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 or 353 1 618 0243

Architecture

Head	Fionnuala Sweeney	087 4066681
Officer	Audrey Keane	087 4051543
Assistant	Steffi Kelly	087 2188326
General Enquiries	Steffi Kelly	(01) 618 0200

Artists’ Support and Aosdána

Manager and Registrar	Karen Hennessy	(01) 6180282
Assistant	Aidan White	087 4063065

Arts participation

Head	Ann O'Connor	087 4560362
Officer	Marie Lynch	087 673 2188
Manager	Rachel West	087 4074603
Assistant	Erin McNulty	087 2805422
Adviser	Kath Gorman	(01) 618 0200

Circus

Head	Davide Terlingo	087 9896780
Support Manager	Laura Ivers	087 1856173
Officer	Elaine Connolly	087 0693880
Adviser	Adam O’Keefe	(01) 618 0200
Assistant	Hannah Gordis	(01) 618 0215

Corporate services

Corporate Services Director	Aidan Burke	087 4086886
Head of Corporate Services	Caoimhe Ni Riagian	087 4676864
Corporate Response Project Manager	Cathal Murphy	087 1951805
Officer	Maeve Giles	(01) 619 7802
Officer	Federica Baratella	087 3805059
Officer	Joe Grace	087 4430055

Creative Schools

Finance Assistant	Anne Keenan	087 709 1777
Manager	Catherine Boothman	087 3383706
Project Lead	Di Fisher-Naylor	(01) 618 0200
Manager	Laura Keogh	087 1694918
Programme Director	Mags Walsh	087 1868101
Programme Manager	Maryellen Greene	087 405 9580
Officer	Natalie Byrne	087 278 6276
Assistant	Rebecca Lam	087 214 3131

Dance

Head	Lisa McLoughlin	087 4063987
Officer	Elaine Connolly	087 0693880
Assistant	Suzanne Ring	087 7506956
Adviser	Victoria O'Brien	(01) 618 0200

Ealaín na Gaeltachta

Head

Val Ballance

087 4076908

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Head	Dr. Suha Shakkour	087 4578981
Officer	Jennifer Lawless	087-4050749

Festivals

Head	Karl Wallace	087 3602233
Officer	Regina O'Shea	087-4061862
Assistant	Martin Rochford	087 7078179
Adviser	David Teevan	(01) 618 0200

Film

Head (part-time)	Fionnuala Sweeney	087 4066681
Officer	Audrey Keane	087 4051543
Assistant	Steffi Kelly	087 2188326
Adviser	Maretta Dillon	(01) 618 0200
General Enquiries	Steffi Kelly	087 2188326

Finance

Finance Director & Company Secretary	Martin O'Sullivan	086 8044297
Finance manager	Frank Keogh	087 4099780
Officer (part-time)	Ciara Branagan	087 4068449
Governance Officer	Kathy O'Reilly	087 1163093
Admin	Ellen Pugh	087 7519775
Assistant	Mariette Huybregts	(01) 618 0223
Assistant	Conor Foley	(01) 618 0255
Assistant	Aisling O'Riordan	087 6476140
Assistant	Mark Jackson
Assistant	Nicola McMahon	087 3415503
General Enquiries	Vacant	(01) 618 0200

Grants and awards

Officer	Gillian Drew	(01) 618 0214
Assistant (part-time)	Sharon McGrane	(01) 618 0259
Assistant	Aine Doyle	087 6676598
Assistant	Aoife Derwin	087 9739061

People and Skills

Head	Alison Sleeth	+353 87 7797708
HR Manager (Part Time)	Adrienne Martin	+353 87 4061887
Officer (part-time)	Karen Whelan	+353 87 2512693
Officer	Sabrina Monte	+353 871406263
Assistant	Máire Devaney	+353 87 4062108

International Arts

Head (part-time)	Davide Terlingo	087 9896780
Officer	Evelyn O'Keeffe	(087) 2458361
Creative Europe Desk Ireland – Information and Advice Officer	Katie Lowry	087 4490471
Creative Europe Desk Ireland – Information and Advice Officer	Aoife Tunney	087 2042347

Key Performing Arts Organisations

Head	Imelda Dervin	087 4066404
Assistant	Suzanne Ring	087 7506956

Literature

Head	Sarah Bannan	087 7659696
Support Manager	Audrey Keane	087 4051543
Officer	Aoife Moynihan	087 4078767
Assistant	Steffi Kelly	087 2188326
General Enquiries	Steffi Kelly	(01) 618 0200
Adviser	Declan Hughes	(01) 618 0200
Adviser	Peter Sirr	(01) 618 0200

Local, Place and Public Art

Head	Sinead O’Reilly	087 3608070
Project Officer	Ailve McCormack	087-1140372
Assistant	Vacant	(01) 618 0200
General Enquiries	Vacant	(01) 618 0200

Music

Head	Niall Doyle	087-4064922
Support Manager	Tara Bolger	087 2714679
Officer	Aine Kelly	087 4075760
Assistant	Sarah Carroll	087 0523320
Assistant	Adele Kirwan	087 1175134
Adviser	Conal Ryan	(01) 618 0200
General Enquiries	Sarah Carroll	087 0523320

Opera

Head	Niall Doyle	087 4064922
Officer	Aine Kelly	087 4075760
Assistant	Sarah Carroll	(01) 618 0229
Adviser	Paul McNamara	(01) 618 0200
General Enquiries	Sarah Carroll	087 0523320

Payments

Officer

Aisling McKone

087 4074331

Public affairs and communications

Director of Public Affairs and Communications	Catherine Griffin	0871213429
Head Press and Communications	Joe Stuart	087 4108751
Digital Marketing Manager	Joey Kavanagh	087 1975326
Digital Media Officer	Megan McInerney	087 3976460
Press and Communications Officer	Sarah O’Keeffe	087 3725752
PR and Communications Support	Andrew McSharry	087 4064654
PR and Communications Support	Lauren Callan	087 4072542
General Enquiries	Reception	(01) 618 0200 & (01) 618 0243

Senior management

Arts Council Director	Maureen Kennelly
PA to Arts Council Director and Chair	Georgia Gannon	087 3536872
Board Secretary	Ciara Branagan	087 4068449
Deputy Director (Finance Director & Company Secretary)	Martin O'Sullivan	086 8044297
Arts Director	Liz Meaney	086 2498350
Strategic Development Director	Deirdre Behan	087 6778473
Director of Public Affairs and Communications	Catherine Griffin	0871213429
Arts Director	Stephanie O'Callaghan	087 2840696
Corporate Services Director	Aidan Burke	087 4086886

Strategic development

Strategic Development Director	Deirdre Behan	087 6778473
Manager	Monica Corcoran	087 2055932
Manager	Alice Ryan	087 7496231
Manager	Toby Dennett	087 3931946
Manager	Sinead O’Reilly	087 3608070
Officer	Jennifer Lawless	087 4050749
Officer	Louise Duggan	087 2708971
Officer	Julie Dempsey	087 7640924
Assistant	Eimear Kelleher	087 9132852
General Enquiries	Vacant	(01) 618 0200

Street Arts and Spectacle

Head	Davide Terlingo	087 9896780
Support Manager	Laura Ivers	087 1856173
Officer	Elaine Connolly	087 0693880
Adviser	Adam O’Keefe	(01) 618 0200
Assistant	Hannah Gordis	(01) 618 0215

Theatre

Theatre Team	General Enquiries
Head	David Parnell	087 4081834
Theatre Support Manager	Bea Kelleher	(01) 618 0200
Officer	Katie Walsh	087 3850894
Assistant	Hannah Gordis	087 4560858
Adviser	Dr. Ciara O'Dowd	(01) 618 0200

Traditional arts

Head	Paul Flynn	087 1217956
Officer	Alan Farrell	087 295 1562
Assistant	Caroline Magnani	087 1934508
Adviser	Emer Mayock	(01) 618 0200

Arts Centres

Head	Val Ballance	(01) 618 0285
Officer	Regina O'Shea	087-4061862
Adviser	Martin Murphy	(01) 618 0200

Visual Arts

Head	Claire Doyle	087 4433367
Manager	Claire Power	01 618 0280
Manager	Sabina McMahon	087 1712445
Officer	Maeve O’Flaherty	087 4077909
Assistant	Justine Harrington	087 4613981
General Enquiries	Justine Harrington	087 4613981
Adviser	Seán O'Sullivan	(01) 618 0200
Adviser	Valerie Connor	(01) 618 0200

The Arts Council Collection

Collections Manager	Ben Mulligan	087 4524358
Officer	Grace O'Boyle	087 0969485
Adviser	Eamonn Maxwell	(01) 618 0200
General Enquiries	Ben Mulligan	087 4524358

Young People, Children and Education

Head	Seóna Ni Bhriain	087 4071798
Officer (part-time)	Eimear Harte	087 4057817
Support Manager	Katie Lowry	087 4490471
Adviser	Katy Fitzpatrick	(01) 618 0200
Assistant	Erin McNulty	087 2805422

Others

Safeguarding Officer - Arts

Adam Leech

087 2531350

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