John McCarthy
Chairperson - Heritage Council Nominee
Record biodiversity
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In the National Biodiversity Data Centre, we work to ensure that the unique and intrinsic value of biodiversity to society and human wellbeing is recognised. We make data and information on Ireland’s biodiversity more easily accessible to better understand and inform its protection and restoration. We work in partnership to support initiatives to increase people’s understanding of, and engagement with, biodiversity, and the ways in which it can be maintained and enhanced.
The National Biodiversity Data Centre is a Company Limited by Guarantee with Charity status.Board of Directors
Colette Byrne
Heritage Council Nominee
Dr Colm Lordan
Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine Nominee
Dr James Moran
Heritage Council Nominee
Maura Brennan
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Nominee
Tom Medlycott
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Nominee
Professor Willie Donnelly
Heritage Council Nominee
Dr Darragh O’Neill
Environmental Protection Agency
Dr Claire Cooper
National Parks and Wildlife Service
Professor Mary Kelly-Quinn
Professor of Applied Freshwater Ecology
Staff
The Centre’s staff are responsible for the development and delivery of a work programme to meet the strategic objectives identified by the Management Board. Staff are also responsible for the day to day running of the Centre at Beechfield House.
Dr Liam Lysaght
Chief Executive Officer
Dr Úna FitzPatrick
Chief Scientific Officer
Richard Tilson
Chief Operating Officer
Jon Hawkins
Head of Digital Services
John Kelly
Invasive Species Programme Manager
Dave Wall
Marine Biodiversity Programme Manager
Dr Michelle Judge
Data Manager and GBIF Node Manager
Colette O’Flynn
Invasive Species Officer
Oisín Duffy
Surveys and Records Officer
Irene Kilbride
Office and Corporate Support Officer
Victoria Poppleton
Marine Invasive Species Officer
Dr Ann Haigh
Invasive Species Risk Analysis and Contingency Officer
Kate Moore
Invasive Species Engagement Officer
Rachel Hayden
Training and Engagement Officer
Dr Michelle Larkin
National Pollinator Monitoring Scheme Officer
Sarah Kelly
Pollinator Plan Business Officer
Kate Chandler
Pollinator Plan Communities Officer
Owen Beckett
National Insect Database Officer
Dr Tim Butter
Farmer Moth Monitoring Scheme Officer
Patrick McQuinn
Pollinator Monitoring Research Assistant
Ritchie Hindley
ICT & Systems Administrator
Chantel Carr
Shared Island Biosecurity & Citizen Science Officer
Paul Brett
Invasive Species Pathways Action Plan Officer
Aaron Skehan
Local Authority Biodiversity Data Liaison Officer
Erano Elmido
GIS Officer
Patrick Doran
Pollinator Plan Farmland Officer
Patrick Fitzmaurice
Pollinator Plan Farmland Officer
Joshua Clarke
Pollinator Plan Rare Species Officer
Dr Emma King
Pollinator Plan Local Authorities & Public Bodies Officer
Juanita Browne
Communications Officer
Members of the National Biodiversity Data Centre
Bill Callanan
Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine Nominee
Brendan Wall
Department of the Environment, Climate Change, and Communications Nominee
Niall Ó Donnchú
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Nominee
John Mulholland
Heritage Council Nominee
Partners
The National Biodiversity Data Centre could not deliver its extensive work programme, nor could it achieve the progress it has done in terms of promoting biodiversity recording without the strong support it has received from its partners. Some of the key partners are listed below.
State Bodies
Local Authorities
Non-Governmental Organisations
East Cork Biodiversity Networking Programme
