Meet the team
Football Republic is a small but rapidly growing team of passionate professionals. Take a look at our founding story below. This is the last line of defence at Ireland’s most unique football platform!
Conor Prizeman
Published videographer, photographer and feature writer, Conor Prizeman is Head of Tech at Football Republic. With visual works featured in RTE, Evoke, Sunday World, Her.ie, Dublin City ETB and more, Conor is interested in technical media production, visual media in particular.
Conor manages a diverse clientele list, working on a plethora of productions, such as a podcast, commercial videography and photography as well as web development and design. For this project, Conor designed and launched the official FootballRepublic.ie website.
Jack Whelan
Award-nominated sports writer and multi-discplined media production professional, Jack Whelan is the Head of Content for Football Republic.
The Laois native has been interested in soccer from a young age and has written content for Laois Today, Synthetica.com and worked as a correspondent for RTE during the 2024 General Elections.
Paul Stafford
Paul Stafford is an education professional, community leader, and project manager with a background in media and sports communication. He is a graduate of Ballyfermot College of Further Education and Dublin City University, with a degree in Media Production Management.
Paul previously served as an Education Officer with the Road Safety Authority, delivering workshops across mainstream and special education settings, training volunteers, and collaborating with local authorities and An Garda Síochána.
He currently works as a Community Project Manager, coordinating multi-agency services across healthcare and legal sectors, managing operations, reporting, and stakeholder relationships. He also led regional volunteer development initiatives with ALONE.
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