OLYMPIC HANDBALL IRELAND - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Coaching Committee
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Coaching Committee
- Technical Director
- Technical Director in 2015 and Was Appointed to the Board
Andrea became the IOHA's Technical Director in 2015 and was appointed to the Board in 2017. Andrea has nearly 20 years experience of handball in Ireland having moved here to study in UCD in the 90's from his native Italy. In 2017 he qualified as an EHF Master Coach having achieved all the other various Coaching Awards. He is also the head coach of Astra Handball Club.
Job Titles:
- Professional Staff Member
- Development Officer - Women in Sport Lead
Caroline Nerbas is an Olympic Handball athlete for almost 20 years and her passion for sports made her choose Physical Education as a career.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Appointed Board Member of the Irish Olympic Handball Association
Daniela O'Sullivan is the newly appointed Board Member of the Irish Olympic Handball Association (IOHA) appointed in 2023. Daniela's passion for handball started at a young age in school, she then went on to play Olympic Handball for 5 years in her home country of Brazil. She moved to Ireland in 2011, and has been playing handball in Ireland for the past 5 years.
Daniela was appointed to the Board of Directors due to her extensive experience and expertise in marketing. Bringing 15+ years of knowledge and skills in areas such as advertising, branding, and promotions, she will support IOHA in successfully creating and delivering a strategic marketing plan.
Job Titles:
- Development Officer
- Professional Staff Member
- Development Officer for the Irish Olympic Handball Association Northern
Olympic Handball Ireland is registered as a limited company, with its Articles and Memorandums of Association follow normal sporting practice as laid out by the ISC.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Member of the Board of Directors
- President
Job Titles:
- Member of the Coaching Committee
- Operations Director
- Professional Staff Member
He first gained an interest in Olympic handball when he was 4/5 years old. The interest quickly developed into a passion and since then - 30 years later - he has been dedicated to this fantastic sport, whether as a player, referee, coach, or educator.
His journey began when he initially started playing handball in his hometown club for fun, following
the footsteps of his father, aunts and before them his grandfather. As such, Olympic Handball was a meaningful and easy choice for him and that developed the foundations for his chosen career path in the area of sports in 2003/2004. This path was obvious for him, as he considers himself to have a natural ability to coach, lead and motivate people to understand and trust in the methods, principals, and benefits of team sports by sharing his love by the sport with others.
After obtaining a degree in Sports Science and a master's degree in Physical Education from Faculty of Sports from Porto University (Portugal), he decided to come to Ireland in 2013 and since then he has been involved in the sports field. He has worked as a coach, manager, development officer in different sport modalities. He has also played and refereed Handball in Ireland for a short period of time, having then become involved with Olympic Handball Ireland on a volunteer basis and after as an employee.
He is optimistic that he can help to shape the future of Olympic Handball Ireland.
Job Titles:
- Secretary of the Board of Directors
Michael Moloney was first elected to the Board of the IOHA in 2008 and became Secretary in 2009. He was re-elected for a second term in 2016. Michael was a founding member of Lughnasa Handball Club and a former captain of the U-21 and Senior Men's National team, he has also coached U-16 and U-17 Boys National Team Squads.
Michael is also the IOHA Anti-Doping Officer since Jun 2013.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors