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b-it-right-rail-advanced__main-interior-item-1" data-style-direction="vertical" data-style-justification="start" data-style-alignment="unset" data-style-inline="false" data-style-wrap="nowrap"><h1 class="b-it-headline align-center">The Irish Times Trust</h1><div data-fusion-collection="features" data-fusion-type="@wpmedia/lead-art-block/leadart"></div><div class="c-grid b-it-header-block"><div class="b-it-header-block__header-block "><div class="c-stack b-it-header-block__heading-h4 " data-style-direction="horizontal" data-style-justification="start" data-style-alignment="center" data-style-inline="false" data-style-wrap="nowrap"><div class="c-stack headline-block" data-style-direction="vertical" data-style-justification="start" data-style-alignment="unset" data-style-inline="false" data-style-wrap="nowrap" style="--c-stack-gap:0"><h2 as="h4" class="c-heading margin_none">The Trust</h2></div></div></div></div><div id="lazy_64177" class="lazy_container"><div class="b-flex-chain"><div class="b-flex-chain__grid-container b-flex-chain__grid-container__12 gap"><div class="c-stack grid-item " data-style-direction="vertical" data-style-justification="start" data-style-alignment="unset" data-style-inline="false" data-style-wrap="nowrap"><article class="b-medium-manual-promo b-medium-manual-promo--show-image"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="John Hegarty" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPF7HELG6FBQPAVLKTXS2J2324.jpeg?smart=true&auth=ca56ad7f06e391f67f9b6356021096986e2c1eba5abb07c3c91cc5c31eec5396&width=600&height=450" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPF7HELG6FBQPAVLKTXS2J2324.jpeg?smart=true&auth=ca56ad7f06e391f67f9b6356021096986e2c1eba5abb07c3c91cc5c31eec5396&width=200&height=150 200w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPF7HELG6FBQPAVLKTXS2J2324.jpeg?smart=true&auth=ca56ad7f06e391f67f9b6356021096986e2c1eba5abb07c3c91cc5c31eec5396&width=400&height=300 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPF7HELG6FBQPAVLKTXS2J2324.jpeg?smart=true&auth=ca56ad7f06e391f67f9b6356021096986e2c1eba5abb07c3c91cc5c31eec5396&width=600&height=450 600w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPF7HELG6FBQPAVLKTXS2J2324.jpeg?smart=true&auth=ca56ad7f06e391f67f9b6356021096986e2c1eba5abb07c3c91cc5c31eec5396&width=800&height=600 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPF7HELG6FBQPAVLKTXS2J2324.jpeg?smart=true&auth=ca56ad7f06e391f67f9b6356021096986e2c1eba5abb07c3c91cc5c31eec5396&width=1200&height=900 1200w" width="600" height="450"/></figure><h3 class="c-heading">John Hegarty</h3><p class="c-paragraph">Chairman of the Board of The Irish Times Trust CLG. Fellow Emeritus and former Provost of Trinity College Dublin</p></article></div></div></div></div><div class="c-grid b-it-header-block"><div class="b-it-header-block__header-block "><div class="c-stack b-it-header-block__heading-h5 " data-style-direction="horizontal" data-style-justification="start" data-style-alignment="center" data-style-inline="false" data-style-wrap="nowrap"><div class="c-stack headline-block" data-style-direction="vertical" data-style-justification="start" data-style-alignment="unset" data-style-inline="false" data-style-wrap="nowrap" style="--c-stack-gap:0"><h2 as="h5" class="c-heading margin_none">Governors of The Irish Times Trust CLG</h2></div></div></div></div><div id="lazy_17279" class="lazy_container"><div class="b-flex-chain"><div class="b-flex-chain__grid-container b-flex-chain__grid-container__66 gap"><div class="c-stack grid-item " data-style-direction="vertical" data-style-justification="start" data-style-alignment="unset" data-style-inline="false" data-style-wrap="nowrap"><article class="b-medium-manual-promo b-medium-manual-promo--show-image"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Edmond Harty" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2LL2XCR25BUPNJMQTBI2VQJFI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=f7cbea42518e7b04200f62429c6ce80891171e13c261f449bae148b1ec23d925&width=600&height=450" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2LL2XCR25BUPNJMQTBI2VQJFI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=f7cbea42518e7b04200f62429c6ce80891171e13c261f449bae148b1ec23d925&width=200&height=150 