IPF Executive Committee

• President: Alison O’Reilly
  • Elected 21st April 2024 to serve until AGM 2026
• Vice-President: Karen Barry
  • Elected 21st April 2024 to serve until AGM 2026
• General Secretary: Nathan Neville
  • Elected 21st April 2024 to serve until AGM 2026
• Competitions Director: Cormac Dag
  • Elected 21st April 2024 to serve until AGM 2026

*Subsequent to a motion passed at the IPF AGM 2022, the roles of the Executive Committee will now be for a two-year term.

**Subsequent to a motion passed at the IrishPF AGM 2024, the Technical Officer position was replaced by Competition Secretary on the EC

IPF Operating Committee

Duties of the IPF Operating Committee

• All members of the IPF Executive Committee
• Anti-Doping (Joint): Lorraine McKenna and Regina Myler
• Technical Officer: Leslie Hoare
• Competition Directors (Joint): Tracey Kelly and Shauna Boyle
• Operations Manager: Ken Nwaezeigwe
• Records & membership Officer: Mia Kovacs
• Social Media Officer: Kate Sheehan
• Marketing & Sponsorship Officer: Rian McKeever
• Website Officer: Arthur Odlum
• Volunteer Managers: Karen Keatinge, Rebecca Russell and Conor Campbell

IPF National Team

Head Coaches

IPF National Team Head Coach roles are performance-based roles selected by the IPF Executive Committee.

• Open Head Coach: Jack Thornton
• Junior/Sub-Junior Head Coach: Alex Cremins
• Masters Head Coach: Jennifer Harrington

All of the above can be reached at headcoaches@irishpowerliftingfederation.com

National Team Managers

National Team Manager roles are positions selected by the Executive Committee

National Team Manager (Junior): Emma McDermott

National Team Manager (Open): Jayne Jones

National Team Manager (Masters): Emma Kiely (incumbent)

Former Committee Members / Positions

Executive Committee

• President
  • Jay Farrant (2022-2023)
  • Rob Burke (2018 – 2022)
  • Seán Ryan (2015 – 2018)
• Vice-President
  • Alison O'Reilly (2022-2023)
  • Arthur Lynch (2018 – 2022)
  • Rob Burke (2015 – 2018)
• Treasurer
  • Louise Millar (2018-2022)
• Technical Director
  • Leslie Hoare (2022-2024)
  • Jack Thornton (2020 – 2022)
  • Jonny Gardner (2018 – 2020)
  • James Hanley (2015 – 2018)
• General Secretary
  • Jay Farrant (2015 - 2022)

Operating Committee

2023/2024 Operating Committee

• Anti-Doping Officer (Joint): Karina Byrne
• Anti-Doping Officer (Joint):Lorraine McKenna
• Competition Director (Joint): Ben Harrison
• Competition Director (Joint): Cormac Dagg
• Competition Director (Joint): Nathan Neville
• Competition Director (Joint): Tracey Kelly
• Records and Membership Officer: Karen Barry - Elected to serve as Interim Vice President from June 2023 until AGM 2024
• Social Media & Marketing Officer: Jayne Jones
• Website Officer: Jordan Voss
• Volunteer Manager (Joint): Karen Keatinge
• Volunteer Manager (Joint): Conor Campbell
• Volunteer Manager (Joint): Gordon Bedlow

2022/23 Operating Committee

• Anti-Doping Officer: Jayne Jones
• Competition Director (Joint): Sarah Grogan
• Competition Director (Joint): Cormac Dagg
• Records and Membership Officer: Karen Barry
• Social Media & Marketing Officer (Joint): Lauren Mullane
• Social Media & Marketing Officer (Joint): Conor Campbell
• Website Officer: Jordan Voss

2019/20 Operating Committee

Note: due to the extraordinary events of the COVID-19 pandemic, all roles were extended to AGM 2022.

• Anti-Doping Officer: Tara Conlon
• Competition Director (Joint): Luke Curran
• Competition Director (Joint): Eric Killeen
• Competition Director (Joint): Danny Mcilhagga
• Records and Membership Officer: Karen Barry
• Social Media Officer: Ryan Lee
• Website Officer (Joint): Kilian Kirsch
• Website Officer (Joint): Ally O'Reilly

2018/19 Operating Committee

• Anti-Doping Officer: Tara Conlon
• Competition Officer (Joint): Shannon Pollock
• Competition Officer (Joint): Lauren Rooney
• Membership Officer: Stephen Cusack
• Records Officer: Fiona Glynn
• Social Media Officer: Ryan Lee
• Website Officer: Medb Murtagh