Members of the Board
Ms Helen Conlan - President
Helen was appointed Chair of the CMRF in 2017. She joined the Board in 2010. She is a Business Studies graduate of Trinity College Dublin and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. She has worked in the property industry for the past 25 years. She lives in Kildare town, where she is involved in various community and voluntary groups.
Ms Siobhan Brady
Siobhan studied Law in UCD and practiced as a Barrister before becoming involved in the voluntary sector. Siobhan has been working with Temple Street Hospital since 1996 and has been a Director of the Temple Street Foundation since 2000. She is also a Director of The Children’s University Hospital and a Governor of the Mater Misericordiae and The Children’s University Hospitals Ltd.
Mr Christian Kinnear
A Dublin native, married to Suzie and father to son Daniel. Having fundraised for a variety of charitable organisations in Ireland over many years, Christian was delighted to join the board of CMRF in 2017 and accept the invitation to directly support the tremendous work of CMRF. He brings a wealth of commercial experience from the IT and Software industry where he has held international leadership roles in Sage, Oracle, Google and now his current role as Managing Director of Hubspot's EMEA (Europe Middle East and Africa) operations. With a lifelong passion for rugby, Christian is a member and past Exec Board Member of Monkstown FC in Sandymount helping to grow the amateur and underage game in Ireland.
Ms Niamh O’Regan
Niamh has a B.A.(Hons) degree in French and Spanish from Trinity College Dublin, she has a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting from Dublin City University and she is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. Niamh trained with PWC in Dublin and worked for a number of years in London in the Oil and Gas and Health industries as well as in Banking. Niamh’s experience includes roles in Barclays Bank in London as Head of Business Performance for Barclays Private Clients and Barclays International and also in Dublin as Head of Business Management for Barclays Bank Ireland. She was also previously CFO of The London Bridge Hospital and The Harley St Medical Clinic. Niamh has been on the board of The National Children’s Hospital Foundation since 2013.
Mr Terence O’Rourke
Having graduated from University College Dublin with a BA in Economics and History, Terence joined KPMG Ireland in 1975 and was elected Managing Partner in 2006. Following his retirement from KPMG in 2013, Terence was appointed Chairman of Enterprise Ireland and Board Director of The Irish Times Limited. He is also a director of Hibernia REIT PLC, as well as serving on a number of Non-profit Boards and the Governing Authority of Dublin City University. Terence joined the board of Temple Street Foundation in April 2013.
Mr David Phelan
David is Managing Partner of Hayes solicitors, based in Dublin. He advises on commercial issues for clients in the media, retail, aviation, sports and motor sectors, amongst others.
Judge Ann Ryan
Having studied Science in UCD, Ann worked as a Biochemist in St Vincent’s hospital before studying law as a mature student. She was called to the Bar in 1986 and was appointed Judge to the District Court in 2004. Ann is a director of Temple Street Foundation since 2000.