Staff and adviser lists

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.

Queries for the Arts Council Director or Chair should be emailed to georgia.gannon@artscouncil.ie.

Architecture

Head	Fionnuala Sweeney	087 406 6681
Officer	Audrey Keane	087 405 1543
Assistant	Steffi Kelly	087 218 8326

Aosdána and Artists' Support

Manager and Registrar	Karen Hennessy	(01) 618 0282
Assistant	Aidan White	087 406 3065

Arts Participation

Head	Ann O'Connor	087 456 0362
Support Manager (Part time)	Karen Whelan	01 618 0200
Officer	Aisling O'Riordan
Assistant	Caroline Magnani	087 193 4508

Circus

Circus Team	General Enquiries
Head	Laura Ivers	087 185 6173
Officer	Dobrawa Brach	087 139 4611
Assistant	Cian O'Grady	087 687 8959
Adviser	Adam O'Keeffe

Corporate Services

Corporate Services Director	Aidan Burke	087 408 6886
Head of Investment Services	Caoimhe Ní Riagáin	087 467 6864
Data Protection & FOI Officer	Cathal Murphy	087 195 1805
Corporate Services Officer	Aoife Derwin	087 973 9061
Grants and Awards Officer	Gillian Drew	(01) 618 0214
Grants and Awards Assistant	Sharon McGrane	(01) 618 0259
Payments Assistant	Aisling McKone	087 407 4331
Payments Assistant	Alina O'Meara	087 281 3557
Facilities Officer	Joe Grace	087 443 0055
Records Management	Pascal Letellier

Creative Schools

Programme Director	Mags Walsh	087 186 8101
Manager	Catherine Boothman	087 338 3706
Manager	Grace Boon	087 114 0372
Programme Manager	Maryellen Greene	087 405 9580
Officer	Natalie Byrne	087 278 6276
Officer	Erin McNulty	087 280 5422
Assistant	Rebecca Lam	087 124 3131
Creative Schools Finance Assistant	Pauline Cosgrove	087 277 5863

Dance

Head	Lisa McLoughlin	087 406 3987
Officer	Elaine Connolly	087 069 3880
Assistant	Adele Kirwan	087 117 5134
Adviser	Victoria O'Brien

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Head	Dr. Suha Shakkour	087 457 8981
Officer	Hannah Gordis	087 456 0858

Festivals

Head	Karl Wallace
Officer	Regina O'Shea	087 406 1862
Assistant	Martin Rochford	087 707 8179
Assistant	Paul Lanigan
Adviser	Vacant

Film

Head	Fionnuala Sweeney	087 406 6681
Officer	Audrey Keane	087 405 1543
Assistant	Steffi Kelly	087 218 8326
Adviser	Maretta Dillon

Finance

Deputy Director, Finance Director & Company Secretary	Martin O'Sullivan	086 804 4297
Finance Manager	Frank Keogh	087 409 9780
Officer	Ciara Branagan	087 406 8449
Governance & Procurement Officer	Kathy O'Reilly	087 116 3093
Support Manager	Sergiu Marian
Support Manager	Ellen Pugh	087 751 9775
Finance Assistant	Mariette Huybregts	(01) 618 0223
Assistant	Mark Jackson
Assistant	Nicola McMahon	087 341 5503
Finance & Governance Officer	Anne Keenan	087 709 1777

Human Resources

HR Director	Ciara Joseph	01 618 0200
HR Manager	Adrienne Martin	01 618 0200
HR Officer	Karen Whelan	01 618 0200
HR Recruitment & Engagement Officer	Sabrina Monte	01 618 0200
HR Administrator	Máire Devaney	01 618 0200

International Arts

Head	Davide Terlingo	087 989 6780
International Officer	Evelyn O'Keeffe	087 245 8361
Creative Europe Officer	Katie Lowry	087 449 0471
Creative Europe Officer	Aoife Tunney	087 204 2347

Key Performing Arts Organisations

Head	Imelda Dervin	087 406 6404
Officer	Muireann Walsh

Literature

Head	Sarah Bannan	087 765 9696
Support Manager	Audrey Keane	087 405 1543
Officer	Vacant
Assistant	Steffi Kelly	087 218 8326
Adviser	Declan Hughes
Adviser	Peter Sirr

Local, Place and Public Art

Head	Sinead O'Reilly	087 360 8070
Partnership & Project Officer	Suzanne Ring	087 750 6956
Strategic Development Assistant	Eimear Kelleher	087 913 2852

Music

Head	Niall Doyle	087 406 4922
Support Manager	Tara Bolger	087 271 4679
Officer	Aine Kelly	087 407 5760
Assistant	Sarah Carroll	087 052 3320
Adviser	Conal Ryan
General Enquiries	Sarah Carroll	087 052 3320

