Voluntary Directors
Chair
Liam Meagher
Liam is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers who retired in December 2019, after more than 40-years’ service with Irish Rail where he held several senior positions.
Liam joined the Board of Cabhrú in October 2017 and was elected Chair in February 2020.
Vice-Chair
BRENDAN KENNY
Brendan retired in October 2021 from Dublin City Council where he was Assistant Chief Executive since 2001. Brendan has the experience and knowledge of over 45 years working in Local Government with most of that time spent on the management of Housing, Homelessness, Community Development and Regeneration issues in Dublin City.
Charity Secretary and Company Secretary
Dearbhla KELLY
Dan O’Connor
Dan is a Solicitor, a member of the Council of the Law Society of Ireland, retired from practice in 2009 after 38-years as a Partner in Arthur Cox. While his speciality was Property, he was a Director of several companies.
Dan joined the Board of Cabhrú in August 2012, was elected Chair in December 2015, and was elected Vice-Chair in February 2020.
Yan Barry
Yan Barry, FCCA, EMBA, is a Fellow Certified Chartered Accountant. She has over 10 years’ experience across the public and private sectors as well as accounting practice and industry. She currently works as an Accounts Department Manager in a large private practice. She has been a member of the ACCA Ireland Leinster Networks Panel since November 2016.
Yan joined the Cabhrú Board in April 2017 and is a member of the Finance, Risk & Audit Committee as well as the Development & Buildings Committee.
Rachel Markey
Rachel joined the Cabhrú board in April 2017. She is a primary school principal having previously worked with the Special Education Support Service and the National Council for Special Education.
She is President of the St. Vincent de Paul conference in Gardiner Street and has a keen interest in voluntary work