Honorary Membership is awarded to SSI members deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to the development of higher education sport on the island.
This category of membership has been developed in recent years to actively encourage the retention of colleagues who as members of ISSA, CUSAI and SSI in various institutions of higher education have developed significant experience, expertise, knowledge, and information relating to higher education sport and physical activity.
Honorary Members are entitled to attend SSI General Meetings, up to two representatives of the college of Honorary Members can vote at the AGM while up to one Honorary Member can be appointed to the SSI Board at any one time.
In recognition of their outstanding contribution to the development of third level sport on the island of Ireland, the following colleagues have been awarded Honorary Membership of Student Sport Ireland:
Hon. Member |
College |
Kevin Barnes |
University College Dublin |
Dave Billings (RIP) |
University College Dublin |
Seamus Byrne |
Dublin IT |
Philip Carson |
University of Ulster Coleraine |
Carson Clarke (RIP) |
Ulster University |
Noel Collins |
Cork Institute of Technology |
Maureen Cusdin |
Queen’s University Belfast |
Dr Paul Donnelly |
Ulster University |
Kieran Dowd |
University College Cork |
Cathy Gallagher |
Trinity College Dublin |
Paddy Gallagher |
Letterkenny Institute of Technology |
Gerry Horkan |
University College Dublin |
Brendan Johnston (RIP) |
Dundalk IT |
John Kerrane |
Dublin City University |
Josh Lapsley |
Ulster University |
Carmel Lynch |
IT Carlow |
David Mahedy |
University of Limerick |
Terry McAuley |
Trinity College Dublin |
Herbie McClelland |
TU Dublin |
Trish McFarland |
Ulster University |
Patsy McGonagle |
Letterkenny IT |
Liz McLaughlin |
Queen’s University Belfast |
Brian Mullins (RIP) |
University College Dublin |
Prof. Patrick Meenan (RIP) |
University College Dublin |
Richard O’Hara |
Athlone IT |
Dr Tony O’Neill (RIP) |
University College Dublin |
Tony Regan |
NUI Galway |
Frank Ryan |
Galway Mayo IT |
Cyril Smyth |
Trinity College Dublin |
Dr Tom Stark |
UU Coleraine |
Peter Smyth |
Sport Ireland |
Prof. Trevor West (RIP) |
Trinity College Dublin |
Michael Whelan |
Dublin IT |
Joanne Wylde (RIP) |
Trinity College Dublin |