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

Bernard Brady KC, Barrister-at-Law, Former Chair of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland

Norville Connolly, Solicitor, Former President of the Law Society Northern Ireland
(Norville also volunteers with us, as Country Director of our programmes in Zambia and Tanzania)

Kieran Falvey, Barrister-at-Law

Eithne Lynch, A&L Goodbody LLP

Maura McNally SC, Barrister-at-Law, Former Chair of the Council of The Bar of Ireland

Michele O'Boyle SC, Solicitor, Former President of the Law Society of Ireland

Executive Director (Acting)

Seán McHale

Director of Programmes (Acting)

Michelle Drury

Programme Manager - Tanzania and Zambia

Anne-Marie Blaney

IRLI Malawi Programme on Access to Justice

Susie Kiely, Country Programme Manager

Macdara Ó Drisceoil, Programme Lawyer – Legal Aid Bureau

Martha Pigott, Programme Lawyer – Malawi Police Service

Kate Loughran, Programme Lawyer- Access to Justice Programme 

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

Lindiwe Sibande, Southern Regional Legal Coordinator

Margret Mwale, Child Diversion Programme Officer

Nellie Chipeta, Finance and Admin Officer

Finn Fellow 

Sienna Dunakin

Office Manager, Dublin office

Caroline Lamba

Legal Assistant

Vongdarareach Chhour

Legal Volunteer

Neema Winfred Ngowi

Financial Controller

Evolve Chartered Accountants

Media & Communications

With thanks to Matheson for the continued support.