The Board
The Board of Cricket Ireland features 14 Directors – seven 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.
Board of Cricket Ireland
Current Directors
- Brian MacNeice (Chair)
- Sukhi Byrne (Delegate Munster Cricket Union)
- Andrew Fleming (Independent Director)
- John Heavey (Delegate Leinster Cricket Union)
- Michael Humphreys (Delegate Northern Cricket Union)
- Liam Lynch (Independent Director)
- Siobhan McBennett (Delegate Cricket Leinster)
- Martina McDonnell (Independent Director)
- Meghan McSweeney (Independent Director)
- Mari O’Leary (Independent Director)
- Bobby Rao (Delegate North West Cricket Union)
- David Richardson (Independent Director)
- Jeff Smith (Delegate Connacht Cricket Union)
- Rachael Thomas (Delegate Northern Cricket Union)
Role of the Board
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.
High Performance Committee
Standing 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:
- David Richardson (Chair), Ed Joyce, Guy Easterby, Maxine Steel, Philip Smith and Mary Waldron
Grassroots Cricket Committee
Standing 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, Siobhan McBennett, Mohammed Arif, Joe Moynihan, Mari O’Leary
Finance, Audit & Risk Committee
Standing 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, Brian MacNeice, Liam Lynch and Andrew May
Governance Committee
Standing 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, Sukhi Byrne
Management Committee
Standing Committee
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:
- Ross McCollum (Chair), Philip Smith, Callum Atkinson, Kathryn Rough, Joe Moynihan, Elaine Nolan, Andrew May, Richard Holdsworth, Craig Easdown, Graeme West and Sarah Kenny
Ad hoc Committees
Disciplinary Committee
The current members of this committee are:
- Barry Keane (Co-Chair), Murray Power (Co-Chair), Robert Holmes, Neale Matthews, Patricia Fisher, Mort Kelleher, Kingsley Jones, Barry Collins, David Pigot.
Remuneration Committee
The current members of this committee are:
- Brian MacNeice (Chair), Liam Lynch, Barry Tucker and Anne Nolan
Nominations Committee
The current members of this committee are:
- Joe Doherty (Chair), Brian MacNeice, Aideen Rice, Richard Johnson, Anne Nolan