History

The Connacht Council has been active and vibrant since 1950 although the exact date of foundation goes back as far as 1929 (see below)

The following are the sequence of officers since 1950 is

Chair

Fr J Roddy (Sligo)
Fr Kevin Ryle (Galway)
Fr Des Fahey (Mayo)
Jim Quinn (Mayo)
Bill Chambers (Sligo)
Fabian Walsh (Roscommon)
Michael O’Brien (Leitrim)
Martin Carty (Galway)
19XX – 1997 Fabian Walsh (Roscommon)
1998 – 2002 John Conlon (Sligo)
2003 – 2008 John Connolly (Leitrim)
2009 – 2016 Terry Hayes (Sligo)
2017 – Brian Bruton (Galway)

Secretary

Sargent E Potter (Sligo)
1952 – 19XX Fr Kevin Ryle (Galway)
Liam McHale (Mayo)
Ronnie Long (Galway)
1965 – 1970 Padraig Griffin (Leitrim)
Liam Kavanagh (Galway)
Fabian Walsh (Roscommon)
Val Murray (Mayo)
1983 – 1987 Patricia Griffin (Leitrim)
Tom Harrison (Roscommon)
Fabian Walsh (Roscommon)
19XX – 1997 Michael O’Hart (Sligo)
1998 – 2010 Ann McHugh (Sligo)
2011 – Amanda Hynes (Mayo)

Treasurer

Sean Forde (Prov. Bank)
19XX – 2017 Dermot McNamara
2018 – 2018 Brian Quigley
2019 – Anne McHugh

Connacht Athletics Historical Press

Foundation of Connacht Council NACA – July 1929 (Leitrim Observer Saturday July 13th 1929)
Report from the Connacht Council AGM held Saturday 22nd December 1930 (Connaught Telegraph – Saturday December 27th 1930)
From Evening Herald – November 18th 1955