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 | Organisation | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert | Seward | Angling Council of Ireland | (085) 843 6459 | bobseward08@gmail.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 | cfadian@badmintonireland.com |
| Rory | Wall | Basketball Ireland | (01) 459 0211 / (086) 798 0155 | safeguarding@basketballireland.ie |
| Linda | Hanlon Yeates | Baton Twirling Association | (086) 859 1749 | lindayeates4@gmail.com |
| David | Murphy | Bol Chumainn na hEireann | 08 76425411 | davidmurphy153@yahoo.ie |
| Suzanne | Macken | Bowling League | (087) 7760538 | Natchildbli@gmail.com |
| Moira | Aston | Canoeing Ireland | (01) 6251105 /087 9752242 | ceo@canoe.ie |
| Eimear | Hubble | Cricket Ireland | (01) 8033337 / (085) 801 5861 | eimear.hubble@cricketireland.ie |
| Anne Marie | McGowan | Croquet Association of Ireland | (01) 28932220 / (087) 271 7723 | loughgara@gmail.com |
| Roberta | Farrell | Cumann Camogaiochta na Gael - Camogie | (01) 865 8651 / (01) 8192934 | roberta.farrell@camogie.ie |
| Gearoid | O'Maoilmhichil | Cumann Luthcleas Gael | (01) 8556380 / (01) 8363222 | gearoid.omaoilmhichil@gaa.ie |
| Donal | Gillespie | Cycling Ireland | (086) 044 7735 | safeguarding@cyclingireland.ie |
| Joey | Watson | Deaf Sports Ireland | (083) 458 8004 (text only) | joeywatson@deafsportsireland.com |
| Kirsten | Pakes | Football Association of Ireland | (01) 8999 594 / (083) 368 3483 | kirsten.pakes@fai.ie |
| Gearoid | O' Maolmhichil | GAA Handball | (01) 8658675 / (087) 230 1420 | gearoid.omaoilmhichil@gaa.ie |
| Barbara | Creggy | Golf Union of Ireland | (01) 5054000 | barbara@gui.ie |
| Fiona | Power | Confederation of Golf In Ireland | (01) 5052070 / (087) 637 3767 | fiona@cgigolf.org |
| Dermot | Howlin | Gymnastics Ireland | (01) 6251125 / (087) 751 5384 | dermot@gymnasticsireland.com |
| Laura | Cullen | Hockey Ireland | (01) 7163262 | nationalchildrensofficer@hockey.ie |
| 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 | HSE Community Games | (085) 802 5294 | donal@communitygames.ie |
| Anne Marie | Hughes | IRFU | (086) 048 5977 | ANNEMARIE.HUGHES@IRFU.IE |
| David | Britton | Irish Amateur Boxing Association | (01) 4533371 / (086) 045 3904 | david@iaba.ie |
| Ursula | Kappus | Irish Amateur Fencing | (01) 2801409 / (087) 913 3412 | umkappus@gmail.com |
| Pauline | Lucas | Irish Amateur Wrestling Association | (087) 218 0961 | paulineannelucas@gmail.com |
| Rob | Hennessy | Irish American Football | (087) 667 1999 | hennessy.r@apple.com |
| Conor | Mooney (Interm) | Irish Clay Target Association | (087) 196 0531 | treasurer@ictsa.ie |
| Laura | Cullen | Hockey Ireland | (01) 7163262 | nationalchildrensofficer@hockey.ie |
| Maurice | Cooper | Irish Judo Association | (086) 257 3218 | maurice.cooper@irishjudoassociation.ie |
| Audrey | Quinn | Irish Ladies Golfing Union | (01) 2934833 / (087) 242 4161 | info@ilgu.ie |
| Brigid | Ruane | Irish Martial Arts Commission | (01) 4759889 / (087) 246 7091 | children@imac.ie |
| Susan | Moloney | Irish Olympic Handball | (01) 6251165 | susanmoloney@olympichandball.org |
| Ciarán | Donaghy | Irish Orienteering Ass | (085) 842 3078 | childrensofficer@orienteering.ie |
| Ciaran | Murphy | Irish Sailing Association | (01) 2800239 / (087) 880 0744 | ciaran.murphy@sailing.ie |
| Ann | Sheppard | Irish Squash | (01) 668 0022 | childprotection@irishsquash.com |
| Linda | Byrne | Irish Surfing Association | (085) 738 5399 | linda@irishsurfing.ie |
| Helen | Earley | Irish Table Tennis Association | (01) 6251135 / (087) 900 3233 | safeguarding@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 | (042) 9669772 / (086) 828 1565 | 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 | daragh.kennedy@iwa.ie |
| Paula | Prunty | Ladies Gaelic Football Association | (01) 8363156 / (087) 274 1393 | paula.prunty@lgfa.ie |
| Rebecca | Hampshire | Motor Cycling Ireland | (041) 9833672 / (087) 851 8645 | rebeccajhampshire@gmail.com |
| Audrey | Dunne | Motor Sport Ireland | (041) 9826497 / (087) 091 1109 | Audrey@compressedaircentre.com |
| Gerry | Gorman | Mountaineering Council of Ireland | (0044) 7397 011807 | gerard.gorman@dublincity.ie |
| Colin | Armstrong | Paralympics Ireland | (01) 6251175 | colin@paralympics.ie |
| Anne | Healy | Pentathlon Ireland | (056) 7761129 / (086) 3451329 | edghealy@hotmail.com |
| Michael | O'Brien | Karate Ireland O.N.A.K.A.I. | (087) 207 3084 | Michaelob69@gmail.com |
| Catherine | Keane | Pitch & Putt Union of Ireland | (087) 961 5441 | cathkeeley@yahoo.com |
| Mark | Murphy | Racquetball Association of Ireland | 086 360 4192 | markm138@yahoo.co.uk |
| Ger | Murray | ROI Snooker & Billiards Association | (085) 878 2974 | germurray55@gmail.com |
| Tom | Fennessey | Rowing Ireland | (086) 830 8610 | tfennessey@eircom.net |
| Sam | Bashford | Rugby League of Ireland | (083) 191 7517 | nco@rli.ie |
| Amanda | Ni Ghabhann | Special Olympics Ireland | (01) 869 1657 / 0876660421 | |
| Conor | Martin | Speleological Union of Ireland | (085) 766 5374 | safeguarding@caving.ie |
| Kate | Hills | Swim Ireland | (01) 6251140 / (086) 856 0672 | children@swimireland.ie |
| Roger | Geraghty | Tennis Ireland | (01) 8844010 / (086) 231 6478 | roger.geraghty@tennisireland.ie |
| Michael | Kelleher | Trout Anglers Association of Ireland | (083) 159 4858 | |
| Niamh | O'Gorman | Triathlon Ireland | (01) 274 1032 | niamh@triathlonireland.com |
| John | Mahon | Under Water Council of Ireland | (01) 2844601 | majon47@me.com |
| Rahim | Mazarali | Vision Sports Ireland | (01) 8186479 / (085) 850 0193 | rahimn@outlook.ie |
| Norma | Mc Intyre | Volleyball Ireland | (01) 6707165 / (086) 817 3990 | nco@volleyballireland.com |
| Thomas | Brady | Weightlifting Ireland | (087) 685 1261 | CPO@weightliftingireland.com |
| Neill | Austin | National Aero Club of Ireland | (087) 809 2396 | neill.austin@gmail.com |
| Karen | O Sullivan | Ice Skating Association of Ireland | kosullivan@isai.ie |