Opera

Head	Niall Doyle	087 406 4922
Officer	Aine Kelly	087 407 5760
Assistant	Sarah Carroll	(01) 618 0229
Assistant	Adele Kirwan	087 117 5134
Adviser	Paul McNamara
General Enquiries	Sarah Carroll	087 052 3320
General Enquiries	Adele Kirwan	087 117 5134

Communications

Director of Communications	Tina Leonard	087 378 3012
Head of Press and Communications	Joe Stuart	087 410 8751
Digital Marketing Manager	Joey Kavanagh	087 197 5326
Digital Media Officer	Megan McInerney	087 397 6460
Web Editor Officer	Jennifer Lawless	087 405 0749
Press and Communications Officer	Sarah O'Keeffe	087 372 5752
PR and Communications Support	Andrew McSharry	087 406 4654
PR and Communications Support	Carla Caravantes	087 407 2542

Senior Management

Arts Council Director	Maureen Kennelly
PA to Arts Council Director and Chair	Georgia Gannon	087 353 6872
Board Secretary	Ciara Branagan	087 406 8449
Deputy Director (Finance Director & Company Secretary)	Martin O'Sullivan	086 804 4297
Arts Director	Liz Meaney	086 249 8350
Arts Director	Stephanie O'Callaghan	087 284 0696
Strategic Development Director	Deirdre Behan	087 677 8473
Director of Communications	Tina Leonard	087 378 3012
HR Director	Ciara Joseph	087 406 8449
Corporate Services Director	Aidan Burke	087 408 6886
Creative Schools Programme Director	Mags Walsh	087 186 8101

Strategic Development

Strategic Development Director	Deirdre Behan	087 677 8473
CIO Business Transformation Programme	James Symons
Business Analyst	Niall O'Sullivan
Strategic Development Manager	Monica Corcoran	087 205 5932
Head of Insight & Public Engagement	Alice Ryan	087 749 6231
Programme Delivery Manager	Elaine Doyle
Strategic Development Manager	Toby Dennett	087 393 1946
Strategic Development Officer	Louise Duggan	087 270 8971
Strategic Development Officer	Julie Dempsey	087 764 0924
Business Transformation Workstream Support Officer	Lola Gaetano	087 367 3949
Policy Officer / Pay The Artist	Keith Thompson	087 925 3995
Head of Local, Place & Public Art	Sinead O'Reilly	087 360 8070
Partnership & Project Officer	Suzanne Ring	087 750 6956
Strategic Development Assistant	Eimear Kelleher	087 913 2852
Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion	Dr. Suha Shakkour	087 457 8981
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer	Hannah Gordis	087 456 0858

Street Arts and Spectacle

Street Arts and Spectacle Team	General Enquiries
Head	Laura Ivers	087 185 6173
Officer	Dobrawa Brach	087 139 4611
Assistant	Cian O'Grady	087 687 8959
Adviser	Adam O'Keeffe

Theatre

Theatre Team	General Enquiries
Head	David Parnell
Theatre Support Manager	Bea Kelleher
Officer	Maeve Giles	087 918 1620
Assistant	Ciara Coyne	087 380 5059
Adviser	Vacant

Traditional Arts

Head	Paul Flynn	087 121 7956
Officer	Alan Farrell	087 295 1562
Assistant	Michelle Cooney	087 205 8772
Adviser	Emer Mayock

Arts Centres

Head	Val Ballance	087 407 6908
Officer	Katie Walsh	087 385 0894
Assistant	Martin Rochford	087 707 8179
Adviser	Martin Murphy

Visual Arts

Head	Claire Doyle	087 443 3367
Support Manager	Claire Power	01 618 0280
Support Manager	Sabina Mac Mahon	087 171 2445
Officer	Maeve O'Flaherty	087 407 7909
Assistant	Justine Harrington
General Enquiries	Justine Harrington	087 461 3981
Adviser	Seán O'Sullivan
Adviser	Valerie Connor

Young People, Children and Education

Head	Seóna Ni Bhriain	087 407 1798
Officer	Eimear Harte	087 405 7817
Support Manager	Katie Lowry	087 449 0471
Assistant	Caroline Magnani	087 193 4508
Adviser	Katy Fitzpatrick

Safeguarding

Safeguarding Officer

Sean Stringer

087 640 6826

The Arts Council Collection

Head of Collection	Eoin Dara	087 249 3826
Acting Head of Collection	Ben Mulligan	087 452 4358
Officer	Grace O'Boyle	087 096 9485
Adviser	Eamonn Maxwell
General Enquiries	Ben Mulligan	087 452 4358

ICT

ICT Service Delivery Manager	Polycarp Anyanwu	087 641 8309
IT Infrastructure Manager	Paul Synott	087 408 7699
Service Desk and Support Supervisor	Paula O'Meara	087 409 4105
IT Infrastructure Officer	Omer Hughes	087 457 4474
Applications Support Analyst	Jorge Soto Rodriguez
ICT Assistant	Marco Gael Gonzalez	087 063 1551

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