An Bord Bia/The Food Board

Legal basis: An Bord Bia Act 1994, s. 6
Maximum Number of Positions: 15
Gender Balance Numbers: Female (6), Male (10)
Gender Balance Percentage: Female (38%), Male (62%)

Name First Appointed Reappointed Expiry Date Position type Basis of appointment
Cliona Murphy 15/11/2023 14/11/2026 Board Member Appointed by the Minister, DETE Nominee
Colm Hayes 15/11/2023 12/03/2027 Board Member Appointed by the Minister
Dan MacSweeney 01/03/2018 01/03/2021 28/02/2024 Chair Nomination of the Minister
Denis Drennan 25/01/2024 30/06/2025 Board Member Appointment by the Minister - Nominating body ICMSA
Francie Gorman 20/02/2024 25/03/2024 24/03/2027 Board Member Appointed by the Minister
Jim Woulfe 28/08/2022 27/08/2025 Board Member PAS Process
Karen Kerrigan 16/06/2021 15/06/2024 Board Member Appointed by the Minister, Horticulture Representative
Karina Pierce 04/07/2023 03/07/2026 Board Member PAS Process
Larry Murrin 15/11/2023 14/11/2026 Board Member Appointed by the Minister
Lorraine Allen 22/01/2019 22/01/2022 21/01/2025 Board Member PAS Process
Mary Delaney 04/07/2023 03/07/2026 Board Member PAS Process
Michael Cronin 22/01/2019 22/01/2022 21/01/2025 Board Member PAS Process
Niall Browne 09/01/2019 08/02/2022 07/02/2025 Board Member Appointed by the Minister
Pat Murphy 28/05/2019 01/07/2022 30/06/2025 Board Member Appointed by the Minister
Patrick Fitzgerald 28/08/2022 27/08/2025 Board Member PAS Process
Sharon Buckley 04/07/2023 03/07/2026 Board Member Appointed by the Minister