12th April 2025
Dear All,
As you know, Hockey Ireland is required to hold its meeting before 31 May of each year at a time and place determined by the Board. We are looking forward to seeing you all at this year’s AGM, and would like to take the opportunity to provide you with the key dates, deadlines and information for the hockey community to consider as part of your preparation for the Hockey Ireland AGM.
2025 National AGM date
The 2025 National AGM will take place online at 11am on Sunday 25th May 2025.
Delegates
Full Members, Honorary Members and Associate Members will be invited to register their delegates / attendances closer to the time, and we will be in touch with you about the process for this not more than 21 days out from the AGM. Under our bye laws, each Full Member is permitted to nominate one authorised delegate to attend, speak and vote at the AGM.
Business of the AGM
The formal agenda and papers will be circulated at least 21 days before the meeting. The business of the AGM includes, but is not limited to:
- The approval of the minutes of the previous AGM;
- Matters arising;
- Annual Report of the Board of Directors;
- Financial Report with Audited Accounts;
- Roll Call;
- Proposals for amendments to the Articles of Association;
- Proposals for amendments to Byelaws of the Association;
- The election of the President;
- The election of the Vice President;
- Election of up to twelve members of the Board;
- The recording of the level of Affiliation Fees for the following season as determined by the Board;
- Appointment of Auditors; and
- General business of which due notice has been given.
Deadline for submission of Nominations and Resolutions – 27 April 2025
As outlined in section 7 of the Hockey Ireland Bye Laws:
- Nominations (for election to the roles of Board Member, President and Vice President, and consideration for appointment to committees); and
- Resolutions (to amend the Articles of Association, Memorandum of Association, or Bye Laws of Hockey Ireland or for consideration under General Business at the AGM),
must be submitted to the CEO by email to anne.mccormack@hockey.ie no later than 28 days prior to the AGM (27th April 2025), together with evidence that all requirements of the Bye Laws have been complied with.
The Constitution and Bye Laws are available at www.hockey.ie. If you have any questions about how to comply with the Bye Laws, please do not hesitate to contact us. We also welcome engagement about any nominations or resolutions prior to their submission, as it allows us the opportunity to help any proposals be crafted by reference to the full context of the Hockey Ireland strategy.
With regard to nominations for Board positions, following engagement with the Provincial Branches, as part of our commitment to (i) best practice in governance and (ii) full compliance with the Governance Code for Sport, the Governance Committee have completed a robust and impartial selection process for Board candidates to proceed to nomination which has focussed on filling key skills gaps to ensure that Hockey Ireland is well placed to achieve its strategic goals. We would like to thank those of you across the hockey community for participating in this process.
I have questions that aren’t answered here?
We will be providing you with more information over the coming weeks, but please feel free to contact Anne McCormack (CE0)– anne.mccormack@hockey.ie if you have any queries.