Governance
The O'Malley Clan Association is an unicorporated voluntary association founded in 1953. It is currently governed under a constitution adopted by the Clan at the Annual General Meeting in 2022 and amended at the AGM in 2025.
The Constitution provides for a Council of former Chieftains chaired by the Guardian Chieftain, an annually appointed Chieftain and Tanaiste, a Treasurer, Recording Secretary and a Membership Registrar. The council may co-opt other people to the committee as they see fit. The Tanaiste is elected by the members at the Annual General Meeting and succeeds as Chieftain one year later. All other officers are elected by the Council members for a term of three years, except for the Guardian Chieftain who serves for four years.
The main objectives are as follows:
- The O'Malley Clan Association is an association of people bearing the O'Malley name, their spouses, relatives, and friends.
- The purpose of the association is to promote friendship between the members, knowledge of the history of the clan, and loyalty to its traditions.
- Friendship between the members is fostered by the Annual Clan Gathering, which strives to attract participants from the home country and overseas.
- Knowledge of the history of the Clan is fostered by visits to places associated with the clan, and by the sale of publications dealing with Clan history.
- Loyalty to the Clan's traditions is fostered by encouraging the members to cherish the Clan heritage by watching over the surviving monuments associated with the clan heritage.
Chieftain: Denise O'Malley
Tánaiste: Don O'Malley
Guardian Chieftain: Brendan O'Malley