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Staff and adviser lists

A list of contact details for Arts Council staff and advisers.

If you are calling from outside Ireland, please use your international dialing code + the country code for Ireland (353) + city code for Dublin (1).

For example to contact the Arts Council reception dial: + 353 1 618 02 00

Architecture

Head	Claire Doyle	(01) 618 0280
Officer	Kate O'Donnell	(01) 618 0236
Assistant	Kate O'Donnell	(01) 618 0236
Adviser	Emmett Scanlon	(01) 618 0200
General Enquiries	Kate O'Donnell	(01) 618 0236

Arts participation

Head	Liz Powell	(01) 618 0215
Officer	Eimear Harte	(01) 618 0208
Adviser	Ann O'Connor	(01) 618 0200

Circus

Head (part-time)	Davide Terlingo	(01) 619 7803
Officer	Kevin Healy	(01) 618 0275
Assistant	Maeve Giles	(01) 618 0220
Adviser	Verena Cornwall	(01) 618 0200
General Enquiries	Maeve Giles	(01) 618 0220

Corporate services

Corporate Services Director	Aidan Burke	(01) 618 0276
Officer	Kevin Healy	(01) 618 0275

Dance

Head (part-time)	Davide Terlingo	(01) 619 7803
Officer	Aine Kelly	(01) 618 0254
Assistant (part-time)	Elaine Connolly	(01) 618 0229
Adviser	Victoria O'Brien	(01) 618 0200
Adviser	David Purnell	(01) 618 0200
General Enquiries (part-time)	Elaine Connolly	(01) 618 0229

Festivals and events

Head	Úna McCarthy	(01) 618 0272
Officer	Regina O'Shea	(01) 618 0260
Assistant	Natalie Byrne	(01) 618 0284
General Enquiries	Natalie Byrne	(01) 618 0284

Film

Head (part-time)	Fionnuala Sweeney	(01) 618 0279
Officer	Karen Whelan	(01) 619 7805
Assistant	Jennifer Lawless	(01) 618 0250
Adviser	Maretta Dillon	(01) 618 0200
General Enquiries	Jennifer Lawless	(01) 618 0250
General Enquiries	Karen Whelan	(01) 619 7805

Finance

Finance Director & Company Secretary	Martin O'Sullivan	(01) 618 0211
Finance manager	Frank Keogh	(01) 618 0203
Officer (part-time)	Ciara Branagan	(01) 618 0239
Assistant	Sergiu Marian	(01) 618 0255
General Enquiries	Sergiu Marian	(01) 618 0255

Grants and awards

Officer	Gillian Drew	(01) 618 0214
Assistant (part-time)	Sharon McGrane	(01) 618 0259

Human resources

Head	Mary FitzGerald	(01) 618 0252
Assistant (part-time)	Adrienne Martin	(01) 618 0219
Assistant	Karen Whelan	(01) 618 0219

International arts

Head (part-time)	Fionnuala Sweeney	(01) 618 0279
Officer (part-time)	Audrey Keane	(01) 618 0256
Officer	Karen Whelan	(01) 619 7805
Assistant	Jennifer Lawless	(01) 618 0250
General Enquiries	Jennifer Lawless	(01) 618 0250
General Enquiries	Karen Whelan	(01) 619 7805

Literature

Head	Sarah Bannan	(01) 618 0296
Officer	Karen Whelan	(01) 619 7805
Assistant	Jennifer Lawless	(01) 618 0250
Adviser	Helen Meany	(01) 618 0200
Adviser	Seán Tadhg Ó Gairbhí	(01) 618 0200
General Enquiries	Jennifer Lawless	(01) 618 0250
General Enquiries	Karen Whelan	(01) 619 7805

Local arts

Head	Úna McCarthy	(01) 618 0272
Officer	Regina O'Shea	(01) 618 0260
Assistant	Natalie Byrne	(01) 618 0284
General Enquiries	Natalie Byrne	(01) 618 0284

