specialolympics.ie |
| Kate | Hills | Swim Ireland | (086)8560672 | katehills@swimireland.ie |
| Brenda | Mahon | Taekwondo Ireland | (087)2135762 | brenda@taekwondoireland.ie |
| Roger | Geraghty | Tennis Ireland | (086) 231 6478 | roger.geraghty@tennisireland.ie |
| Niamh | O'Gorman | Triathlon Ireland | (087) 362 7106 | niamh@triathlonireland.com |
| Helen | Coyne | Tug of War Ireland | (086) 8669278 |
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| Rosie | Keogh | Vision Sports Ireland | (086)1526642 | Rosie@visionsports.ie |
| Conor | Flood | Volleyball Ireland | (087)0997659 / 01 670 7165 | cdo@volleyballireland.com |
| Shauna | Keane | Weightlifting Ireland | (087)8308282 | nco@weightliftingireland.com |