Branch Personnel
Branch Personnel
Officers of the IRFU Ulster Branch
President
Greg Irwin
Senior Vice President
Paula Stewart
Junior Vice President
Paul Flanagan
Honorary Secretary
David Dobbin
Honorary Treasurer
Michael Boyd
Competitions Honorary Secretary
Terence McCracken
Other Appointments
Chair of Audit & Risk Committee
Wendy Galbraith
Chair of Provincial Game Board
Simon Best
Chair of Rugby Committee
Alan Egner
Chair of Women & Girls Committee
Áine Doran
Chair of Commercial Committee
Neill Hughes
Chair of Development Committee
Cecil Watson
Honorary Life Vice President
M Wilson (Shorts), A McGonigle, J Lyttle
Trustees
N Jackson, H McKibbin
External Auditors
Deloitte Chartered Accountants
Internal Auditors
ASM Chartered Accountants, Belfast
Management Committee
Chairman P Terrington, President G Irwin, M Boyd, CW Watson, P Stewart, P Flanagan, W Galbraith, N Hughes, T McCracken, A Egner, S Best, D Dobbin, A Doran & H McCaughey
Branch Committee
The Officers with Past Presidents
G A R Drennan, DTC Workman, J McKibbin, T H N Jackson, JB Boyd, J M McKelvey, DJK Wilson, CW Watson, S Elliott, D A Crawford, SR Hilditch, N Hamilton, G Leslie, H McC Logan, CH McKibbin, J Robinson, W B W Turtle, IH Graham, JB Kinnear, J R Callaghan, JSM Huey, R Stewart, P Gregg, Denis Gardiner, L Rocke, P Hart.
Club Representatives
R Lutton (Ballyclare), J Millar (Ballymena), C Bassett (Ballynahinch), S Grattan (Banbridge), P Johnson (City of Armagh), B Beatty & O Black (Clogher Valley), F McCaughin (Cooke), P Magee & C Wilson (Dungannon),R Ferguson & I Daley (Enniskillen), O Lambert (Instonians), R Bartley & E Jordan (Malone), I McAvoy & L Urquhart (Queens University), R Flanigan (Rainey)
Clubs Committee Representatives
G Treanor, J Lyttle, D Anderson, B Esler, N Workman, R Irvine
Other Representatives
P Terrington (Management), S Black (Headmasters), M Orr (Referees), B McGonigle (Schools), C Walker (Youth), G Greer (Age-Grade), Shona McCullough and J Stafford (Women’s Committee), D Nixon (IRFU Rep)
Branch Co-options
A McGregor, D Nixon, H Weir, A Scott
MEETINGS: Second Tuesday each month at 6.30pm
2026: 8 Sep, 13 Oct, 10 Nov, 8 Dec
2027: 12 Jan, 9 Feb, 9 Mar, 13 Apr, 11 May, 8 June
Staff
Key Staff Contacts
Head of HR & Business Services, Karen Brown: karen.brown@ulsterrugby.com
Head of Rugby Development, Chris Webster: chris.webster@ulsterrugby.com
General Manager, Rory Best: rory.best@ulsterrugby.com
Head of Commercial, Keith Shorten: keith.shorten@ulsterrugby.com
Head of Marketing and Communications, David King: david.king@ulsterrugby.com
Head of Finance and Stadium Operations, Siobhan Barclay: siobhan.barclay@ulsterrugby.com