200w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2LL2XCR25BUPNJMQTBI2VQJFI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=f7cbea42518e7b04200f62429c6ce80891171e13c261f449bae148b1ec23d925&width=400&height=300 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2LL2XCR25BUPNJMQTBI2VQJFI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=f7cbea42518e7b04200f62429c6ce80891171e13c261f449bae148b1ec23d925&width=600&height=450 600w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2LL2XCR25BUPNJMQTBI2VQJFI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=f7cbea42518e7b04200f62429c6ce80891171e13c261f449bae148b1ec23d925&width=800&height=600 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2LL2XCR25BUPNJMQTBI2VQJFI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=f7cbea42518e7b04200f62429c6ce80891171e13c261f449bae148b1ec23d925&width=1200&height=900 1200w" width="600" height="450"/></figure><h3 class="c-heading">Edmond Harty</h3><p class="c-paragraph">Adjunct Full Professor at UCD; previously CEO of Dairymaster; Fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineering and former EY Entrepreneur of the Year</p></article><article class="b-medium-manual-promo b-medium-manual-promo--show-image"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Catherine Day" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDMDDMBGPRDBPJVVMTCESELWJQ.jpeg?smart=true&auth=37ec3f2bb7e82af8f2bc8639f3b768dc6da2dc02ceac4a62bfc608a08a5c36db&width=600&height=450" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDMDDMBGPRDBPJVVMTCESELWJQ.jpeg?smart=true&auth=37ec3f2bb7e82af8f2bc8639f3b768dc6da2dc02ceac4a62bfc608a08a5c36db&width=200&height=150 200w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDMDDMBGPRDBPJVVMTCESELWJQ.jpeg?smart=true&auth=37ec3f2bb7e82af8f2bc8639f3b768dc6da2dc02ceac4a62bfc608a08a5c36db&width=400&height=300 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDMDDMBGPRDBPJVVMTCESELWJQ.jpeg?smart=true&auth=37ec3f2bb7e82af8f2bc8639f3b768dc6da2dc02ceac4a62bfc608a08a5c36db&width=600&height=450 600w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDMDDMBGPRDBPJVVMTCESELWJQ.jpeg?smart=true&auth=37ec3f2bb7e82af8f2bc8639f3b768dc6da2dc02ceac4a62bfc608a08a5c36db&width=800&height=600 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDMDDMBGPRDBPJVVMTCESELWJQ.jpeg?smart=true&auth=37ec3f2bb7e82af8f2bc8639f3b768dc6da2dc02ceac4a62bfc608a08a5c36db&width=1200&height=900 1200w" width="600" height="450"/></figure><h3 class="c-heading">Catherine Day</h3><p class="c-paragraph">Former Secretary General of the European Commission; special adviser to the President of the European Commission</p></article><article class="b-medium-manual-promo b-medium-manual-promo--show-image"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="David Sterling" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TO4MQFFSWNFQJNVWAPJDBNJPGQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=01831976397cd9d9ff94b513f9c4d6dc292c90ecd692c89d37a889e10ed5dfaa&width=600&height=450" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TO4MQFFSWNFQJNVWAPJDBNJPGQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=01831976397cd9d9ff94b513f9c4d6dc292c90ecd692c89d37a889e10ed5dfaa&width=200&height=150 200w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TO4MQFFSWNFQJNVWAPJDBNJPGQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=01831976397cd9d9ff94b513f9c4d6dc292c90ecd692c89d37a889e10ed5dfaa&width=400&height=300 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TO4MQFFSWNFQJNVWAPJDBNJPGQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=01831976397cd9d9ff94b513f9c4d6dc292c90ecd692c89d37a889e10ed5dfaa&width=600&height=450 600w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TO4MQFFSWNFQJNVWAPJDBNJPGQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=01831976397cd9d9ff94b513f9c4d6dc292c90ecd692c89d37a889e10ed5dfaa&width=800&height=600 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TO4MQFFSWNFQJNVWAPJDBNJPGQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=01831976397cd9d9ff94b513f9c4d6dc292c90ecd692c89d37a889e10ed5dfaa&width=1200&height=900 1200w" width="600" height="450"/></figure><h3 class="c-heading">David