++ Temporarily self-suspended
Education
Institute of Property Valuers
Career
Company Director (Property)
Sports practised
Judo, soccer, squash, tennis, golf
Sports career
Judo black belt; represented Ireland internationally
Sports administration
Honorary Life President of the Irish Judo Association; President of the Olympic Council of Ireland (1989-2017); Chef de Mission at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad in 1988 in Seoul and at the Games of the XXV Olympiad in 1992 Barcelona; Vice-President (1997-2001), Secretary General (2001-2006) then President (2006-) of the European Olympic Committees (EOC); Member of the Executive Council of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) (1994-); Senior Vice-President of the ANOC (2006-)
IOC History
Member the Executive Board (2012-2017): member of the following Commissions: Marketing (1996 then 2002-2018), Olympic Solidarity (1996-2017), “IOC 2000” (1999), Olympic Games Study (2002-2003), 2009 Congress (2006-2009), Coordination for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad Rio 2016 (2010-2016), Public Affairs and Social Development through Sport (2015-2018); Delegate Member for Autonomy (2014-)