Mairéad is a maritime professional with a track record in business development, marketing, stakeholder engagement, communications & public relations within the international maritime transport industry.
A native of Carna, Conamara, Mairéad has a degree in Maritime Studies from Cardiff University. Her electives included maritime economics, international maritime transport development, aspects of admiralty law covering the carriage of goods by sea and international law of the sea. She has completed postgraduate diplomas with the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and the National College of Ireland. Mairéad has worked in management roles within the international maritime professional services sector in London. She previously worked as the Marketing and Business Development Coordinator for the Irish Maritime Development Office.
Mairéad served for two terms as an NED on the board of TG4 and is currently serving on the board of the Irish Heritage Trust in a volunteer capacity.