May 2, 2017:

Kay Murphy Elected President

Kay Murphy, Vice-President of Active Retirement Ireland from 2016-2017, was elected President of the organisation at the Annual General Meeting in the Mount Wolseley Hotel, County Carlow, last week.

Ms. Murphy, a member of Shannon Active Retirement in Co. Clare, topped the poll and beat her opponents, North West Region Development Officer Kevin Monaghan and former President, Vice-President and Treasurer Kevin Molloy.

Ms. Murphy has been an active member of ARI since 1998 and has been involved at all levels and held all positions both at local and regional since. She has been on the board since September 2013. Kay is a founder member of 3 ARAs in the Mid-West Region.

In her working life, Kay worked in Finance and ran her own business. She has 5 boys and 3 grandchildren and she feels that Active Retirement has made this stage of her life complete.

She will be joined on the 2017 Board by newly elected Vice-President Michael Maher, Secretary Fran Quaid and board member Anne Drury, as well as returning Treasurer John Noel Cronin and board members Susan McDonagh, Nick Condon and Pat Cussen.

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