Staff & Board

IRLI is governed by a Board of Directors including representatives of the Law Society of Ireland, the Bar of Ireland, the Law Society of Northern Ireland, and the Bar of Northern Ireland. To ensure adequate growth management, in 2015 the Board expanded to include several other relevant experts specialising in International Development, Access to Justice, Business and Marketing.

 

Chairperson of the Board of Directors

John Shaw, Solicitor, Former President of the Law Society of Ireland

 

Members of the Board of Directors

John Shaw (Chair):

Practising solicitor and a former President of the Law Society of the Republic of Ireland

Bernard Brady:

The representative of the bar of Northern Ireland on the IRLI board

Eithne Lynch:

A qualified solicitor and Head of Pro Bono, A&L Goodbody

Kieran Falvey BL:

A practising barrister 

Maura McNally SC:

Senior Counsel 

Michele O'Boyle SC:

A practising solicitor/partner, and former President of the Law Society of Ireland

Oisín O'Reilly:

CEO of Outhouse

Norville Connolly:

Previously a solicitor in private practice in Ireland for over 30 years and a former President of the Law Society of Northern Ireland. Norville is also the volunteer Country Director (Zambia Programme). 

 

Staff 

Executive Director

Maria McCloskey

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Director of Programmes 

Sean McHale

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Director of Operations

Elizabeth Bolger

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Pro-Bono Manager

Michelle Drury

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Programme Manager (Tanzania & Zambia)

Elena Moustaka

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Office Manager (Dublin office)

Caroline Lamba

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IRLI Malawi Programme on Access to Justice

Susie Kiely, Country Programme Manager

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Macdara Ó Drisceoil, Programme Lawyer – Legal Aid Bureau

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Martha Pigott, Programme Lawyer – Malawi Police Service

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Kate Loughran, Programme Lawyer- Access to Justice Programme 

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Immaculate Maluza, Programme Lawyer – Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

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Lindiwe Sibande, Southern Regional Legal Coordinator

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Margret Mwale, Child Diversion Programme Officer

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Nellie Chipeta, Finance and Admin Officer

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Bernadetta Mkandawire, M & E Officer

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Financial Controller

Evolve Chartered Accountants

 

Media & Communications

Evelyn McClafferty, Podcast Producer 

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Alice Broughton, Communications Consultant 

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Patrons

The Hon. Mr Justice Frank Clarke, Former Chief Justice of Ireland, is IRLI’s patron.