the society of irish foresters

Governing Council

The Governing Council, which meets four times a year, comprises 18 individuals elected from the membership of the Society.

The term of office is three years for the President and Vice President. It is two years for the Councillors, Secretary, Treasurer, Editor, Business Editor, PRO and Group Representatives but tends to be longer if the person is willing to continue in the post.

The posts are currently held by:

President : GRIFFIN, Eugene
Vice President : IRWIN, Ian
Secretary : RYAN, Tara
Treasurer : O’REGAN, Tim
Editor : TOBIN, Brian
Business Editor : Mc LOUGHLIN, John
Public Relations Officer : CODD, Joe

Technical Councillors

CAWLEY, Hugh
EGAN, Padraig
FITZPATRICK, PJ
HANRAHAN, Tomás
HONA, Seppi
O’CONNELL, Kieran

 

Associate Councillors

O’HANLON, Richard

Northern Region Group Rep: REILLY, Colin
Belfield Region Group Rep: DOWD, Luke
AIFC Representative: HOULIHAN, Dermot

 

The day-to-day administration  of the Society is carried out by the Technical Director who is appointed and not an elected member of the Council.

Technical Director                                        Pat O’Sullivan

Past Presidents                                            Society of Irish Foresters – List of Past Presidents

 

MANAGEMENT BOARDS

The business of the Society is conducted through a number of Management Boards comprising individuals from the Council and other members, co-opted as required. There are five main boards:

Finance
Education and Professional Standards
Editorial
Membership Services
Public Relations

The boards report to the Council at each of the four Council meetings.

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