Minister Humphreys announces appointment of two new Board members to the Board of Pobal

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, T.D, today (Thursday, 8th February 2024) announced the appointment of two new members to the Board of Pobal.

Minister Humphreys welcomed the appointment of Ms Irene Gleeson and Ms Savina Donohoe as ordinary members to the Board of Pobal. Both board members have been selected for this role following a State Boards appointment process, which is managed by the Public Appointments Service.

Making the announcement, Minister Humphreys said:

“Pobal works on behalf of Government across many areas, where community and inclusion is always at the heart of their service and provide much needed supports to my Department in managing and overseeing a variety of programmes, schemes and services in the area of Social Inclusion and Equality.

“There were many expressions of interest for the vacancies on the Board of Pobal and I want to thank everyone who took the time to apply. I am delighted to welcome the appointment of two new board members who bring a wealth of experience and expertise to what is a very important body.”

The Minister added:

“I would like to thank the outgoing board members and commend them for their significant contributions, personal commitment and dedication. I wish them well in the future. I have no doubt that the Board of Pobal will continue to make a significant contribution to communities across the country.”

ENDS

Notes

Pobal is a not-for-profit organisation that works on behalf of Government to support communities and local agencies towards achieving social inclusion and development.
Pobal works in the areas of social inclusion, early childhood care and education, local and community development, peace and reconciliation, equality, labour market supports, and education and training. Some of the groups supported by Government through Pobal include the long term unemployed, young people, farmers / fishermen, families, Travellers, older people and ex-prisoners.
More information about Pobal can be found at https://www.pobal.ie/

The Board of Pobal now comprises of 10 women and 6 men as follows:

Name	First Appointed
Ann Hanley	18/09/2017
Catherine Lynch	13/12/2016
Ciarán Reid	21/10/2019
Derville Brennan	15/02/2022
Savina Donohoe	23/01/2024
Dr. Breda McTaggart	22/10/2018
Irene Gleeson	23/01/2024
Iseult White	07/12/2020
John Curran	22/10/2018
Molly Buckley	13/12/2016
Niall Garvey	22/10/2018
Pat Bennett	15/02/2022
Patricia Ball O'Keeffe	18/09/2017
Rosarii Mannion	07/12/2020
Sean Sheridan	15/02/2022
Tom Lavin	13/12/2016

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