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Joint Patrons

Co-operation Ireland’s Joint Patrons are
Her Majesty The Queen and President Mary McAleese

Letters of support from Her Majesty The Queen and President McAleese.

Co-operation Ireland’s work is overseen by a voluntary board comprising key players from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland or with an Irish background who have a genuine interest is developing stronger links between the two areas and between all communities living on the island of Ireland.

Co-operation Ireland Board Members

Chairman

Christopher Moran
Christopher Moran Group of Companies

Bertie Ahern
Former Taoiseach

John Cushnahan
Former leader of The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and former Fine Gael MEP

Paula Dobriansky
Former US Envoy to Northern Ireland

Pat Doherty
Harcourt Developments Ltd.

Breidge Gadd
Chief Executive (retired) Northern Ireland Probation Board

Ossie Kilkenny
Chairman
Irish Sports Council

Eamonn McCartan
Chief Executive
Sports Northern Ireland

Eugene McCague
Arthur Cox Solicitors

Brendan McGinn
Managing Director
BJM Global

George McGrath
Deputy Chief Executive (retired)
British Telecommunications Plc

Brian Rowntree
Chairman
Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Peter Sutherland
Chairman of Goldman Sachs International

Mark Touhey
Partner
Vinson & Elkins LLP

James Walsh
Government Affairs Counselor
K & L Gates LLP, (Washington)

Noreen Wright
Head of Legal Services (Retired)
Viridian Group

Board Observers

David Costello
Department of Foreign Affairs
Anglo Irish Division

Drew Haire
Office of First Minister and deputy First Minister
Head of Community Relations Unit

Co-operation Ireland (GB) Executive

Joint Patrons
Her Majesty The Queen
President Mary McAleese

Vice Patrons
The Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Westminster
The Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks
The Moderator of the Free Church Federal Council

Chairman
Mr Christopher Moran
Christopher Moran Group of Companies

Deputy Chair
Mary Heaney Polyview Media

Executive Members

John Barr
Managing Director
Tax Assist

Hugh Basham
Managing Director
Consumer Network DHL Supply Chain

Patrick Boylan
Chairman International
Clearcommerce

Kevin Cahill
Author and Journalist

Jamie Chalmer
Partner Anglo Suisse Capital

Neil Crockett
Managing Director - Public Sector
Cisco Systems Ltd

Des Crowley
Chief Executive
Bank of Ireland

Tim Dickson
Senior Editor
McKinsey Quarterly

Ciaran Fenton
Fenton Management

Conor Foley
Chairman, Worldspreads
Chairman, Irish International Business Network

Donard Gaynor
Chief Executive Officer
Beam Global International

Robbie Henneberry
Managing Director
Allied Irish Bank

Seamus Keating
Finance Director
LogicaCMG

John Kennedy CBE, DL, FIHT,
Companion IgasE

David Lever

Louis Manches
Partner
Manches

Michael McFall
Partner
McDermott, Will & Emery

Brendan McGinn
Managing Partner, PFPG (NI) Tax Solutions
Managing Partner, BJM Chartered Accountants

Pat McGinnis
Managing Director
Braidwater Ltd

Geraldine McGrory
McGrory Communications

Aine McGuire
Managing Director
Pygmalion Computer Group

Andrew McHale
Principal Partner
McHale & Co

Mark McNamara
Vice President
Morgan Stanley

Bill Morrison
Chairman
The Trinity Group

Bill Murphy
Managing Director
BT Business

Mike Murphy
Executive Director
Co-operation Ireland (GB)

Aidan Neill

Elaine O’Brien

Donagh O’Sullivan
Construction Director
Galliard Homes

Eithne Rynne
Director
The Federation of Irish Societies

Liam Strong
Cerberus European Capital Advisors

Supporters and Friends

Prime Minister Gordon Brown MP (letter of support from Gordon Brown)
An Taoiseach Brian Cowen TD (letter of support from Brian Cowen)
President Barack Obama (letter of support from Barack Obama)