The Honourable
The Irish Society
Organisation & Structure
The Court of The Honourable The Irish Society is effectively a Board of Trustees chaired by the Governor, traditionally a former Lord Mayor of London, an elected Deputy Governor and Members of the Court of Aldermen and Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation.
The Grant-giving forum is the Local Advisory Committee which meets regularly in County Londonderry for that purpose and is administered by the Secretary & Representative. It consists of several Councillors from and the Chief Executive Officers of Causeway Coast & Glens Borough, Derry City & Strabane District and Mid-Ulster District Councils and is chaired by the Governor or Deputy Governor when present or – in their absence – the Society’s Secretary & Representative. The Mayor of Derry City is also a member of the Committee.
The Society’s fishing interests in the River Bann System – in particular on the Mourne and Foyle rivers – are overseen by a subsidiary Bann Division Committee, also administered by the Secretary & Representative and whose members, including those with particular game fishing expertise, are split between London and Londonderry.
Financial supervision rests with the Finance Committee which reports regularly to the Court of The Irish Society and consists of a Chairman and, currently, several Members and ex-officio Members.
Following the grant of the Supplemental Charter by the Privy Council in 2012, the number of Trustees of the Court reduced from 25 Members to 15 Members serving slightly longer terms.
Governor
The Rt Hon. The Lord Mayor, Alderman William Anthony Bowater Russell
Deputy Governor
Wendy Hyde, Deputy
Aldermen
Gregory Jones, QC
Nicholas Stephen Leland Lyons
Common Councilmen
John David Absalom, Deputy
Simon D’Olier Duckworth, OBE, DL
Peter Gerard Dunphy
Christopher Michael Hayward, Sheriff
Vivienne Littlechild, MBE, JP
Charles Edward Lord, OBE, JP, Deputy
Hugh Fenton Morris, Deputy
James Henry George Pollard, Deputy
Ian Christopher Norman Seaton, MBE
Jeremy Lewis Simons, OBE, MSc
Philip Woodhouse, Deputy
The Honourable The Irish Society
The Rt Hon. The Lord Mayor, Alderman William Russell – Governor
Wendy Hyde, Deputy – Deputy Governor
Peter Gerard Dunphy – Immediate Past Deputy Governor
Edward Montgomery, MBE, DL – Secretary & NI Representative
Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council
Cllr Richard Holmes (UUP, Bann) – Mayor
Alderman Norman Hillis (UUP, Causeway)
Cllr Yvonne Boyle (Alliance, Coleraine)
Cllr George Duddy (DUP, Coleraine)
Mr David Jackson, MBE – Clerk & Chief Executive
Derry City & Strabane District Council
Alderman Graham Warke (DUP, Faughan) – Mayor
Cllr Angela Dobbins (SDLP, Ballyarnett)
Alderman Darren Guy (UUP, Waterside)
Alderman Hilary McClintock (DUP, Waterside)
Mr John Kelpie – Chief Executive Officer
Mid-Ulster District Council
Cllr Kyle Black (DUP, Maghera)
Cllr Brian McGuigan (SF, Carntogher)
Chairman
James Henry George Pollard, Deputy
Deputy Chairman
TBC
Other London Members
Vivienne Littlechild, JP, MBE
Charles Edward Lord, OBE, JP, Deputy
Jeremy Lewis Simons, OBE, MSc
Philip Woodhouse, Deputy
Northern Ireland Members
David Isaac Agnew
Derek Buckley
Catherine Deery
David Laughlin
Mark Horton, MBE
Jim Wilson
Secretary & NI Representative
Edward Montgomery, MBE, DL
Chairman
Wendy Hyde, Deputy
Deputy Chairman
Peter Gerard Dunphy
Members
Simon D’Olier Duckworth, OBE, DL
Alderman Nicholas Stephen Leland Lyons
James Henry George Pollard, Deputy
Ian Christopher Norman Seaton, MBE
Philip Woodhouse, Deputy
Secretary
Edward Montgomery, MBE, DL
Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements
The Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ending
30 April 2021 can be viewed here
The Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ending
30 April 2020 can be viewed here.
The Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ending
30 April 2019 can be viewed here.
The Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ending
30 April 2018 can be viewed here.
The Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ending
30 April 2017 can be viewed here.
The Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ending
30 April 2016 can be viewed here.
The Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ending
30 April 2015 can be viewed here.
The Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ending
30 April 2014 can be viewed here.