Sterling</h3><p class="c-paragraph">Former head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service; chair of Northern Ireland Screen and the Chief Executives’ Forum</p></article><article class="b-medium-manual-promo b-medium-manual-promo--show-image"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Marguerite Sayers" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJRJNRJCCBBLJP3V5TA5HALEFI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=9f0c1608b818fc9269ce23ef7d0ff4d07f68ef6365f90c2f14ef9e20ad1f09a2&width=600&height=450" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJRJNRJCCBBLJP3V5TA5HALEFI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=9f0c1608b818fc9269ce23ef7d0ff4d07f68ef6365f90c2f14ef9e20ad1f09a2&width=200&height=150 200w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJRJNRJCCBBLJP3V5TA5HALEFI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=9f0c1608b818fc9269ce23ef7d0ff4d07f68ef6365f90c2f14ef9e20ad1f09a2&width=400&height=300 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJRJNRJCCBBLJP3V5TA5HALEFI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=9f0c1608b818fc9269ce23ef7d0ff4d07f68ef6365f90c2f14ef9e20ad1f09a2&width=600&height=450 600w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJRJNRJCCBBLJP3V5TA5HALEFI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=9f0c1608b818fc9269ce23ef7d0ff4d07f68ef6365f90c2f14ef9e20ad1f09a2&width=800&height=600 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJRJNRJCCBBLJP3V5TA5HALEFI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=9f0c1608b818fc9269ce23ef7d0ff4d07f68ef6365f90c2f14ef9e20ad1f09a2&width=1200&height=900 1200w" width="600" height="450"/></figure><h3 class="c-heading">Marguerite Sayers</h3><p class="c-paragraph">Executive Director for Customer Solutions with ESB; former Managing Director of ESB Networks DAC; past President of Engineers Ireland</p></article></div><div class="c-stack grid-item " data-style-direction="vertical" data-style-justification="start" data-style-alignment="unset" data-style-inline="false" data-style-wrap="nowrap"><article class="b-medium-manual-promo b-medium-manual-promo--show-image"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Maeve Carton" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WE2CCXZOBGXRF4SY763L4DJOU.jpg?smart=true&auth=d5ba82e63d854d446cb8fc537095bbdd6b68f325fdcff3684f91a7dcfddf7084&width=600&height=450" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WE2CCXZOBGXRF4SY763L4DJOU.jpg?smart=true&auth=d5ba82e63d854d446cb8fc537095bbdd6b68f325fdcff3684f91a7dcfddf7084&width=200&height=150 200w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WE2CCXZOBGXRF4SY763L4DJOU.jpg?smart=true&auth=d5ba82e63d854d446cb8fc537095bbdd6b68f325fdcff3684f91a7dcfddf7084&width=400&height=300 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WE2CCXZOBGXRF4SY763L4DJOU.jpg?smart=true&auth=d5ba82e63d854d446cb8fc537095bbdd6b68f325fdcff3684f91a7dcfddf7084&width=600&height=450 600w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WE2CCXZOBGXRF4SY763L4DJOU.jpg?smart=true&auth=d5ba82e63d854d446cb8fc537095bbdd6b68f325fdcff3684f91a7dcfddf7084&width=800&height=600 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WE2CCXZOBGXRF4SY763L4DJOU.jpg?smart=true&auth=d5ba82e63d854d446cb8fc537095bbdd6b68f325fdcff3684f91a7dcfddf7084&width=1200&height=900 1200w" width="600" height="450"/></figure><h3 class="c-heading">Maeve Carton</h3><p class="c-paragraph">Director of the Institute of International and European Affairs; former chair of NTMA and former director of CRH plc</p></article><article class="b-medium-manual-promo b-medium-manual-promo--show-image"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Bernard Harbor" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BMUWGWJQ4RF4RDYLTC7SZU4CX4.jpg?smart=true&auth=0d35d464163232f42c9946130bfae433eecc55b29caf021821ee878cb72a7a9a&width=600&height=450" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BMUWGWJQ4RF4RDYLTC7SZU4CX4.jpg?smart=true&auth=0d35d464163232f42c9946130bfae433eecc55b29caf021821ee878cb72a7a9a&width=200&height=150 200w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BMUWGWJQ4RF4RDYLTC7SZU4CX4.jpg?smart=true&auth=0d35d464163232f42c9946130bfae433eecc55b29caf021821ee878cb72a7a9a&width=400&height=300 