IHFA is guided by a Board of Directors and a number of committees. These groups work together to manage the association and support our members. Below you will find details of our Board members and each committee.
Governance
Board of Directors
President
Leo Nulty
President Elect
Jim Sinnott
Chairperson
Mike Laffan
Vice Chairperson
Patrick Gaynor
Director of Finance
Ivor Bryan
Board Members
- Leo Nulty
- Robert Shannon
- Oliver Dempsey
- John Coppinger
- Ivor Bryan
- Michael Coleman
- Michael Laffan
- John Dillon
- Gordon Nicholson
- Avril Helen
- Chris Mullally
- Bryan O Connor,
- Philip Jones
- Patrick Gaynor
- Roy Patterson
- Liam Murphy
- Joe Connell
- Jim Sinnott
Pure Friesian Club Rep
Oliver Dempsey
ICBF Reps
Robert Shannon
YMA Chairperson:
Sarah Lyster
YMA Organising Committee
Pat Gaynor, Leo Nulty
YMA Liaison Officers
Avril Helen, Liam Murphy, Philip Jones
Committees
Finance Committee
- Ivor Bryan
- Oliver Dempsey,
- Leo Nulty
- Michael Coleman
- Avril Helen
- Joe Connell
Breed Promotion
- John Dillon
- Oliver Dempsey
- Avril Helen
- Liam Murphy
- Philip Jones
- Patrick Gaynor
Breed Development
- Michael Coleman
- John Coppinger
- Ivor Bryan
- Gordon Nicholson
- Robert Shannon
- Bryan O Connor
- Roy Patterson
- Chris Mulally
Pedigree Cattle Breeders Ireland Reps
- Laurence Feeney
- Chris Mullally
Rules Committee
- Robert Shannon
- Gordon Nicholson
- Bryan O Connor
- Avril Helen
- Joe Connell
- Jim Sinnott
Disciplinary Committee
- Ivor Bryan
- John Dillon
- Pat Gaynor,
Investigation Committee
- Avril Helen
- Gordon Nicholson
- Liam Murphy
ICBF Reps
Robert Shannon
YMA Liaison Officers
- Avril Helen
- Liam Murphy
- Philip Jones
YMA Organising Committee
- Pay Gaynor
- Leo Nulty
- Jim Sinnott
- Richard Hamilton
- John O Sullivan
Disciplinary Committee
- Ivor Bryan
- John Dillon
- Pat Gaynor
Investigation Committee
- Avril Helen
- Gordon Nicholson
- Liam Murphy
