Eugene Drennan announced as new IRHA President

Following confirmation by Council Members of the Irish Road haulage Association (IRHA), Eugene Drennan from Ennis, County Clare has been elected as the new IRHA President.

Eugene, Managing Director of Spa Transport has been a leading light in the road haulage industry and is a prominent member of the IRHA for many years.

On his election as IRHA President, Eugene said: “I am honoured with the fulsome support I received when allowing my name to go forward for this position.  I never expected or predicted that I would be in this position and yet circumstances have been such that this has transpired. I wish to thank fellow members and drivers for their work at this time. Myself and the members of the Management Team really appreciate the enormous effort and work ethic of the hauliers and all their drivers and what they are doing on behalf of Ireland. I wish you all good health and look forward to meeting at the earliest allowed opportunity to assess the overall situation for transport and plan a way forward for our industry and our organisation. Ireland will be different post-COVID-19.”

The Council also ratified the election of Paul Jackman (Waterford) to the position of Vice-President and Pat O’Donovan (Cork) to the position of Deputy Vice President.