Eric is a senior Civil Servant with broad experience across the public and private sectors having worked with An Garda Siochana, HSE and the Department of Justice. Previously Eric held senior positions in Financial Services and Consultancy.
During this time Eric served as Chair of the Psychological Society of Ireland and on the Boards of the RCSI Hospital Group and Irish Prisons.
He has extensive administration experience across a range of sports; currently as Hockey Ireland’s Chair of HP having previously served as Chair of their Board. His term as Chair included the highs of successfully organising the 2019 Women’s Olympic qualifier in Donnybrook followed by the challenges of navigating the sport through the Covid lockdown while also supporting our women who in Tokyo became the first ever Irish women’s team to compete at an Olympic Games.
Eric previously served on the Board of Athletics Ireland, including five years on their Finance and Risk Committee and continues his long involvement with Irish Universities Athletics. While in College he was also Olympic Handball’s National Public Relations Officer.
As an athlete he has competed internationally in Olympic Handball, Athletics and Archery winning provincial and national titles in both Rugby and Hurling.
| Skill Set | Detail |
|---|---|
| Financial | Professional Diploma in Finance, Institute of Bankers in Ireland/ UCD Licentiate Banker, Institute of Bankers in Ireland (current)
Qualified Financial Advisor, Institute of Bankers in Ireland (lapsed) Athletics Ireland Finance & Risk Committee 2007 – 2012 Finance Officer Irish Universities Athletics Association (current) |
| Legal | Trained Employment Law/ Internal Appeals Investigator, Byrne Wallace LLP Trained Mediator, IPA
Trained as a Hostage Negotiator, BOIG |
| Risk / Compliance | Member of Department of Justice (DOJ) Risk Committee Head of Business Continuity Management (DOJ)
Certification Course Business Continuity Mgt., Business Continuity Institute |
| Sports Administration | Chair of Hockey Ireland (immediate past chair) Board of Hockey Ireland 2016 – 2022
Board of Athletics Ireland 2006 & 2007 Board of Irish Universities Athletics Association (current) National PRO Irish Olympic Handball Association 1987 – 1989 Qualified Olympic Handball Coach, Referee & Technical Official (lapsed) Qualified T&F Coach, Referee & Technical Official (current) |
| Governance | Chair & Member of Hockey Ireland Governance Committee 1st Class Honours, Professional Certificate in Governance, IPA |
| Information Technology | Director of ICT, Irish Prison Service
Chief Information Officer, Irish Prison Service Post Graduate Certificate – ICT Project Management |
| High Performance Sport | Chair of Hockey Ireland HP Committee (current) OCI official Sports Psychologist 1988 – 2004
Team Manager T&F, World Student Games Fukuoka Japan 1995 Team Selector T&F World Student Games, 1991, 1993, 1995 Team Manager Irish Universities Athletics team 1996 – 2000 (International) Irish International athlete Olympic Handball (Senior & University) T&F Athletics (University, European & World Masters) Archery (World Masters) Inter-County Hurling Provincial Schools winner Leinster Minor League winner All Ireland National Senior League winner Certificate in Exercise Physiology & Fitness Assessment, TCD Registered Sports Psychologist, Psychological Society of Ireland |
| Commercial / Marketing | Member of Hockey Ireland – Communications & Marketing Committee
1st Class Honours Strategic Marketing, MBS UCD Smurfit Business School |
| Human Resources | Group Director HR RCSI Hospital Group Director HR Irish Prison Service
Director Strategic HR An Garda Siochana Head of HR Finance Division, Bank of Ireland Group Masters in Business (Org. Development), UCD Smurfit School of Business Fellow & Chartered Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development Chair & Member of Hockey Ireland HR & Remuneration Committee Fellow, Psychological Society of Ireland (Work & Organisational Psychology) |