IPF Council 2025-2026
Council members are ordinary camera club members, elected by our member clubs to facilitate the running of the IPF and its various activities. They all give of their time, voluntarily, on your behalf. The Council is listed below and is comprised of the executive officers, officers and general council, many of whom carry multiple roles.
Council
Executive Officers
President – Ita Hegarty
Vice President – John Butler
Secretary – Suzanne Behan
Treasurer – Aida Best
Officers
Arthur Carron
(PRO)
Bob Morrison
(Distinctions Secretary)
Seamus O’Donoghue
(Competitions Chair)
Dominic Reddin
(Deputy Chair of Distinctions Assessment)
Paul Stanley
(FIAP Liason Officers & Chair of Distinctions Assessment)
General Council
Des Clinton
Michael Davitt
Margaret Finlay
Mark Gorman
John Lambe
Michael Linehan
Freddie McArdle (NE Region Rep.)
Breda McGuigan
Ger Mulhall
Ger O’Halloran (SACC Region Rep.)
Enda O’Loughlin
Bill Power
Denis Ryan
Louise Skelly (ME Region Rep.)
Sub Committees
The IPF council has a number of sub-committees, to whom it delegates responsibility for certain functions. These groups are accountable to Council and stand on a year-to-year basis. The committees and their members are as follows:
Distinctions Sub-Committee
Paul Stanley, Dominic Reddin, Bob Morrisson, Margaret Finlay, Bill Power, John Butler, Sheamus O’Donoghue, Ita Hegarty.
Competitions Sub-Committee
Sheamus O’Donohue, Suzanne Behan, Ita Hegarty, John Butler, Margaret Finlay, Louise Skelly, Freddie McArdle and Ger O’Halloran.
Awards Sub-Committee
Dominic Reddin, Bill Power, Sheamus O’Donohue, Ita Hegarty and Enda O’Loughlin.
Working Groups
ICT & Communications
Suzanne Behan, Ita Hegarty, Breda McGuigan, Michael Linehan and Mark Gorman.
Finance
Aida Best, Ita Hegarty, Denis Ryan, Margaret Finlay and Suzanne Behan.
Judges Selection
Paul Stanley, John Butler and Gabriel O’Shaughnessy (Advisor).
FIAP Selection
Paul Stanley, Dominic Reddin, Suzanne Behan, Helen Hanifin (Advisor) and Gabriel O’Shaughnessy (Advisor).