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

 
Senior management
TitleTitleTitle
Director, Arts CouncilMary Cloake618 02 25
PA to Director & ChairBernie O' Leary 618 02 25
Director, FinanceMartin O'Sullivan618 02 11
Arts Director (Theatre,
Dance, Music, Opera
and Circus)		John O’Kane618 02 77
Arts Director (Festivals,
Venues, International arts,
Arts participation,
Arts & education,
Young people & children,
Artists' supports, 
Local arts)		Martin Drury618 02 41
PA to John O'Kane
and Martin Drury		Maeve Giles618 02 20
Arts Director (Literature,
Visual arts, Architecture, 
Traditional arts,
Film)		Stephanie O’Callaghan618 02 40
Director, OperationsAidan Burke618 02 76
PA to Stephanie
O'Callaghan and
Aidan Burke (job
share)		Sharon McGrane

618 02 59
Director, Public affairs  Seán MacCárthaigh618 02 83
Architecture
TitleTitleTitle
HeadClaire Doyle618 02 80
OfficerLouise Duggan618 02 64
Assistant Aisling McKone618 02 53
AdviserEmmett Scanlon618 02 66
General enquiriesAisling McKone618 02 53
Artists' supports
TitleTitleTitle
HeadToby Dennett618 02 21
OfficerKatie Lowry618 02 48
Assistant (part-time)Celina Carey619 78 09
General enquiriesKatie Lowry618 02 48
Arts & disability
Head Orla Moloney618 02 15
Officer Sheila Gorman618 02 46
General enquiriesSheila Gorman618 02 46
Arts & health
Head Orla Moloney618 02 15
Officer Sheila Gorman618 02 46  
Adviser Ann O'Connor619 78 14
General enquiriesSheila Gorman618 02 46
Arts participation
Head Orla Moloney618 02 15
Officer (job share)Sheila Gorman618 02 46
Assistant Mathilde Veldt 618 02 50
General enquiriesMathilde Veldt 618 02 50
Circus
TitleTitleTitle
HeadDavid Parnell618 02 38
Officer Christine O'Neill619 78 08
Assistant Maeve Whelan619 78 05
AdviserVerena Cornwall618 02 89
General enqueries Maeve Whelan619 78 05
Dance
TitleTitleTitle
HeadDavide Terlingo619 78 03
OfficerAine Kelly618 02 54
Assistant
(maternity cover)		Maeve Giles
(organisations)		618 02 02
Assistant
(maternity cover)		Roberta Connolly 
(individuals)		619 78 12
AdviserJenny Roche618 02 18
General enquiriesMaeve Giles
(organisations)		618 02 02
General enquiriesRoberta Connolly 
(individuals)		619 78 12
Festivals & events
Head Úna McCarthy618 02 72
OfficerRegina O'Shea618 02 60
General enquiriesRegina O'Shea618 02 60
Film
TitleTitleTitle
Head Fionnuala Sweeney618 02 79
Officer (part time)Iseult Ó Siocháin618 02 30
Assistant Charlotte Mangan619 78 06
AdviserBrendan McCarthy618 02 51 
General enquiriesCharlotte Mangan619 78 06
Finance
TitleTitleTitle
DirectorMartin O'Sullivan618 02 11
ManagerFrank Keogh618 02 03
OfficerCiara Branigan618 02 39
AssistantMeg Wszolek618 02 23
General enquiriesMeg Wszolek618 02 23
Grants & awards
TitleTitleTitle
Manager, Grants and AwardsMary Ellen Greene618 02 12
Officer, AwardsKate O'Donnell618 02 36
Officer, GrantsJennifer Lawless618 02 14
AssistantSara Stokes618 02 49
AssistantCiara Hegarty618 02 87
AssistantRoberta Connolly619 78 12
International arts

Head Fionnuala Sweeney618 02 79
Officer (European
Cultural Contact
Point Ireland)		Katie Lowry618 02 48
OfficerKatie Lowry618 02 48
Assistant Charlotte Mangan619 78 06
General enquiriesKatie Lowry618 02 48