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BMUWGWJQ4RF4RDYLTC7SZU4CX4.jpg?smart=true&auth=0d35d464163232f42c9946130bfae433eecc55b29caf021821ee878cb72a7a9a&width=600&height=450 600w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BMUWGWJQ4RF4RDYLTC7SZU4CX4.jpg?smart=true&auth=0d35d464163232f42c9946130bfae433eecc55b29caf021821ee878cb72a7a9a&width=800&height=600 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BMUWGWJQ4RF4RDYLTC7SZU4CX4.jpg?smart=true&auth=0d35d464163232f42c9946130bfae433eecc55b29caf021821ee878cb72a7a9a&width=1200&height=900 1200w" width="600" height="450"/></figure><h3 class="c-heading">Bernard Harbor</h3><p class="c-paragraph">Former head of communications with Fórsa; member of the executive boards of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and TASC</p></article><article class="b-medium-manual-promo b-medium-manual-promo--show-image"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Fiach Mac Conghail" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWX5D7MQORBGRLESKCCBAMSE6U.jpg?smart=true&auth=745d4941bb95683b9240bc4943db0e76393a6dfb0d5e81e948e9ffb53ec6f33e&width=600&height=450" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWX5D7MQORBGRLESKCCBAMSE6U.jpg?smart=true&auth=745d4941bb95683b9240bc4943db0e76393a6dfb0d5e81e948e9ffb53ec6f33e&width=200&height=150 200w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWX5D7MQORBGRLESKCCBAMSE6U.jpg?smart=true&auth=745d4941bb95683b9240bc4943db0e76393a6dfb0d5e81e948e9ffb53ec6f33e&width=400&height=300 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWX5D7MQORBGRLESKCCBAMSE6U.jpg?smart=true&auth=745d4941bb95683b9240bc4943db0e76393a6dfb0d5e81e948e9ffb53ec6f33e&width=600&height=450 600w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWX5D7MQORBGRLESKCCBAMSE6U.jpg?smart=true&auth=745d4941bb95683b9240bc4943db0e76393a6dfb0d5e81e948e9ffb53ec6f33e&width=800&height=600 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWX5D7MQORBGRLESKCCBAMSE6U.jpg?smart=true&auth=745d4941bb95683b9240bc4943db0e76393a6dfb0d5e81e948e9ffb53ec6f33e&width=1200&height=900 1200w" width="600" height="450"/></figure><h3 class="c-heading">Fiach Mac Conghail</h3><p class="c-paragraph">Chief executive of the Digital Hub; former director and chief executive of the Abbey Theatre; board member of the Fondation Irlandaise</p></article></div></div></div></div><div class="c-grid b-it-header-block"><div class="b-it-header-block__header-block "><div class="c-stack b-it-header-block__heading-h4 " data-style-direction="horizontal" data-style-justification="start" data-style-alignment="center" data-style-inline="false" data-style-wrap="nowrap"><div class="c-stack headline-block" data-style-direction="vertical" data-style-justification="start" data-style-alignment="unset" data-style-inline="false" data-style-wrap="nowrap" style="--c-stack-gap:0"><h2 as="h4" class="c-heading margin_none">The Board</h2></div></div></div></div><div id="fusion-static-enter:html-block-f0fFH2EHnXRpLG" style="display:none" data-fusion-component="html-block-f0fFH2EHnXRpLG"></div><div><style> .tp__paragraph{ font-family:"Noto Serif JP", serif; line-height:1.5; margin-bottom:1.5rem; font-size:1.125rem; } </style> <p class="tp__paragraph">The Board is currently made up of ten directors who are appointed by the Trust. The present Board is comprised of a non-executive chairman, three executives from the news publisher and six non-executive directors, three of whom are nominated from the Trust. The Managing Director and the Editor report independently to the Board.</p></div><div id="fusion-static-exit:html-block-f0fFH2EHnXRpLG" style="display:none" data-fusion-component="html-block-f0fFH2EHnXRpLG"></div><div id="lazy_21001" class="lazy_container"><div class="b-flex-chain"><div class="b-flex-chain__grid-container b-flex-chain__grid-container__12 gap"><div class="c-stack grid-item " data-style-direction="vertical" data-style-justification="start" data-style-alignment="unset" data-style-inline="false" data-style-wrap="nowrap"><article class="b-medium-manual-promo b-medium-manual-promo--show-image"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Shay