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	Email
Nuala	Collins	American Football Ireland	(086)3873146	childprotection@americanfootball.ie
Robert	Seward	Angling Council of Ireland	(085)8436459 / 025 87802	bobseward08@yahoo.com
Michael	Hayes	Archery Ireland	(087)6833436	apo@archery.ie
Kieron/Olivia	Stout/O'Rourke	Athletics Ireland	(01) 8869933 / (086)2450134	KieronStout@athleticsireland.ie / oliviaorourke@athleticsireland.ie / childwelfare@athleticsireland.ie
Conor	Fadian	Badminton Ireland	(01)8393028 / (086)0288555	cfadian@badmintonireland.com safeguarding@badmintonireland.com
Rory	Wall	Basketball Ireland	(01)4590211 / (086)7980155	rwall@ireland.basketball /safeguarding@ireland.basketball
Linda	Yeates	Baton Twirling Sport Association of Ireland	(086)8591749	safeguarding@twirlireland.ie
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	(087) 2156494	nationalchildrensofficer@camogie.ie
Vacant		Canoeing Ireland		Safeguarding@canoe.ie
Aoibhinn	Nic Aoidh	Caving Ireland	(086)0309392 / +44 7308 306 190	safeguarding@caving.ie
Isreal	Ibeanu	Cricket Ireland	(01) 894 7914 / (085) 8555738	isreal.ibeanu@cricketireland.ie
Simon	Williams	Croquet Association of Ireland	(089)4126756	dix_pouces@yahoo.com
Michelle	Harte	Cumann Luthcleas Gael	(01)8658675	nationalchildrensoffice@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
David	Britton	GAA Handball	(01) 8999319 / (083) 3683483	michelle.harte@gaa.ie
Fiona	Power	Golf Ireland	(01)5054000 / (087) 6373767	fionapower@golfireland.ie
Megan	O'Reilly	Gymnastics Ireland	(+353) 1 6251125 / (087) 7515384	nco@gymnasticsireland.com
Anne	McCormack	Hockey Ireland	(01)7163260 / (087) 7923633	nationalchildrensofficer@hockey.ie
Paul	Hayes	Horse Sport Ireland	(045)854524 / (087) 0903472	phayes@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	Irish Athletic Boxing Association	(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
Maurice	Cooper	Irish Judo Association	(086)2573218	maurice.cooper@irishjudoassociation.ie
John	Nolan	Irish Lawn Bowls	(086) 3364921	nco@irishlawnbowls.ie
Brigid	Ruane	Irish Martial Arts Commission	(087)2467091	children@imac.ie
Tim	Bourke (Interim)	Irish Sailing Association	(01)2800239 / (086) 2400415	tim.bourke@sailing.ie
Ann	Sheppard	Irish Squash	(086)8297351	childprotection@irishsquash.com
Trish	Mulcahy	Irish Surfing Association	(087)6880714	nco@irishsurfing.ie
Clair	Hughes	Irish Table Tennis Association	(01)6251135	safeguarding@tabletennisireland.ie
John	Dunne	Irish Tenpin Bowling Association	(01)6237298 / (085)8563702	childrens.officer@tenpinbowling.ie
Jackie	Bates-Gaston	Irish Waterski Wakeboard Federation	(0044)7798577979	profbates-gaston@hotmail.co.uk
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	safeguarding@onakai.ie / victoriahockings@gmail.com
Aislinn	Harkin	Ladies Gaelic Football Association	(01)8363156	aislinn.harkin@lgfa.ie
Rebecca	Hampshire (Intrim)	Motor Cycling Ireland		office@motorcycling-ireland.com
Ronnie	Murphy	Motor Sport Ireland	(01)6775628 / (086) 8447492	safety@motorsportireland.com
Pamela	Bastable	Mountaineering Ireland	(087) 0007494	safeguarding@mountaineering.ie /pamela@mountaineering.ie
Neill	Austin	National Aero Club of Ireland	(087)8092396	neill.austin@gmail.com
Joao	Ferreira	Olympic Handball Ireland	(085)1848194	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	gmaybury56@gmail.com
Sean	Kearney	Pitch & Putt Union of Ireland	(086)3633723	seanmkearney@hotmail.com
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
Amanda	Ni Gabhann	Special Olympics Ireland	(086) 0247766	amanda.nighabhann@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)2316478 / (01)8844010	roger.geraghty@tennisireland.ie
Niamh	O'Gorman	Triathlon Ireland	(087)3627106	niamh@triathlonireland.com
Helen	Coyne	Tug of War Ireland	(086) 8669278	nco@tugofwarireland.com
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