Music

Head	Vacant	(01) 618 0273
Officer	Aine Kelly	(01) 618 0254
Assistant (part-time)	Elaine Connolly	(01) 618 0229
Adviser	Seamus Crimmins	(01) 618 0200
General Enquiries (part-time)	Elaine Connolly	(01) 618 0229

Opera

Head	Vacant	(01) 618 0273
Officer	Aine Kelly	(01) 618 0254
Assistant (part-time)	Elaine Connolly	(01) 618 0229
Adviser	Randal Shannon	(01) 618 0200
General Enquiries (part-time)	Elaine Connolly	(01) 618 0229

Payments

Officer	Mary Ellen Greene	(01) 619 7802
Assistant	Aisling McKone	(01) 618 0253

Public affairs & communications

Director, Public affairs	Seán MacCárthaigh	(01) 618 0283
Arts promotion and coordination manager	Joe Stuart	(01) 618 0235
PR & Communications Support	Caroline Horrigan	(01) 618 0200
PR & Communications Support	Sarah Doyle	(01) 618 0200
General Enquiries	Caroline Horrigan	(01) 618 0200

Senior management

Arts Council Director	Orlaith McBride	(01) 618 0225
PA to Arts Council Director	Bernie O'Leary	(01) 618 0225
Finance Director & Company Secretary	Martin O'Sullivan	(01) 618 0211
Arts Director	Liz Meaney	(01) 618 0277
Strategic Development Director	Martin Drury	(01) 618 0241
Arts Director	Stephanie O'Callaghan	(01) 618 0240
Director, Public affairs	Seán MacCárthaigh	(01) 618 0283
Corporate Services Director	Aidan Burke	(01) 618 0276

Strategic development

Strategic Development Director	Martin Drury	(01) 618 0241
Manager	Monica Corcoran	(01) 618 0202
Manager	Toby Dennett	(01) 618 0221
Officer	Catherine Boothman	(01) 618 0263
Assistant	Louise Duggan	(01) 618 0264
General Enquiries	Louise Duggan	(01) 618 0264
Registrar Aosdána (part-time)	Liz Powell	(01) 618 0215

Street arts and spectacle

Head (part-time)	Davide Terlingo	(01) 619 7803
Officer	Kevin Healy	(01) 618 0275
Officer	Kevin Healy	(01) 618 0275
Assistant	Maeve Giles	(01) 618 0220
Adviser	Verena Cornwall	(01) 618 0200
General Enquiries	Maeve Giles	(01) 618 0220

Theatre

Head	David Parnell	(01) 618 0238
Officer	Aine Kelly	(01) 618 0254
Assistant	Maeve Giles	(01) 618 0220
Adviser	Jocelyn Clarke	(01) 618 0200
General Enquiries	Maeve Giles	(01) 618 0220

Traditional arts

Head	Paul Flynn	(01) 618 0209
Officer	Catherine Boothman	(01) 618 0263
Officer (part-time)	Eenagh Farrell	(01) 618 0248
Adviser	Emer Mayock	(01) 618 0200

Venues

Head	Val Ballance	(01) 618 0285
Officer	Regina O'Shea	(01) 618 0260
Assistant	Natalie Byrne	(01) 618 0284
General Enquiries	Natalie Byrne	(01) 618 0284

Visual arts

Head	Claire Doyle	(01) 618 0280
Collections manager	Helena Gorey	(01) 618 0200
Officer	Kate O'Donnell	(01) 618 0236
Assistant	Kate O'Donnell	(01) 618 0236
Adviser	Seán O'Sullivan	(01) 618 0200
General Enquiries	Kate O'Donnell	(01) 618 0236

Young people, children and education

Head	Seóna Ni Bhriain	(01) 618 0273
Officer	Eimear Harte	(01) 618 0208
Officer (part-time)	Eenagh Farrell	(01) 618 0248
Adviser	Mags Walsh	(01) 618 0200

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The Arts Council is the national agency for funding, developing and promoting the arts in Ireland.