Garvey" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDVTFVCW4NDD3PB2YM6SDZSEHA.jpeg?smart=true&auth=62ac9e8ca5f70c5bcb3a103f7df470e4349796799c7a0874c496349bdeb9d14b&width=600&height=450" 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Co-founder of Frontline Ventures; adviser to the EBRD venture capital programme; Chair of Genio, the Service Reform Fund</p></article></div></div></div></div><div class="c-grid b-it-header-block"><div class="b-it-header-block__header-block "><div class="c-stack b-it-header-block__heading-h5 " data-style-direction="horizontal" data-style-justification="start" data-style-alignment="center" data-style-inline="false" data-style-wrap="nowrap"><div class="c-stack headline-block" data-style-direction="vertical" data-style-justification="start" data-style-alignment="unset" data-style-inline="false" data-style-wrap="nowrap" style="--c-stack-gap:0"><h2 as="h5" class="c-heading margin_none">The Board of Directors of The Irish Times DAC</h2></div></div></div></div><div id="lazy_39159" class="lazy_container"><div class="b-flex-chain"><div class="b-flex-chain__grid-container b-flex-chain__grid-container__66 gap"><div class="c-stack grid-item " data-style-direction="vertical" data-style-justification="start" data-style-alignment="unset" data-style-inline="false" data-style-wrap="nowrap"><article class="b-medium-manual-promo b-medium-manual-promo--show-image"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="John Hegarty" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPF7HELG6FBQPAVLKTXS2J2324.jpeg?smart=true&auth=ca56ad7f06e391f67f9b6356021096986e2c1eba5abb07c3c91cc5c31eec5396&width=600&height=450" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPF7HELG6FBQPAVLKTXS2J2324.jpeg?smart=true&auth=ca56ad7f06e391f67f9b6356021096986e2c1eba5abb07c3c91cc5c31eec5396&width=200&height=150 200w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPF7HELG6FBQPAVLKTXS2J2324.jpeg?smart=true&auth=ca56ad7f06e391f67f9b6356021096986e2c1eba5abb07c3c91cc5c31eec5396&width=400&height=300 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPF7HELG6FBQPAVLKTXS2J2324.jpeg?smart=true&auth=ca56ad7f06e391f67f9b6356021096986e2c1eba5abb07c3c91cc5c31eec5396&width=600&height=450 600w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPF7HELG6FBQPAVLKTXS2J2324.jpeg?smart=true&auth=ca56ad7f06e391f67f9b6356021096986e2c1eba5abb07c3c91cc5c31eec5396&width=800&height=600 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPF7HELG6FBQPAVLKTXS2J2324.jpeg?smart=true&auth=ca56ad7f06e391f67f9b6356021096986e2c1eba5abb07c3c91cc5c31eec5396&width=1200&height=900 1200w" width="600" height="450"/></figure><h3 class="c-heading">John Hegarty</h3><p class="c-paragraph">Nominated Director from the Trust</p></article><article class="b-medium-manual-promo b-medium-manual-promo--show-image"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Maeve Carton" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WE2CCXZOBGXRF4SY763L4DJOU.jpg?smart=true&auth=d5ba82e63d854d446cb8fc537095bbdd6b68f325fdcff3684f91a7dcfddf7084&width=600&height=450" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WE2CCXZOBGXRF4SY763L4DJOU.jpg?smart=true&auth=d5ba82e63d854d446cb8fc537095bbdd6b68f325fdcff3684f91a7dcfddf7084&width=200&height=150 200w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WE2CCXZOBGXRF4SY763L4DJOU.jpg?smart=true&auth=d5ba82e63d854d446cb8fc537095bbdd6b68f325fdcff3684f91a7dcfddf7084&width=400&height=300 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WE2CCXZOBGXRF4SY763L4DJOU.jpg?smart=true&auth=d5ba82e63d854d446cb8fc537095bbdd6b68f325fdcff3684f91a7dcfddf7084&width=600&height=450 600w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WE2CCXZOBGXRF4SY763L4DJOU.jpg?smart=true&auth=d5ba82e63d854d446cb8fc537095bbdd6b68f325fdcff3684f91a7dcfddf7084&width=800&height=600 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WE2CCXZOBGXRF4SY763L4DJOU.jpg?smart=true&auth=d5ba82e63d854d446cb8fc537095bbdd6b68f325fdcff3684f91a7dcfddf7084&width=1200&height=900 1200w" width="600" height="450"/></figure><h3 class="c-heading">Maeve Carton</h3><p class="c-paragraph">Nominated Director from the Trust</p></article><article class="b-medium-manual-promo b-medium-manual-promo--show-image"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Rhona