Board of Management
The affairs of Canoeing Ireland are managed by an elected Management Board. The Board has overriding authority in all matters. However, it has authority to delegate responsibility to a number of Standing Committees as follows:
Board Of Management | |
Leinster Representative | TBC |
Connacht/Ulster Representative | TBC |
Munster Representative | TBC |
Dublin Representative | TBC |
High Performance Representative | TBC |
Non Olympic Representative | Luke Logan |
Training, Coaching & Accreditation Representative | TBC |
Independent Director | Brendan Quinn |
Independent Director | TBC |
Executive
The Executive is responsible for the day to day financial and administrative affairs of the Union, employment of staff, and the achievement of the Union’s policies and objectives. The current members of the Executive are:
President | Brian Ogilvie |
Honorary Secretary | TBC |
Honorary Treasurer | Aisling Conlan |
Executive Member | Lynda Byron |
Executive Member | Leigh Blackmore |
Specialist Competitive Committees
The Board further delegates its responsibilities to a number of Specialist Committees, who are authorised to act in all matters connected with their own branch of the sport, and to draft regulations for the proper management of their discipline. The Specialist Committees are:
Canoe Polo |
Canoe Slalom |
Freestyle |
Paddle Surf |
Marathon Racing |
Sprint Racing |
Wild Water Racing |
Training & Development Committee
The Training & Development Unit through its countrywide network of qualified instructors (Training Unit) is responsible for the promotion of recreational canoeing in all its forms. The Training & Development Unit (TDU) is the annually elected representative body of the TU. The Committee contains the following positions:
Executive | Officers | Sub Committees |
Chairman | Kayak | Training Advisory Panel |
Secretary | Sea Kayak | |
Treasurer | Open Canoe | |
Coaching | ||
Safety PRO | ||
Regional Liaison Youth |
The TDU is involved in making policy decisions, setting operational standards, promoting the training and qualifying of Outdoor Adventure Centre staff, developing resource material, research, training of instructors, consultation, provision of equipment, and promotion of all disciplines through non certificate training courses.
The Training and Development Unit can be reached at tdu@canoe.ie
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