At the 2017 Cycling Ireland AGM the appointment of Brendan Tallon to the Board of Directors was announced.
Brendan is a native of, and lives in County Kildare where he is a founding partner in a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants and Business Advisors. Brendan, a qualified accountant, is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Accountants and holds an MBA with distinction from Oxford Brookes University. He is a panel member of the Business Leaders’ Forum of the ACCA and chairman of a nursing home operator in the Leinster region.
A keen leisure cyclist, Brendan is a founder and volunteer organiser of the Leinster Loop, Ireland’s premier charity cycle sportive and a multi nominated Cycling Ireland best leisure event.
Speaking about the appointment of Brendan Tallon to the Board, Cycling Ireland President Ciaran McKenna said – “We are delighted to welcome Brendan to the board of Cycling Ireland, and we look forward to working with him. Brendan has a wealth of experience in cycling, and in particular in the leisure cycling realm, and brings with him expertise in both business and sport administration.”
Tallon looks forward to joining the Board of Cycling Ireland – “I am honoured to join the Board of Directors of Cycling Ireland and look forward to contributing to the future direction and advancement of the organisation. I have a great interest and respect for leisure cyclists and believe leisure cyclists represent an important element of the membership of Cycling Ireland.”
“I am keen to work on the reconstitution of the Leisure Commission and the building of sustainable structures for its future, in order to serve leisure cyclists and enhance their experience of and engagement with Cycling Ireland. I am also excited by the potential of an indoor velodrome here in Ireland and believe strongly it will be a pivotal development in the future of Irish cycling. In this regard I look forward to working with the Board and other stakeholders to make the indoor velodrome a reality”.