The staff of the Heritage Council are a small, flexible and highly motivated group of people. Their expertise, independence and their focus on heritage define the organisational culture.
Their expertise, independence and their focus on heritage define the organisational culture.

Virginia Teehan
Chief Executive Officer
vteehan@heritagecouncil.ie
Management Team

Ian Doyle
Head of Conservation
idoyle@heritagecouncil.ie

Paula Drohan
Head of Finance
pdrohan@heritagecouncil.ie

Beatrice Kelly
Head of Policy & Research
Museums & Archives Programmes Manager
bkelly@heritagecouncil.ie

Michael O'Brien
Head of Business Services
Child Protection Officer
mobrien@heritagecouncil.ie
Pearse O'Caoimh
Head of Communications & Public Affairs
pocaoimh@heritagecouncil.ie
Professional & Administrative Officers

Alison Harvey
Planning & Development Officer
Programme Manager of the Collaborative Town Centre Health Check Programme
aharvey@heritagecouncil.ie

Colm Murray
Architecture Officer & Data Protection Officer
cmurray@heritagecouncil.ie

Anna Meenan
GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme Programme Manager
ameenan@heritagecouncil.ie

Lorcan Scott
Wildlife Officer
lscott@heritagecouncil.ie

Maria Walsh
Heritage in Schools -Programme Manager
heritageinschools@heritagecouncil.ie
mwalsh@heritagecouncil.ie

Lesley-Ann Hayden
Museum Standards Programme for Ireland- Programme Manager
lahayden@heritagecouncil.ie

Aalia Kamal
Cultural and Inclusive Heritage Officer
akamal@heritagecouncil.ie

Valerie Kelly
Community & Public Engagement Officer
Irish Walled Towns Network Co-ordinator
vkelly@heritagecouncil.ie

Cathy Connelly
Corporate Services Officer
cconnelly@heritagecouncil.ie

Maria Dempsey
Executive Officer- Finance
mdempsey@heritagecouncil.ie

Amanda Ryan
Grants Officer
aryan@heritagecouncil.ie

Anne Barcoe
PA to Chief Executive Officer & Chairman
abarcoe@heritagecouncil.ie

Martina Malone
Executive Officer- Communications
mmalone@heritagecouncil.ie

Gerard Croke
Administrator- Reception, Building Operations & IT
gcroke@heritagecouncil.ie

Christena Ryan
Administrator- Finance
cryan@heritagecouncil.ie
Project Managers
Heritage Week
DHR Communications
087-3683515
Email: heritageweek@heritagecouncil.ie
HeritageMaps.ie
Pat Reid
heritagemaps@heritagecouncil.ie
gisdata@heritagecouncil.ie