Our Staff


Macra employs a staff of 24 people to assist, empower and enable young people participate through a youth work approach both in Macra na Feirme and in their communities.

Our staff includes:

  • Michael Curran, Chief Executive Officer mcurran@macra.ie - 086 012 8617
  • Derrie Dillion, Deputy CEO - ddillon@macra.ie 087 283 4923
  • Mairead Kowal, Competitions Officer & CEO’s Office  - mkowal@macra.ie 01 426 8913
  • Maria Snell,Senior Policy Executive - msnell@macra.ie 086 165 5956
  • Audrey McDonnell, Travel Officer - amcdonnell@macra.ie 01 426 8901
  • Sylvia Beatley, Events Officer - sbeatley@macra.ie. 085 774 3921
  • Conor Holohan, Programme Director Make the Moove – cholohan@macra.ie 087 746 730
  • Julia Olan, Finance Manager - jolan@macra.ie 086 074 8214
  • Fran Hannick, Finance Officer - fhannick@macra.ie 01 426 8910
  • Lorraine McDermott, Membership Officer - lmcdermott@macra.ie 01 426 8916
  • Gillian Richardson, Skillnet Manager - grichardson@macra.ie 086 033 4583
  • Una Phelan, Skillnet Officer - uphelan@macra.ie 086 812 5467
  • Amy Kelly, Skillnet Officer - akelly@macra.ie 086 812 5476

Training & Development Officers

  • Jerry Murphy,   Avondhu, Carbery (Cork) & Kerry -  jmurphy@macra.ie 087 931 5783
  • Mick Wall, South Tipp & Waterford - mwall@macra.ie 086 835 9891
  • Jennifer Arthur,   Louth, Meath Cavan & Monaghan - jarthur@macra.ie 087 185 3485
  • Debbie Donnelly, Clare, Galway, Longford, Roscommon & Westmeath - ddonnelly@macra.ie 086 780 8987
  • Grainne Ni Cheallaigh, Carlow, Offaly, Dublin, Wicklow & Wexford - gnicheallaigh@macra.ie 086 440 2233
  • Liam Moriarty,  Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois & North Tipp - lmoriarty@macra.ie 086 815 1739
  • Jack Sheahan, Limerick, Seandun,(Cork)  Imokilly (Cork), Muskerry (Cork) -jsheahan@macra.ie 087 338 7993
  • Siobhan Coyle, Donegal, Mayo Sligo & Leitrim - scoyle@macra.ie 086 818 9219

Land Mobility Service

  • Austin Finn, Land Mobility Manager - info@landmobility.ie 086 254 1425
  • Micheál Larkin,  Land Mobility Facilitator - mlarkin@landmobility.ie 086 040 4002
  • Patrick Brady, Land Mobility Facilitator - pbrady@landmobility.ie 087 162 8839
  • Catherine Joy, Land Mobility Administrator - admin@landmobility.ie 086 035 7499