Appointments to Tallaght Hospital Board:

On the nomination of the Hospital President, the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD has appointed the following as members to Tallaght University Hospital Board.

Dr. Grainne Quinn

Dr. Grainne Quinn is a highly experienced physician executive with extensive experience across the pharmaceutical industry following a number of years practicing in clinical medicine. Dr. Grainne Quinn has been a C-Suite Executive for the last 10 years having held global leadership roles as Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer in multinational pharmaceutical companies, with responsibility for patient safety, quality and compliance.

Dr. Quinn has practiced internal medicine in the United States with responsibility for ambulatory and hospitalised patients. Dr. Quinn is registered with the Irish Medical Council and is co-author on a number of publications in various medical journals and for industry specific conferences.

Dr Grainne Quinn is appointed with effect from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2028.

Mr John Byrne

John Byrne A Chartered Management Accountant and Chartered Management Consultant, John is a senior executive and minister-appointed board member with extensive leadership experience across Ireland’s healthcare, public, and not-for-profit sectors.

He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Risk Officer at Order of Malta Ireland, where he leads national strategy and risk oversight. Prior to this, he held longstanding senior leadership responsibility at Director level at Engineers Ireland, guiding strategic operations, financial stewardship, and institutional development for one of Ireland’s largest professional membership bodies.

His governance roles include ministerial appointment to the CORU Psychotherapists & Counsellors Registration Board, Board Membership at Clontarf Hospital where he also Chairs the Finance Committee and is Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at Leopardstown Park Hospital. Previously he was a Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary at the Institute of Management Consultants & Advisers where he also served as President and as a Board Member of the Chartered Management Institute Northern Ireland.

He holds post graduate qualifications in Applied Governance and Strategic Business Management, and executive education in Leadership and Artificial Intelligence from the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School. He is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA, CGMA) and the Chartered Management Institute (ChMC, FCMI).

Mr John Byrne is appointed with effect from 12 November 2025 until 11 November 2028.