Branch Personnel

Branch Personnel

Rugby Ball

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