Killybegs native appointed to National Gallery of Ireland Board of Governors and Guardians

A Killybegs native has been appointed as one of four new appointments to the Board of Governors and Guardians of the National Gallery of Ireland.

Adrian O’Carroll, will serve a five-year term along with Dr Michelle D Cullen, Margie McCarthy and Dr Sandra Collins.

Adrian, was born in Killybegs and educated in Ireland but then spent most of his early career in London working as a stockbroker. He has extensive experience in the area of financial and risk management.

He co-founded the Merrion Capital Group, which became one of Ireland's leading stock broking, fund management and corporate finance organisations.

In 2010 as part of some ownership changes, Adrian took the opportunity to retire from the business and to devote his non-family time to providing advice on a voluntary basis to the arts and developing an understanding of the Irish visual arts sector.  He is currently the Chair of the Finance Committee of the Project Arts Centre in Temple Bar and is a member of the board of AKO Capital. He has played a key role in developing the Project Arts Centre into an important institute for contemporary Irish Art. 

Commenting on the new appointees, Mary Keane, Chairperson of the NGI Board of Governors and Guardians:  

“The National Gallery of Ireland is a wonderfully dynamic and modern institution and I am delighted that we are announcing the appointment of Dr Sandra Collins, Dr Michelle D Cullen, Margie McCarthy and Adrian O’Carroll to the Board. These appointments bring a breadth of additional skills and governance experience to the Gallery as we concentrate on developing our next Strategic Plan and enabling our important work over the coming years.” 

The appointments follow a public call for applications on www.stateboards.ie and an assessment process.