A member of Old Belvedere RFC, he is chairman and senior partner of KMCS (Keogh - McConnell), Construction and Project Cost Management Company.

He played openside wing forward for Old Belvedere RFC between 1963 and 1976 and was club captain in the seasons 1971/'72 and 1972/'73, winning a Leinster Senior Cup medal in 1968.

A delegate to the Leinster Branch since 1988, he was elected Leinster Branch President in the 1994/'95 season. A member of the IRFU Committee since 1995/'96, he has served on a variety of committees and is the current chairman of the marketing and commercial committee.