Who We Are

Niall MacCarthy
Chairperson

Eoghan O’Mara Walsh
CEO

Board of Directors 2024-2025

NAME COMPANY POSITION
Niall MacCarthy daa / Cork Airport Chairperson
Anne O’Donoghue Irish Heritage Trust Deputy Chair
Elaina Fitzgerald Kane Irish Hotels Federation Immediate Past Chair
Adrian Cummins Restaurants Association of Ireland
Brendan Kenny Ireland’s Association for Adventure Travel (IAAT)
Catherine Flanagan Association of Visitor Experiences & Attractions (AVEA)
Darren Byrne Inbound Tour Operators Association of Ireland (ITOA)
Donal Moriarty Aer Lingus
Paul O’Toole Chairperson Grangegorman Development Agency, former CEO Tourism Ireland, former CEO SOLAS

Council Members 2024-2025

NAME COMPANY POSITION
Niall MacCarthy daa / Cork Airport Chairperson
Anne O’Donoghue Irish Heritage Trust Deputy Chair
Elaina Fitzgerald Kane Irish Hotels Federation Immediate Past Chair
Donal Moriarty Aer Lingus
Nicky McGrane Association of Irish Professional Conference Organisers (AIPCO)
Brendan J.Hynes Approved Tourist Guides of Ireland (ATGI)
Catherine Flanagan Association of Visitor Experiences & Attractions (AVEA)
Helena Healy B&B Ireland
Peter Boland Car Rental Council of Ireland
Stephen Cotter CIE Tours International
Philip O’Callaghan Coach Tourism & Transport Council
Miriam Brady DoDublin / Dublin Bus
Barry Rogers Dublin City Tourism Unit
David Lawless Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Anita Thomas Emirates
Jenny De Saulles Fáilte Ireland Associate Member
Declan Power Fingal County Council
Catherine Toolan Guinness Storehouse
Brendan Kenny Ireland’s Association for Adventure Travel (IAAT)
Michelle Maguire Ireland’s Blue Book
Steve Conlon Irish Boat Rental Association
Con Quill Irish Caravan & Camping Council
Nick Mottram Irish Ferries
Michael Magner Irish Hotels Federation
Charlotte Tucker Irish Rail
Maire Ní Mhurchú Irish Self Catering Federation
Alva Pearson Downey Inbound Tour Operators Association of Ireland (ITOA)
Greg Hughes Jameson Distillery Bow St.
Chiara Ravara Kildare Village
Pat O’Leary Kerry Tourism Industry Federation
Donall O’Keeffe Licensed Vintners Association
Paul O’Toole Non-Executive Director
Jenny Deery Office of Public Works
Ruth Andrews Past Chair
Paul Gallagher Past Chair
John Healy Past Chair
Catherine Reilly Past Chair
Maurice Pratt Past Chair
Lisa Murphy Planet Payment
Adrian Cummins Restaurants Association of Ireland
Ralph McGarry South Dublin County Council
Nandi O’Sullivan The Shannon Airport Group
Orla Noonan Stena Line
Paul Carnell The Convention Centre Dublin
Shane Clarke Tourism Ireland Associate Member
Drew Duggan Trinity College Dublin
Dr Dominic Dillane TU Dublin
Pat Crotty Vintners’ Federation of Ireland
Sharon Lavin Waterways Ireland

Past ITIC Chairpersons

YEARS CHAIR YEARS CHAIR
2022 – 2024 Elaina Fitzgerald Kane 2001 – 2003 Tony Kelly
2019 – 2022 Ruth Andrews 1999 – 2001 Eileen O’Mara Walsh
2017 – 2019 Maurice Pratt 1997 – 1999 David Bunworth
2015 – 2017 Paul Gallagher 1995 – 1997 Eamonn McKeon
2013 – 2015 Paul Carty 1993 – 1995 Mary McGee
2011 – 2013 John Healy 1992 – 1993 Cathal Mullen
2009 – 2011 Tom Haughey 1990 – 1992 Brendan Pettit
2007 – 2009 Richard Bourke 1988 – 1990 Patrick Murphy
2005 – 2007 Catherine Reilly 1986 – 1988 David Kennedy
2003 – 2005 Brian Dowling 1984 – 1986 Eileen O’Mara Walsh