Murphy" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UH2LD2PHXBFWTGCAZAGLBADUCQ.png?smart=true&auth=fefaf3a839478da1a432f1e742fe9e2f0790ee869e7bb7dbd8ae4b438258bad2&width=600&height=450" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UH2LD2PHXBFWTGCAZAGLBADUCQ.png?smart=true&auth=fefaf3a839478da1a432f1e742fe9e2f0790ee869e7bb7dbd8ae4b438258bad2&width=200&height=150 200w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UH2LD2PHXBFWTGCAZAGLBADUCQ.png?smart=true&auth=fefaf3a839478da1a432f1e742fe9e2f0790ee869e7bb7dbd8ae4b438258bad2&width=400&height=300 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UH2LD2PHXBFWTGCAZAGLBADUCQ.png?smart=true&auth=fefaf3a839478da1a432f1e742fe9e2f0790ee869e7bb7dbd8ae4b438258bad2&width=600&height=450 600w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UH2LD2PHXBFWTGCAZAGLBADUCQ.png?smart=true&auth=fefaf3a839478da1a432f1e742fe9e2f0790ee869e7bb7dbd8ae4b438258bad2&width=800&height=600 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UH2LD2PHXBFWTGCAZAGLBADUCQ.png?smart=true&auth=fefaf3a839478da1a432f1e742fe9e2f0790ee869e7bb7dbd8ae4b438258bad2&width=1200&height=900 1200w" width="600" height="450"/></figure><h3 class="c-heading">Rhona Murphy</h3><p class="c-paragraph">Principal & founder of RMM Consulting; former CEO of The Daily Beast; former publisher of Newsweek International</p></article><article class="b-medium-manual-promo b-medium-manual-promo--show-image"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Deirdre Veldon" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCO5R7DFIZC3ZJNG4HYZ7VLDPI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=dc72387e513b213ee3116e951814fc4500b05bacc59dc92737dd589320ff4c20&width=600&height=450" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCO5R7DFIZC3ZJNG4HYZ7VLDPI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=dc72387e513b213ee3116e951814fc4500b05bacc59dc92737dd589320ff4c20&width=200&height=150 200w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCO5R7DFIZC3ZJNG4HYZ7VLDPI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=dc72387e513b213ee3116e951814fc4500b05bacc59dc92737dd589320ff4c20&width=400&height=300 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCO5R7DFIZC3ZJNG4HYZ7VLDPI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=dc72387e513b213ee3116e951814fc4500b05bacc59dc92737dd589320ff4c20&width=600&height=450 600w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCO5R7DFIZC3ZJNG4HYZ7VLDPI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=dc72387e513b213ee3116e951814fc4500b05bacc59dc92737dd589320ff4c20&width=800&height=600 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCO5R7DFIZC3ZJNG4HYZ7VLDPI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=dc72387e513b213ee3116e951814fc4500b05bacc59dc92737dd589320ff4c20&width=1200&height=900 1200w" width="600" height="450"/></figure><h3 class="c-heading">Deirdre Veldon</h3><p class="c-paragraph">Group Managing Director</p></article><article class="b-medium-manual-promo b-medium-manual-promo--show-image"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Conor Goodman" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BYTQVIXOBBH3RIS3GLXYPL6NCM.jpg?smart=true&auth=dc81cf50d95ff8ec85d412fb8dda53f3f708e88fc32484a3348ed29b05c86fde&width=600&height=450" 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Editor</p></article></div><div class="c-stack grid-item " data-style-direction="vertical" data-style-justification="start" data-style-alignment="unset" data-style-inline="false" data-style-wrap="nowrap"><article class="b-medium-manual-promo b-medium-manual-promo--show-image"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Catherine Day" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDMDDMBGPRDBPJVVMTCESELWJQ.jpeg?smart=true&auth=37ec3f2bb7e82af8f2bc8639f3b768dc6da2dc02ceac4a62bfc608a08a5c36db&width=600&height=450" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDMDDMBGPRDBPJVVMTCESELWJQ.jpeg?smart=true&auth=37ec3f2bb7e82af8f2bc8639f3b768dc6da2dc02ceac4a62bfc608a08a5c36db&width=200&height=150 200w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDMDDMBGPRDBPJVVMTCESELWJQ.jpeg?smart=true&auth=37ec3f2bb7e82af8f2bc8639f3b768dc6da2dc02ceac4a62bfc608a08a5c36db&width=400&height=300 400w, 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