Governance

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:
 
The management of the Institute is controlled by the Chairman, Brendan Halligan, and the Director General, Jill Donoghue.

Board of Directors:

Chairperson: Brendan Halligan
Vice Chair Persons: Adrian Burke, Noreen Kearney, Katherine Meenan, Brian Farrell, Terry Stewart, Joe Brosnan
Secretary: Andrew Clarke
Treasurer: Tom Haughey

Honorary Positions: 

Patron: Mary McAleese, President of Ireland
Honorary President: Dr. Garret FitzGerald, former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland
Members of the Comite d'Honneur: Brian Cowen, T.D., An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, T.D., former Taoiseach, Charles McCreevy, European Commissioner for Internal Trade, John Bruton, former Taoiseach, Albert Reynolds, former Taoiseach, Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, Pat Cox, former President of the European Parliament, Richard Burke, former European Commissioner, David Byrne, former European Commissioner, Padraig Flynn, former European Commissioner, Ray MacSharry, former European Commissioner, Micheal O'Kennedy, former European Commissioner, Peter Sutherland, former European Commissioner.

Executive Committee:

Adrian Burke, Andrew McDowell, Andrew O’Rourke, Andrew  Clarke, Benoit Keane, Billy Attley, Brendan Halligan, Brendan Keenan, Brian Callanan, Brigid Laffan,Con Lucey, Dan Mulhall, David Croughan, Denis O’Leary, Elizabeth Meehan, Etain Doyle, Eugene Regan, Francis Jacobs, Garret FitzGerald, Helene Conway, Jill Donoghue, Jim O’Brien, Joe Brosnan, John Callinan, Katherine Meenan, Lochlann Quinn, Manus O’Riordan, Martin Mackin,, Martin Territt, Michael Hoey, Michael Tutty, Niall Greene, Noel Dorr, Noreen Kearney, Pat Cox, Patrick Keatinge, Paul Gillespie, Peter Brennan, Peter Cassells, Rory  O’Donnell, Ruairi QuinnTD, Seamus  Mulconry, Terry Stewart, Tom  Haughey, Tony Brown, Tony McClafferty, Una McGurk,