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10 listed seats

Prof. Cathal O'Donoghue Chair Chairperson 2021–2026 term ended
Beatrice Kelly Board Member 2022–2027
Bernard Whelan Board Member 2024–2029
Dr. Barra O’Donnabhain Board Member 2025–2028 first appointed 2020
Dr. Ciaran Byrne Board Member 2022–2027
Dr. Claudia Kinmonth Board Member 2021–2026 term ended
Kieran Dowdall Board Member 2024–2029
Prof. Geraldine Sheridan Board Member 2021–2026 term ended
Rowena Neville Board Member 2023–2028
Suzanne Costello Board Member 2023–2028

About this record

This is the State Boards register as published: every board listed under every government department on the official site. Appointments and vacancies change over time, so this is a snapshot of the register on the date shown, not a live feed.

People are shown as named on the board record. Ireland publishes no person identifier alongside these appointments, so this register does not claim that the same name on two boards is the same person.

Source: membership.stateboards.ie, the State Boards membership register published by the Government of Ireland, retrieved 23rd July 2026. Reproduced as published, in our own structure and wording. An independent register, not affiliated with any government department. For information only.