The Chairperson of the PRCA works with a voluntary board and the PRCA’s CEO to achieve its workplan over the course of the year.

Since the organisation’s foundation in 1989, the following people have held the position of PRCA Chairperson:

  • Jim Milton – 1989-90
  • Eileen Gleeson – 1991
  • Jim Rowe – 1992
  • Seán O’Riordáin – 1993
  • Jim Walsh – 1994
  • Roddy Guiney – 1995
  • Noel Gilmore – 1996
  • Betty Griffin – 1997
  • Michael Moloney – 1998
  • John McMahon – 1999
  • Fiona Gillespie – 2000
  • John Saunders – 2001-02
  • Hugh Gillanders – 2003-04
  • Carol Flynn – 2005-06
  • Paul Allen – 2007-08
  • Tim Kinsella – 2008-09
  • Ann-Marie O’Sullivan – 2009-10
  • Laurie Mannix – 2011-12
  • Nigel Heneghan – 2013-14
  • Sharon Muphy – 2015-16
  • Rhona Blake – 2017-19
  • Mari O’Leary – 2019-21
  • Owen Cullen – 2021-23

Martina Quinn was elected as Chairperson at the PRCA’s AGM held in February 2023. Her two-year term concludes in March 2025.