Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting (the “AGM”) of the Irish Wildbird Conservancy (the “Company”) will be held at 7.00pm sharp on Tuesday, 17th June 2025.
The meeting will be held online only. Holding the AGM in this manner, and notifying the members accordingly, is permitted under the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid 19) Act 2020. Please click here to access the Zoom link for the online meeting (you must be logged in as a member in order to access it).
Members of BirdWatch Ireland should go to the Company website, www.birdwatchireland.ie, and log in to their account to access the details needed to join the meeting. Documents related to the AGM will also be available to members on the website.
In accordance with Article 16 of the Company’s Articles of Association, Alan Mulligan will fall to retire as a member of the Board at this AGM. In accordance with Article 18 of the Company’s Articles of Association, the Chairman of the Board, Jim Fitzharris, will fall to retire at this AGM and is not eligible for re-election. Alan Mulligan has agreed to put his name forward as a candidate for the post of Chairman and the Board is pleased to nominate him as the new Chairman of the Company.
In accordance with Article 16 of the Company’s Articles of Association, Conor O’Brien will also fall to retire as a member of the Board at this AGM. Conor O’Brien is willing to remain on the Board and is eligible for re-election. Accordingly, the Board is pleased to nominate him for re‑election.
The Board wishes to nominate Lorraine Benson and Micheál O’Briain as new Directors of the Company. The number of nominations for the Board is equal to the number of vacancies on the Board.
In accordance with Article 7 (c) of the Company’s Articles of Association, any Member entitled to attend and vote at the AGM is entitled to appoint a proxy. That proxy need not be a Member. The procedure for Voting by Proxy is laid out in Article 13 of the Company’s Articles of Association. Proxy votes in respect of the 2025 AGM must be received at the registered office of the Company by 17:00 (5 pm) on Friday, 13th June 2025.
The following documents are currently available for members to download:
- Minutes of the 2024 AGM;
- Financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31st December 2024;
- Abridged financial statements for BWI Retail and Services Ltd. for the year ended 31st December 2024;
- BirdWatch Ireland’s Annual Report 2024;
- Branch Reports for 2025 AGM;
- Memorandum & Articles of Association (2023); and
- Form of Proxy for the AGM.
Alternatively, to obtain copies of any of these documents, please send an email to secretary@birdwatchireland.ie after 1st June 2025.
A summary of the Company’s financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2024 will be included in the Summer 2025 issue of Wings magazine.
The agenda is as follows:
- To consider the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 21st August 2024.
- To review the Annual Report of the Board for the year ended 31st December 2024.
- To consider the financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31st December 2024 together with the reports of the directors and the statutory auditor thereon.
- To authorise the Board to fix the remuneration of the statutory auditor.
- To elect Alan Mulligan as Chairman.
- (a). To re-elect Conor O’Brien as a Director.
(b). To elect Loraine Benson as a Director.
(c). To elect Micheál O’Briain as a Director. - To receive reports from the Branches.
- To transact any other business as may be transacted at an annual general meeting.
By order of the Board
Jonathan Taylor
Secretary
BirdWatch Ireland
Unit 20, Block D
Bullford Business Campus
Kilcoole, Co Wicklow
A63 RW83
1st May 2025
