Board of Directors

Director since May 2022. Edward Gleeson is a solicitor and CEDR accredited mediator. He is a partner in Mason Hayes & Curran and specialises in charity law and dispute resolution.

Director since 2023. Tom O’Brien is Finance Director for the Irish Jesuits and an experienced financial and management professional with 20 years of board level and corporate governance experience.

Director since 2011. Retired Senior Partner / Audit & Risk Partner of RSM Ireland. Member of the GAA National Finance Committee and Chair of the Gaelic Players Association Audit & Risk Committee.

Director since 2023. Dr Sarah Hamill is an Assistant Professor at the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin. Her main areas of research are property law, housing law, and legal history.

Director since 2024. Previous Director from 2009-2022. Sr. Helena O’Donoghue was a driving force behind the establishment of Mercy Law Resource Centre and amongst many other influential leadership and management roles, has been actively involved with the Sophia Housing Association.

Director since 2023. Annette O’Donnell is Senior Manager, Communications at Crosscare and a communications and media specialist with 20 years experience across multiple sectors.

Board Member since 2025. Conor Roe is Focus Ireland’s Head of Advice & Information and Day Services and an Assistant Lecturer in Social Care Management at TUD.

Rebecca Keatinge is a solicitor, a former Managing Solicitor of Mercy Law Resource Centre and currently acts as Head of Compliance and Monitoring at the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.