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Governance Structure

Chairperson: Feargal O'Rourke

Director General: Alex White

Board of Directors: Brian Daly, Declan Kelleher, Sinéad McSweeney, Sheila Nunan, Nora Owen, Michael Patten, Dr Orlaigh Quinn, Marie Sinnott, Leo Varadkar.

Our board members’ biographies are listed here

Company Secretary: Marie Sinnott

Treasurer: Maeve Carton

Fellows: Tony Brown, Pat Cox, Marie Cross, Paul Gallagher, Eamon Gilmore, Katherine Meenan, Pádraig Murphy

Comité d’Honneur: Enda Kenny, David Byrne, Brian Cowen, Pat Cox, Ray MacSharry, Charles McCreevy, Mary Robinson, Mary McAleese, Bertie Ahern and Maire Geoghegan Quinn

Honorary Life Members: Adrian Burke, Professor Patrick Keatinge, Dr Con Power, Dr David Williamson and Geraldine Byrne Nason