Branch Personnel
Branch Personnel
Officers of the IRFU Ulster Branch
President
Paul Hart
Senior Vice President
Greg Irwin
Junior Vice President
Paula Stewart
Honorary Secretary
David Dobbin
Honorary Treasurer
Michael Boyd
Competitions Honorary Secretary
Terence McCracken
Other Appointments
Honorary Life Vice President
M Wilson (Shorts), A McGonigle
Trustees
H McC Logan, N Jackson, H McKibbin
External Auditors
Deloitte Chartered Accountants
Internal Auditors
ASM Chartered Accountants, Belfast
Management Committee
Chairman P Terrington, President P Hart, M Boyd, G Irwin, CW Watson, J McKibbin, P Stewart, W Galbraith, N Hughes, T McCracken, A Egner, S Best, D Dobbin & H McCaughey
Branch Committee
The Officers with Past Presidents
C F Kennedy, G A R Drennan, DTC Workman, J McKibbin, T H N Jackson, JB Boyd, G Parke, 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.
Honorary Life Vice Presidents
M Wilson, A McGonigle
Club Representatives
R Lutton (Ballyclare), J Millar (Ballymena), C Bassett (Ballynahinch), S Grattan (Banbridge), N Wilson & J Goodall (Belfast Harlequins), P Johnson (City of Armagh), B Beatty (Clogher Valley), F McCaughin (Cooke), P Magee & C Wilson (Dungannon), I Daley (Enniskillen), O Lambert (Instonians), R Bartley & E Jordan (Malone), I McEvoy & S Hipson (Queens University), P Flanigan (Rainey)
Clubs Committee Representatives
G Treanor, J Lyttle, D Anderson, J Wilson, B Esler, N Workman
Other Representatives
P Terrington (Management), S Black (Headmasters), M Orr (Referees), B McGonigle (Schools), C Walker (Youth), G Greer (Age-Grade), N Hughes (Commercial & Marketing), Shona McCullough and J Stafford (Women’s Committee), D Nixon (IRFU Rep)
Branch Co-options
A Doran, A McGregor, D Nixon, H Weir, A Scott
MEETINGS: Second Tuesday each month at 6.30pm
2025: 9 Sep, 14 Oct, 11 Nov, 9 Dec
2026: 13 Jan, 10 Feb, 10 Mar, 14 Apr, 12 May, 9 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