About Us

Board & Committees

We have an industry-leading governance structure that guides the sport in Ireland.

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The Board

The Board of Cricket Ireland features 12 Directors - five of which are independent.

The Board, which meets typically six times a year, provides the strategic leadership to the business, exercising effective control over the organisation, and monitoring executive management and performance. The Board is wholly non-executive and comprises nominees of the constituent Provincial Unions and “independent” Directors.

The primary responsibility of all Directors is to act in the best overall interest of Cricket Ireland at all times – it is appropriate to recognise, however, the particular importance of the contribution of the “independent” Directors in this area. Specific responsibilities of the Board are:

to provide vision, leadership and direction for the Company, normally through the consideration and approval of Strategic Plans

in this context, to define the Company’s mission, decide its strategic goals and approve policies to achieve those goals

to ensure that the Company is well managed and that a proper balance is maintained between the respective roles of Board and Management

to set performance targets and, in particular, to approve and monitor the Annual Operating Plan and Budget

to ensure that the Company behaves ethically and in a manner that accords with its core values as determined in the Strategic Plan

to define and promote the Company’s role in the community by consulting its stakeholders and informing the public in an open accountable manner

to agree the Chief Executive’s performance objectives in consultation with the office holder.

Board

Current Directors (2023)

The current members of the Cricket Ireland Board are:

Brian MacNeice (Chair)
Martina McDonnell (Independent Director)
Len Browne (Delegate Munster Cricket Union)
Brian Dougherty (Delegate North West Cricket Union)
Mari O’Leary (Independent Director)
John Heavey (Delegate Leinster Cricket Union)
Paula Gibbs (Independent Director)
Michael Humphreys (Delegate Northern Cricket Union)
William Porterfield (Independent Director)
Peter McMorran (Delegate Northern Cricket Union)
Val Quinn (Independent Director)
Siobhan McBennett (Delegate Cricket Leinster)

Committees

Grassroots Cricket Committee

To provide the Board with advice in relation to, and oversight of the organisation’s strategic objectives around the growth and development of grassroots cricket, national participation in the sport, and community engagement, and to support management in any matter relevant to the delivery of the participation and grassroots engagement strategies.

The current members of this committee are:

Andrew Fleming (Chair), Alan Waite, Phil Thompson, Aoife Maher, Siobhan McBennett, Mohammed Arif, Joe Moynihan, Mari O’Leary

High Performance Committee

To provide the Board with expert advice in relation to the execution of the high performance strategy (men’s and women’s) and to support the High Performance Director in any matter relevant to the delivery of the high performance programme.

The current members of this committee are:

Ross McCollum (Chair), Jo Hopkins, Kyle McCallan, William Porterfield, Clare Shillington, Philip Smith, coaching expert TBC

Finance, Audit & Risk Committee

To provide the Board with assurance that appropriate budgetary and cash management arrangements are operating in an effective manner. Also to assist the Board with advice and oversight in relation to audit matters, statutory reporting, internal control systems and processes and the assessment and management of risk.

The current members of this committee are:

Barry Tucker (Chair), Michael Humphreys, Andrew Fleming, Val Quinn, Brian MacNeice, Kevin Byrne, Warren Deutrom, Peter McCartney, Andrew May

Governance Committee

The purpose of the committee is to be the Board’s principal source of advice and guidance on corporate governance matters, including, but not restricted to, conducting a yearly review of the Board, the Company’s adherence to the Governance Code’s recommended practices, and recommending improvements as necessary.

The current members of this committee are:

Brian MacNeice (Chair), Joe Doherty, Frank Sowman, Anne Nolan, Martina McDonnell, John Heavey, Paddy Grimes

Senior Management Group

The purpose of the committee is to ensure smooth operational relationships between Cricket Ireland and Provincial Union staff to facilitate the management and promotion of cricket in Ireland, and to assist and advise the Board in relation to operational, commercial and management matters relating to the game.

The current members of this committee are:

Warren Deutrom (Chair), Paddy Grimes, Philip Smith, Peter McCartney, Joe Moynihan, Elaine Nolan, Andrew May, Richard Holdsworth, Richard Fahey, Craig Easdown

Disciplinary Committee

The current members of this committee are:

Barry Keane (Co-Chair), Murray Power (Co-Chair), George Brolly, Robert Holmes, Neale Matthew, Andrew Babington, Ger O’Sullivan, Michael Hickey, Barry Collins, David Pigot

Remuneration Committee

The current members of this committee are:

Brian MacNeice (Chair), Val Quinn, Barry Tucker

Nominations Committee

The current members of this committee are:

Joe Doherty (Chair), Brian MacNeice, Aideen Rice, Peter McMorran, Anne Nolan

Match Allocation Group

The current members of this committee are:

Ross McCollum (Chair), Paddy Grimes, Philip Smith, Peter McCartney, Joe Moynihan, Elaine Nolan, Andrew May, Richard Holdsworth, Richard Fahey

Inter-Pro Structure Working Group

The current members of this committee are:

Richard Holdsworth (Chair), Derek Dockrell, Philip Smith, Alan Waite, Patrick Grimes, Andrew Fleming, Peter McCartney, Joe Moynihan