Legal Aid Board

Maximum Number of Positions: 13
Gender Balance Numbers: Female (8), Male (5)
Gender Balance Percentage: Female (62%), Male (38%)

Name First Appointed Reappointed Expiry Date Position type Basis of appointment
Catherine Keane 09/06/2020 01/11/2021 31/10/2026 Board Member Ministerial Appointment following PAS Process (Solicitor)
Catherine Ryan 01/11/2021 31/10/2026 Board Member Lab Staff Member Ministerial Appointment
Freda McKittrick 01/11/2016 01/11/2021 31/10/2026 Board Member Ministerial Appointment following PAS Process
Gordon Jeyes 01/11/2016 01/11/2021 31/10/2026 Board Member Ministerial Appointment following PAS Process
Jane McGowan 30/10/2024 31/10/2026 Board Member Ministerial Appointment following PAS Process (Barrister)
Liam Ryan 01/11/2021 31/10/2026 Board Member Ministerial Appointment following PAS Process (Solicitor)
Maeve Brett 08/03/2024 31/10/2026 Board Member Representative of Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Ministerial Appointment
Maurice Lawlor 01/11/2016 01/11/2021 31/10/2026 Board Member Representative of Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection; Ministerial Appointment
Michael Bourke 01/11/2021 31/10/2026 Board Member Ministerial Appointment following PAS Process
Niamh O'Hanlon 01/11/2021 31/10/2026 Board Member Lab Staff Member Ministerial Appointment
Nuala Egan 04/01/2024 31/10/2026 Chairperson Ministerial Appointment following PAS Process (Barrister)
Patrick Durcan 01/11/2021 31/10/2026 Board Member Ministerial Appointment following PAS Process
Tracy O’Keeffe 03/08/2021 01/11/2021 31/10/2026 Board Member Representative of Department of Justice; Ministerial Appointment