Professor Eugene Kennedy (Chairman)

Professor Kennedy was appointed RPII Board Chairman in 2006. He has been Professor of Physics at Dublin City University (DCU) for more than 20 years, and is currently Vice-President for Research.

Well-known internationally for his research in atomic and plasma physics, his work has been published widely. Elected a Fellow of the Institute of Physics in 1987, and a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2004, Professor Kennedy has served on many national and international boards.

Ms Nuala Ahern

Appointed to the Board in 2008, Ms Ahern is an environmental policy analyst and writer on ecology and psychology. She is a former member of the European Parliament (Green Party) and represented Leinster for 10 years from 1994-2004.

Ms Fionnuala Barker

Ms Barker was appointed to the RPII Board in 2007. As Principal Physicist in St Luke’s Hospital Dublin, she has extensive expertise in the field of medical physics, notably in nuclear medicine and radiation protection. Ms Barker is a past Secretary of the Irish Nuclear Medicine Association, and a past Chair of the Association of Physical Scientists in Medicine

Dr Eamann Breatnach

Dr Breatnach is a Consultant Radiologist at the Mater Hospital and past Dean of the Faculty of Radiologists, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.  He is Chairman of the Education Committee of the European Society of Radiology and a member of the Society's governing executive.

Dr Maurice Fitzgerald

Dr FitzGerald qualified from UCC in 1989 and works as a general dental practitioner in Sligo. He received an MSc in Dental Radiology in 2000 from the University of London and serves on the board of the RPII as the nominee of the Dental Council, of which he is an elected member.

Mr James Fitzmaurice

Appointed to the Board in 2002, Mr Fitzmaurice is Chairman of the RPII’s Communications Advisory Committee. He is the Managing Director of the Bradan Group, which publishes the Public Sector Times and various local newspapers. Positions he has previously held include Chairman of the ISME; President of Bray Chamber of Commerce; and Chairman of the Irish e-Government Awards and Centres of Excellence. He has served on many small business task forces and committees and is currently a member of the Wicklow County Council’s Strategic Policy Committee on Environment and Waste.

Mr Patrick Gilligan

Appointed to the Board in 2006, Mr Gilligan is a Principal Physicist providing radiation protection services and medical physics expertise to the Mater Private Hospital. He is a past Chairman of the Association of Physical Sciences in Medicine and is a member of the Medical Council’s Medical Ionising Radiation Committee.

Dr Kevin Kelleher

Appointed to the Board in 2007, Dr Kelleher is Assistant National Director Population Health – Health Protection, managing the public health services for the HSE. He has a strong interest in environmental impacts on human health.

Dr Niall McEniff

Appointed to the Board in 2007, Dr McEniff is a Consultant Radiologist in St James’s Hospital, Dublin. He is a fellow of the Faculty of Radiologists in the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland.

Ms Darina Muckian

Appointed to the Board in 1997, Ms Muckian is a Physics graduate with more than ten years engineering experience in electronics and software industries and has campaigned on environmental issues.

Mr John O'Dea

John O'Dea is a lecturer of Environmental Physics in IT Sligo and has published in the area of radiation both academically and for the general public.  He has a long involvement in social and cultural activities including a spell as Chairperson of Sligo CND.

Ms Adi Roche

Appointed to the Board in 1997, Ms Roche is the founder of Chernobyl Children’s Project International. For the past 16 years, she has worked to provide humanitarian aid to the children of Belarus, Western Russia and the Ukraine. Ms Roche is the Executive Director of the Chernobyl Children’s Project.