The Munster Agricultural Society is run by a General Council comprised of 32 Elected Persons
Former Presidents of the Society
No. 5: at present: Dominic J. Daly, George W. Jeffery, Eddie Barrett, C. Gerard Murphy , Kate Horgan,
Vice Presidents of the Society
No. 4: Michael O’Driscoll, John Jeffery, Donal O’Connor, Kitty Cotter
The Lord Mayor of Cork: Cllr. Kieran McCarthy
The Mayor of the County of Cork: Cllr. Frank O’Flynn
Head of the School of Food & Nutritional Sciences UCC: Professor Mairead Kiely
Cork City Council, Chief Executive Officer: Ann Doherty
Cork City Council, CEO Representative: Paul Moynihan
Cork City Councillors: 3 Vacant
Representatives from each of
- Kerry 1 Donal Geaney
- Limerick 1 Vacant
- Tipperary 1 Vacant
- Waterford 1 Vacant
- Clare 1 Vacant
The General Council appoints a
President
- President Robert C. Harkin
- Deputy President Albert de Cogan
- Honorary Treasurer Peter O’Sullivan
- Honorary Secretary – Shane Kelly
The President acts as Chairperson of the General Council.
The Deputy President acts as Vice Chairperson of the General Council.
The President & Deputy President form part of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors is comprised of
- President – Chairperson – Robert Harkin
- Deputy President – Vice Chairperson – Albert de Cogan
And 5 other Elected Directors:
- Gerard Murphy
- Mary McGraw
- William Nicholson
- Paul Lynch
- Peter O’Sullivan
The Society Secretary holds the post of Secretary to the Company: Shane Kelly
The following Standing Committees / Sub Committees exist
Equine (Showing & Showjumping)
- Chairperson: John O’Sullivan
- Patrick McCarthy Annmarie Quin
- Kitty Cotter Mary McGrath
- Tony Hurley Bob O’Keeffe
- Noelle Reidy Donal O’Connor
- Roisín Shanahan Tadgh Quill Manley
- Tara Quill Manley Stephanie Quill
- Jim Willis Mary O’Sullivan
Bovine
- Chairperson: John Jeffery
- Jim Jeffery
- William Nicholson
- Albert de Cogan
- John Cahalane
- Eddie Barrett
- Tadgh Quill Manley
- George Jeffery
Canine – Pedigree
- Chairperson: Ann Ingram
- Secretary: Louise Casey
- Honorary President / Treasurer: Gerard Murphy
- Show Manager: Donal O’Connor
- PRO: Robert O’Sullivan
- Gillian O’Sullivan
- Ed Casey
- Barbara Maher
- Niamh Callaghan
- Helena Crowley
- Louise Maguire
Horticulture & Invertebrates
- Chairperson: Nicola Desmond
- Mary O’Brien
- Betty Daunt
- Rose Hickey
- Bridie Terry
- Eileen O’Brien
- Mary Sue O’Callaghan
Munster Dairy School & Agricultural Institute
- Chairperson: Albert de Cogan
- Eddie Barrett
- William Nicholson
- John Jeffery
- Gerard Murphy
Arts, Crafts, & Cookery
- Chairperson Elanor Calnan
- Kitty Cotter
- Catherine Cotter
- Betty Daunt
- Mary O’Sullivan
Poultry
- Chairperson: Morgan O’Donovan
- Gerard Knowles
Hounds & Pets Committee
- Chairperson: Donal O’Connor
- Tommy Wallace
- Richard Cowhig
- Julie Cowhig
Development of the Society
- Chairperson: Paul Lynch
- Gerard Murphy
- Dan Kelleher
- Donal O’Connor
- Damian Boylan
- Eddie Barrett
- Pat Geaney
- Peter O’Sullivan
- Shane Kelly
Science & Innovation
- Chairperson: Phil Verling
- Shane Kelly
- Daniel O’Brien
- Owen Hurley
- Michael Boyle
- Sarah Guerin
- Morgan O’Donovan
- Ray O’Connor
- J J O’Mahony
- Tommy Wallace
Elected Persons (including Co Opted) to Council
- Albert de Cogan – Deputy President
- Alan Coleman
- Ann Ingram - Canine Chairperson
- Annemarie Quinn
- Bob O'Keeffe
- Catherine Cotter
- Dan Kelleher
- Daniel O’Brien
- Damian Boylan
- Elanor Calnan – Arts & Crafts Chairperson
- Helena Crowley
- Jim Jeffery
- Jim Willis
- John O’Sullivan - Equine Chairperson
- Louisa Casey - Canine Secretary
- Mary McGraw - Director
- Mary O'Sullivan
- Michael Boyle
- Morgan O’Donovan – Poultry Chairperson
- Nicola Desmond – Horticulture & Invertebrates C/P
- Owen Hurley
- Pat Geaney
- Patrick McCarthy
- Paul Lynch – Society Development Chairperson
- Paul O’Flynn
- Peter O’Sullivan – Director / Treasurer
- Phil Verling - Science & Innovation Chairperson
- Raymond O’Connor
- Robert Harkin - President
- Roisin Shanahan
- Sarah Guerin
- Shane Kelly – Honorary Secretary
- Shane Kelly – Society / Company Secretary
- Tadgh Quill-Manley
- William Nicholson - Director
Marketing & Administration – Ann O’Mahony