Literature

TitleTitleTitle
Head Sarah Bannan618 02 96
Officer (part-time)Iseult Ó Siocháin618 02 30
Assistant Maeve Whelan619 78 05
Adviser (Irish language)Michael Cronin
General enquiries Maeve Whelan619 78 05

Local arts

Head Monica Corcoran618 02 02
OfficerRegina O'Shea618 02 60
General enquiriesRegina O'Shea618 02 60

Music
Head
Rosemary Collier618 02 73
OfficerAine Kelly618 02 54
Assistant
(maternity cover)		Maeve Giles
(organisations)		618 02 20
Assistant
(maternity cover)		Roberta Connolly
(individuals)		619 78 12
AdviserRachel Holstead 
General enquiries
(maternity cover)		Maeve Giles
(organisations)		618 02 20
General enquiries
(maternity cover)		Roberta Connolly
(individuals)		619 78 12
Opera
Head
Rosemary Collier618 02 73
OfficerAine Kelly618 02 54
Assistant
(maternity cover)		Maeve Giles
(organisations)
618 02 20
Assistant
(maternity cover)		Roberta Connolly
(individuals)		619 78 12
AdviserRandall Shannon618 02 88
General enquiries
(maternity cover)		Maeve Giles
(organisations)		618 02 20
General enquiries
(maternity cover)		Roberta Connolly
(individuals)		619 78 12
Operations
TitleTitleTitle
DirectorAidan Burke618 02 76
Head, Information &
Communication Technologies		Deirdre Behan618 02 78
Head, Information & Research 
Manager, Grants & AwardsMary Ellen Greene618 02 12
Public affairs
TitleTitleTitle
DirectorSéan MacCárthaigh618 02 83
Arts promotion and
co-ordination manager		Joe Stuart618 02 35
Assistant
Alison Garratt618 02 08
Reception618 02 00
Public art
TitleTitleTitle
HeadMonica Corcoran618 02 02
AssistantMaeve Giles618 02 20
AdviserJenny Haughton619 78 10
General enquiriesMaeve Giles618 02 00
Spectacle
TitleTitleTitle
HeadÚna McCarthy618 02 72
OfficerRegina O'Shea618 02 60
AdviserVerena Cornwall618 02 89
General enquiriesRegina O'Shea618 02 60
Street arts
TitleTitleTitle
HeadÚna McCarthy618 02 72
OfficerRegina O'Shea618 02 60
AdviserVerena Cornwall618 02 89
General enquiriesRegina O'Shea618 02 60
Theatre
Head David Parnell618 02 38
OfficerChristine O'Neill619 78 08
Assistant Maeve Whelan619 78 05
Adviservacant 
General enquiriesMaeve Whelan619 78 05
Traditional arts
Head Paul Flynn618 02 09
OfficerNiamh McCabe618 02 82
Assistant Eimear Harte619 78 07
AdviserPeter Browne
General enquiriesEimear Harte619 78 07
Venues
Head Val Ballance618 02 85
OfficerRegina O'Shea618 02 60
Assistant Sorcha O'Shea619 78 02
General enquiriesSorcha O'Shea619 78 02
619 78 02
Visual arts

Head Claire Doyle618 02 80
OfficerLouise Duggan618 02 64
Assistant Aisling McKone618 02 53
Collections managerHelena Gorey618 02 33
General enquiriesAisling McKone618 02 53

Young people, children, & education
Head Gaye Tanham618 02 65
Officer (job share)Audrey Keane618 02 56
Assistant Mathilde Veldt 618 02 50 
Adviser (Youth arts)Seóna Ní Bhriain618 02 32
Adviser (Arts in schools)vacant
General enquiriesMathilde Veldt 618 02 50
Specchio:Mirrors, (cast/etched bronze) - Margaret Fitzgibbon, 1998, Arts Council Virtual Gallery.
arrow bullet iconSpecchio:Mirrors, (cast/etched bronze) - Margaret Fitzgibbon, 1998, Arts Council Virtual Gallery.
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01 April 2010: Literature project award
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