Tom Daly

Dr. Tom Daly had a career in education and worked for agencies such as the National Centre for Technology in Education and the Special Education Support Service, focusing on areas such as digital technologies and special education. He led various national and EU projects and also studied, researched, especially the field of institutional culture and change management, and earned post-graduate degrees from UL and UCC. Following retirement he continued working in a consultancy basis and lectured part-time at UL. He also has had a long involvement in community and voluntary work. Tom is currently Secretary of Killarney Cycling Club and prior to that was involved in Kanturk Cycling Club in various roles for many years. He was previously Secretary of Cycling Munster. He spearheaded the adoption of Masters category National Championships in 2013 and established the Irish Cycling Archive at UCD in 2019. He is author of 'The Rás: The Story of Ireland's Unique Bike Race' and received an Outstanding Services Award from Cycling Ireland in 2019. He has written on coaching and other cycling matters for a number of international and domestic publications and worked on various media projects related to Irish cycling history. He has won a number of Masters National Championships and continues to be an active leisure and competitive cyclist.