Golf Ireland is the governing body for golf across the Island of Ireland, with 376 affiliated clubs and over 236,000 members.

Ann leads the organisation on golf being a sustainable sport, supports our clubs on their sustainability journey and our events on sustainable practices.

Ann has over 30 years business experience, with qualifications in business, corporate governance, sustainable finance, sustainable business development from Trinity and several courses with the Climate Ready Academy. Ann looks at sustainability through a business lens, whilst also protecting the environment.

On the golf side, she has been a member of her home club Killarney Golf and Fishing club since childhood and has been their Finance Director for 6 years and acted as Chairperson of the Board in 2018/2019.

Golf Ireland developed their sustainability strategy Drive the Green in collaboration with their stakeholders. This was launched in March 2024 and
put into action since.

Golf Ireland developed a bespoke Sustainability programme to support clubs – Golf Ireland’s leader’s programme offering free access to their experts on
biodiversity/ecology, energy, water, waste, funding, certification, data. You will hear more about this programme on the day.

Golf Ireland recently won The Irish Sports Federation awards as leading  governing body and the first ever sustainability category.

Ann led Golf Ireland’s sustainability dept to be shortlisted for 2 Sports Positive global awards for Transformation for their strategy Drive the Green and for Education and Training via their leader’s.
Golf Ireland were recently announced winner of Transformation category.

Golf Ireland became the 150 th signatory to Sports for Nature framework and formally welcomed at The EU Presidency Conference at Croke Park.

Ann works closely with Golf Ireland stakeholders both inside and outside golf and presents and goes on panels on both national and international events.