1916–1921 Club

Past presidents

The presidents of the 1916–1921 Club, from its first President, M.W. Reilly, to Jim Doyle, who served until 2026.

The Club’s presidents have included veterans of the revolutionary period, retired Defence Forces officers and people active in Irish public and cultural life. The following chronology records their terms of office.

Presidents of the 1916–1921 Club
PresidentTerm
M.W. O’Reilly1945–1955
Seán McGarry1955–1957
Eamon Morkan1957–1958
B.C. Byrne1958–1959
S. Murphy1959–1960
J. Guilfoyle1960–1962
S. Kavanagh1962–1963
Eamon Broy1963–1964
Risteard Ó hÉigeartuigh1965–1966
J.A. Sweeney1966–1967
Dr. D. Reddin1967–1968
James Henry1968–1969
Martin A. Walton1969–1970
Col. Dan Bryan1970–1971
Peadar Glynn1971–1972
Tom Gunn1973–1974
Frank Robbins1974–1975
Comdt D.V. Horgan1975–1976
Tomás O hEibigh1976–1977
Martin Bell1977–1978
Seán Clancy1978–1980
Vincent Byrne1980–1981
H. Rooney1981–1982
Donal MacDevitt1982–1983
Seán MacBride1983–1984
Michael McMahon1984–1985
Gen. Michael Costello1985–1986
Gen. Seán Mac Eoin1986–1987
Eoghan O’Neill1987–1988
Seán Sheridan1988–1989
Gen. Jack Gallagher1989–1990
Capt. James Kelly1990–1991
T.P. O’Neill1991–1992
Pádraig O’Fianín1992–1993
Ernest Cowan1993–1994
Capt. James Kelly1994–1996
Seán O’Mahony1996–1998
Máire Uí Nualláin1998–1999
Michael MacEvilly1999–2001
Capt. James Kelly2001–2002
Nora Comiskey2002–2004
Gerry Callinan2004–2005
Pádraig Beirne2005–2007
Seán O’Mahony2007–2009
Nora Comiskey2009–2016
Jim Doyle2016–2026
The Club’s presidential chain of office, with discs recording former presidents.
The presidential chain of office.
Captain Martin Bell wearing the Club’s presidential chain.
Captain Martin Bell, President of the Club in 1977–78, wearing the chain of office.