Management Board

Management Board
The Management Board is responsible for strategically managing the overall development of the sport of hockey in Ireland. This includes setting policy and strategy and directing the Chief Executive in all matters relating the sport's development and well-being. This includes competitions, national teams, coaching, umpires, performance, marketing, promotion and development issues. The Board is required to meet a minimum of six times a year and is comprised of the following individuals.

Dennis Millar
Chairman

Dennis has been involved in hockey since the 1960s, as both player and administrator. In his early career he played for and captained Cookstown and also had a spell as Club Chairman. During his time as player, Cookstown made their first entry into senior hockey in Ulster. After leaving Cookstown, he played at junior level for Northern Ireland Civil Service. In the recent past, he served as Chair of NICS Men’s Hockey Club, before relinquishing that post to become Ulster Branch Honorary Secretary. Dennis was involved in administration of other sports for about 6 years as Vice Chair of the NICS Sports Association which governs sport in the NI Civil Service throughout Ulster. He also served 6 years as Chair of the NICS Social Club. In his spare time, Dennis likes to go walking, reads a lot and does challenging crosswords.

Contact Details
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John Dennis

Board Member
John has a long history in Irish hockey, as a player, coach and administrator. Initially, he played with Bandon Hockey Club, at 1st team level as goalkeeper and later coached both the senior men's and women's teams at the club from 1991 to 1999. He is an Honorary Life member of Bandon HC. John has coached the Munster Interprovincial teams at Senior, Under 21 and Junior level. He was President of the IHA Munster Branch from 1993 to 1995, of which he is also an Honorary Life member. John has a strong background in the management of Irish hockey, initially as a member of the Executive of the IHU from 1993 to the Union's merger with the ILHU in 2000. He was the President of the former IHU from 1997 to 1999. John has been Chair of the Management Committee of the IHA since the merger in 2000 and up until 2010 was Chair of the Management Board. He is also a member of the Competitions Projects Committee of the European Hockey Federation (EHF).

Contact Details

Curragh, Aherla
Co.Cork
Tel: (021) 733 1599
Mobile: 087 254 0567
Email: mudslide@eircom.net

Doreen Howe

Board Member
Doreen is a founder member of Suttonians Hockey Club, on Dublin's north side and was club Secretary for six years. She is the club's Honorary Treasurer, having previously held the positions of Captain and President and is an Honorary Life Member. She attended Santa Sabina Sutton and learned her hockey there. Doreen was Honorary Treasurer of the Leinster Ladies Hockey Union for nine years and was President of the Union for the period 1996-1999. During this time, she also served on the Irish Ladies Hockey Union. She had charge of the Leinster Women's Branch centenary celebrations in 2001 and was made an Honorary Life Member and also served as Honorary Treasurer for the 2002/03 year. She has been in charge of Media information for Fixtures and Results for Divisions 1 and 2 since 1997. She resigned from the LLHU Council in 2006. During the 8th Women’s World Cup in Dublin 1994 and the Men’s European Cup 1995 she was in charge of the Information Desk. She was the Volunteer Co-Ordinator for the Women’s European Cup in 2005 sourcing and managing the volunteers and again sourced the volunteers and set up their management for the Boy’s U16 European Cup in 2006. She has stood on many a gate for both the LLHU and the IHA.Doreen was first elected to IHA Management in 2002 and was elected to the IHA Management Board in December 2004. Doreen was elected vice President in 2006 and President in 2008 and elected as Board Member May 2010 and that received the award of Ambassador for Sport for the 2010 Dublin European Capital of Sport.

Contact Details:

Stradmore, 155 Howth Rd,
Sutton, Dublin 13
Tel: (01) 832 2386
Mobile: 087 265 3807
Email: doreenh@indigo.ie

Fintan Butler

Board Member

Fintan has been involved in hockey for over 50 years, having played with Lorraine Hockey Club, is a member of St. Brendan’s Phoenix Park Hockey Club. He has coached at Schools, Ladies and Men’s senior club level, both indoor and outdoor. He has also coached the Leinster Ladies senior team, the Irish under 18 team and the Irish Universities. He was a tutor on a number of courses and seminars. He was a member of the Leinster Branch Executive and was on sub-committees for Development, Indoor Hockey and Coaching. He is also President of Civil Service Cricket Club.

Contact Details

15 Slemish Road

Navan Road

Dublin 7

Telephone : 086-382 7397

e-mail : fintanandrosebutler@eircom.net

Brian Caruth