Originally from Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, Catherine is the Green Party’s Deputy Leader and T.D. for the constituency of Dublin Rathdown since February 2016. After founding the Oireachtas Women’s Parliamentary Caucus, she was elected as its inaugural Chair in November 2017.

A graduate from NUI Maynooth and a classical singer, Catherine taught English and Music in St Tiernan’s Community School in Dundrum, Dublin, for 16 years prior to being elected to the Dáil. She was a Councillor on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council from 2014 to 2016, and she served on the boards of the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education Training Board, Dundrum and Stillorgan Colleges of Further Education and St. Tiernan’s Community School.

Ruth Andrews’ career in Irish tourism began in the hotel sector in the mid-eighties, working as a marketing/sales professional in some of Ireland’s then largest hotel chains – Doyle Hotel and Great Southern Hotel Groups. She established her own marketing/sales consultancy service in the late ‘90’s, providing marketing communications, coaching & mentoring and business development expertise to a wide range of Irish Tourism industry businesses in a variety of sectors. As Chief Executive for the ITOA, Incoming Tour Operators Association-Ireland, a position she has held since 2006, she also works with AVEA, the Association of Visitor Experience and Attractions, as special advisor to the Board. In 2019, she accepted the two-year term as Chairperson of ITIC, the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation, which was extended by a year to assist the industry through the COVID-19 pandemic. She was instrumental in guiding the industry during this difficult time as Chair of the Tourism Recovery Taskforce. Ruth has served on many industry and advisory boards.

As CEO of Fáilte Ireland, Paul sets the strategic direction for the National Tourism Development Authority. Paul’s key priority is to support the survival and drive the recovery of the sector in order to maximise the sustainable economic, environmental, cultural and social contribution of tourism to Ireland.

A Wexford native, Paul was appointed as CEO in 2017 having previously held high-profile roles at Diageo Ireland, Aviva, and the Smurfit Business School.

As Director Sector Development, Jenny heads up Enterprise Development, Accommodation Development and Tourism Careers, providing the vital supports to address challenges facing the sector and help tourism businesses to survive and recover following the COVID-19 crisis.

A Cork native, Jenny has worked with Fáilte Ireland for over fifteen years in both national and regional roles working on destination, product, industry and commercial development. Jenny also has extensive FMCG experience, having worked with Nestlé across the globe for over 15 years and in private consultancy.

As Director Regional Development for Fáilte Ireland, Paul heads up Product Sales and Distribution and Business Tourism and has been actively involved in the development of the Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s Ancient East, Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands and Dublin experience brands.

Before joining Fáilte Ireland in 2004, Paul worked with several household names including Musgrave Group, Vodafone, Diageo and C&C.

Niall leads consumer-focused initiatives at Fáilte Ireland including tourism marketing campaigns and research and insights. Adopting a consumer-centric approach, Niall is passionate about creativity and collaboration when promoting Ireland as a holiday destination.

Based in Sligo, Niall joined the National Tourism Development Authority in 2018 after a spell overseas with roles in England and America and has worked with some of the world’s most recognisable brands including Guinness, Aviva and Kerry gold.

As Director Product Development, Orla leads strategies supporting the sustainable and innovative development of Irish tourism.

Orla oversees the Tourism Development Investment Strategy, supporting innovation in developing tourism experiences across the country in the areas of attractions, activities, festivals and events. One of its key pillars is the delivery of a greater regional and seasonal spread of tourism, while maintaining the competitiveness of more established destinations and ensuring Ireland has compelling and motivating experiences for our visitors.

Orla joined Fáilte Ireland in 2008 after 10 years in the telecommunications industry.

Alice Mansergh is Chief Executive Designate at Tourism Ireland, with leadership responsibility for marketing the island of Ireland to overseas visitors. Collaborating with industry and government partners, Alice and the Tourism Ireland team are proud to support and grow the contribution overseas tourism makes to economies and communities across the island of Ireland. Previously, Alice spent 19 years leading large-scale commercial organisations at Google. As Managing Director, UK & Ireland Customer Solutions, she helped hundreds of thousands of businesses to digitise and succeed online. During a period based in London, Alice led Google’s own consumer marketing, growing iconic brands like Google Chrome, Maps and Gmail to market leading positions. Alice is passionate about tourism and has not let a year of her life go by without holidaying around the island of Ireland. From 2018 to 2023, she served on the board of Fáilte Ireland – the Irish national tourism development authority – with oversight of investments to strengthen tourism offerings and support industry through the Covid period. She is honoured to serve as Chief Executive Designate with Tourism Ireland since September 2023.