Connect with our team in Ireland
Join with us in championing better work and working lives across Ireland
Join with us in championing better work and working lives across Ireland
Connect with other people professionals at our thought leadership conferences and HR awards ceremony. Take part in our learning events, consultations and policy campaigns. Partner with us to shape the future of work and the raise the voice of our profession across Ireland.
How we’re championing better work and working lives across Ireland
A Chartered Companion of the CIPD and named one of Ireland’s Top 50 Most Influential CHROs in 2024, Alison brings a proud track record in HR, people development, and change, shaped through senior roles across retail, tech, telecoms, financial services and semi-state sectors.
At RSM Ireland, she was Consulting Partner for Transformation, HR and Change — guiding organisations through complex change with insight and purpose.
Aligned with CIPD Ireland’s mission to build thriving workplaces and professional impact, Alison leads strategic growth, policy influence and member engagement across skills, wellbeing and flexible working. Based in Dublin, she collaborates across our community — connecting practitioners, learning from local voices, and reflecting global CIPD thinking adapted for Ireland.
Mary leads the growth, development and contribution of the people profession in Ireland. She pushes forward our agenda of people-centric decisions, wellbeing, inclusion and flexible working through research, policy and member engagement.
Mary has a wealth of HR experience, supporting individuals and companies on the strategic people agenda, HR practice and organisation development. Previously she headed up HR Development at employers’ group Ibec, consulted widely across the public and private sector and held organisation development roles in the financial and consulting sectors.
Mary is on the Boards of the Public Appointments Service and the Retirement Planning Council and represents the people profession in Ireland at the European Association of People Management.
Meg is an experienced HR professional, previously working in HRBP roles for Irish public sector and global enterprises. She has a passion for showing the impact of the people profession through creating positive workplace culture. She is qualified to Masters level and is a lifelong learner in the field of people management.
Meg chaired the CIPD Southeast committee in Ireland for 4 years. During that time, she built strong networks providing key learning events and networking opportunities within her region and on the national committee. She began her role as HR Policy and Engagement Manager in August 2022, where she creates value for CIPD customers through the annual calendar of engagement, developing relationships with key stakeholders and wider business community.
Linda is responsible for engaging with senior HR and L&D leaders to strengthen their people functions and develop future-fit workforce strategies that drive business success. She promotes the benefits of CIPD partnerships within organisations, supporting them in raising professional standards, addressing workforce challenges, and building thriving workplaces.
Previously, Linda was Head of Business Development at the Learnovate Centre, Trinity College Dublin, where she worked with HR and learning professionals to advance workplace learning through research and technology. With a background in commercial strategy and business growth, she has led high-performing teams across industries, driving partnerships and solutions that support organisational success.
Linda is passionate about helping employers harness impactful, future-focused solutions that empower their people and support organisational development, leveraging CIPD’s expertise to drive meaningful, long-term impact.
The CIPD in Ireland is established as a charity with its own board of directors to oversee our commitments, activities, risks and finances.
Meet our board in Ireland
The CIPD is the promoter of the Sustainable HRM Skillnet, a business network established to share good practices and to respond effectively to the specific skills needed to operate sustainable people management practices.
Network companies come together to build knowledge, insights and skills of HR and business leaders to start the culture change journey and instil people practices that prioritise sustainability. This will incorporate expert input, learning from case studies and good practices to develop a sustainable HRM architecture, and deliver training interventions.
Championing better work and working lives
At the CIPD, we champion better work and working lives. We help organisations to thrive by focusing on their people, supporting economies and society for the future. We lead debate as the voice for everyone wanting a better world of work.
