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Legal Status
The Institute of European Affairs was founded in 1991 as a self-governing body. The Institute is a registered, independent charity, and is independent of all political, economic and social interests. The Institute represents no sectoral viewpoint and expresses no corporate views of its own. Views expressed in the Institute's publications and at its conferences, seminars and briefings are those of the authors and speakers.
Governance Structure
Patron: Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland
Chairperson: Brendan Halligan
Director General: Dáithí O’Ceallaigh
Director of Research: Jill Donoghue
Administrator: Fionnuala Keane
Financial Controller: Janice Epstein
Board of Directors: Billy Attley, Joe Brosnan, Anthony Brown, Adrian Burke, Andrew Clarke, Niall Greene, Brendan Halligan, Tom Haughey, Noreen Kearney, Katherine Meenan, Brigid Laffan, Con Lucey, Michael Meagher
Secretary: Andrew Clarke
Treasurer: Tom Haughey
Comité d’Honneur: Enda Kenny, Richard Burke, John Bruton, David Byrne, Brian Cowen, Pat Cox, Ray MacSharry, Charles McCreevy, Michael O’Kennedy, Mary Robinson, Peter Sutherland
Honorary Life Members: Adrian Burke, Professor Patrick Keatinge, Dr Tomás Ó Cofaigh, Derry O‘Hegarty, Dr Con Power, Albert Reynolds, Dr David Williamson.