National Council and Committees

NATIONAL COUNCIL 1999

* Management Committee

PRESIDENT

*William Power, Tinakilly Country House, Rathnew, Co Wicklow

VICE PRESIDENTS:

* Jim Murphy, Clarion Stephen’s Hall Hotel, Lr Leeson St, Dublin 2.

* Kathleen O’Regan-Sheppard, Kathleen’s Country Hse, Killarney.

HONORARY TREASURER:

* Stan Power, Mount Juliet, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny

PAST PRESIDENTS:

Peter Malone, Jurys Hotel Group, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Willie Loughnane, County Arms Hotel, Birr, Co Offaly
Eamonn McKeon, Great Southern Hotel Group, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
Gerry O’Connor, Blarney Park Hotel, Blarney, Co Cork
Pat McCann, Jurys Hotel Group, Dublin 4

ELECTED MEMBERS

John Gately, Vienna Woods Hotel, Glanmire, Co Cork.

Jim Feeney, Great Southern Hotel, Parknasilla, Sneen, Co Kerry.

Annette Devine, Majestic Hotel, Tramore, Co Waterford.

* Mary Fitzgerald, Woodlands House Hotel, Adare, Co Limerick.

Seamus Heaney, Munster Arms Hotel, Bandon, Co Cork.

Mary Britton, Sandhouse Hotel, Rossnowlage, Co Donegal.

* Gerard Hanratty, Howth Lodge Hotel, Howth, Co Dublin.

Billy O’ Carroll, Hayden’s Hotel, Ballinasloe, Co Galway.

CO-OPTED MBRS:

John Glynn, Doyle Hotel Group, Berkeley Court Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

Patsy Doherty, Inisowen Gateway Hotel, Railway Road, Buncrana, Co Donegal.

NATIONAL COUNCIL 1999 - REGIONS

Cork

Denis Kieran, Kieran’s Folkhouse Inn, Guardwell, Kinsale, Co Cork

Joe Quinn, Jurys Hotel, Western Road, Cork

Donegal

Philip McGlynn, Great Northern Hotel, Bundoran, Co Donegal

Derek Arnold, Arnolds Hotel, Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal

Dublin

Jack Lalor, Clifden Guesthouse, 32 Gardiner Place, Dublin 1.

Paul Gallagher, Buswells Hotel, 23/27 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.

Galway

John Ryan, Ardilaun House Hotel, Taylors Hill, Galway

Brian Hughes, Abbeyglen Castle, Sky Road, Clifden, Co Galway

Kerry

Bobby Hanley, Lansdowne Arms Hotel, Kenmare, Co Kerry

Patrick O’Donoghue, Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry

Mayo / Sligo

Kevin McGlynn, Southern Hotel, Strand Hill Road, Sligo.

Michael Lennon, Westport Woods, Westport, Co Mayo.

Midlands

Michael Ducie, Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

Joseph Dolan, Bush Hotel, Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim.

Mourne / Boyne / Lakes

Julie Gilhooly, Hotel Nuremore, Carrickmacross, Co Monoghan

Michael McCarthy, Westcourt Hotel, West Street, Drogheda, Co Louth.

Shannon Region

Pat Dooley, Great Southern Hotel, Shannon Airport, Co Clare.

Margaret Holian, Jurys Hotel, Ennis Road, Limerick.

South East

Mailo Power, Three Rivers Guesthouse, Cheekpoint, Co Waterford.

Richard Hurley, Grandville Hotel, Meagher Quay, Waterford.

Wicklow

Dirk Van der Flier, Cullenmore Hotel, Ashford, Co Wicklow

Linda Saunders, Old Rectory Country House, Wicklow

Branch Chairpersons 1998

Cork Denis Kieran, Kierans Folhouse Inn, Guardwell, Kinsale, Co Cork

Donegal Philip McGlynn, Great Northern Hotel, Bundoran, Co Donegal

Dublin, Jim Murphy, Clarion Stephens Hall Hotel, Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2

Galway John Ryan, Ardilaun House Hotel, Taylors Hill, Galway

Kerry Bobby Hanley, Lansdowne Arms Hotel, Kenmare, Co Kerry

Mayo / Sligo Joe Leonard, Tower Hotel, Quay Street, Sligo

Midlands Michael Ducie, Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Co Westmeath

Mourne/Boyne Julie Gilhooly, Hotel Nuremore, Carrickmacross, Co Monoghan & Lakes

Shannon Michael Lynch, West County Hotel, Ennis, Co Clare

South East Conor Hennigan,, Rosslare Great Southern Hotel, Rosslare Harbour, Co Wexford

Wicklow Dirk van der Flier, Cullenmore Hotel, Ashford, Co Wicklow

Branch Secretaries 1998

Cork Joe Quinn, Jurys Hotel, Western Road, Cork

Donegal Mark Wheeler, Rathmullen House, Letterkenny, Co Donegal

Dublin, Paul Gallagher, Buswells Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2

Galway Brian Hughes, Abbeyglen Castle, Sky Road, Cliden, Co Galway

Kerry Eamon Daly, Killarney Great Southern Hotel, Killarney

Mayo / Sligo Michelle Haugh, Sligo Park Hotel, Pearse Road, Sligo

Midlands Joseph Dolan, Bush Hotel, Carrick On Shannon, Co Leitrim

Mourne/Boyne Kevin Macken, Conyngham Arms Hotel, Slane, Co Meath & Lakes

Shannon Ronan McAuley, Jurys Inn Limerick, Lower Mallow Street, Limerick

South East Aidan Quirke, Round Tower Hotel, College Road, Ardmore, Co Waterford

Wicklow Linda Saunders, Old Rectory Country House, Wicklow

FEDERATION COMMITTEES

Management Committee

William Power (President)

Patrick Coyle (Vice-President)

Peter McDermott (Vice-President)

Stan Power, Billy O’Carroll, Kathleen O’Regan-Sheppard

Gerard Hanratty Denis Kieran

Committee Chairpersons

Benovelent – Patsy Ryan

Employment – Frankie Whelehan

Environment – Peter McDermott

Finance / Economic – Patrick Coyle

Licensing / JLC – Billy O’Carroll

Marketing – Eric Rothschild

Unfair Competition – Kathleen O’Regan Sheppard

Representatives on other bodies

CERT Council

Mary Fitzgerald

Overseas Tourism Marketing Initiative

OTMI Board
Chief Executive

OTMI Market Committees

Brian Ross (Chairman)

Con Horgan (British)

Tony Kelly (French)

Chief Executive (German)

David Bunworth (United States)

Domestic Tourism Marketing Initiative

Chief Executive, Eric Rothschild

Drinks Industry Group

President, Chief Executive

National Tourism Council

President, Paul Fitzpatrick

Hotels JLC

President, Billy O’Carroll,

Terry Brennan ,Chief Executive

Catherine Byrne (IBEC), George Conlon (IBEC)

NTCB

Mary Fitzgerald

Irish Tourism Industry Confederation

President, Chief Executive

HOTREC

President, Chief Executive

Convention Bureau of Ireland

President, Peter McDermott

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