Our Board

Tania Banotti

Tania is CEO of the Institute of Advertising Practitioners (IAPI). IAPI is the representative association for all the full service creative agencies along with media agencies and digital specialists. From 2003 – 2012 she ran Theatre Forum, the voice of the performing arts. She was Secretary of the National Campaign for the Arts for 3 years.
Re-elected June 2017

Padraig Burns

Padraig Burns is Managing Director of Publicis Dublin one of Ireland’s largest advertising agencies. He is a BBS graduate from The University if Limerick and has spent his career working for agencies in the US and Ireland.
Re-elected June 2019

Peter Finnegan

Peter is the Managing Director of Communiqué International, he designs and directs a wide range of communications consultancy and skills-development projects across the public and private sectors. Peter works in Ireland, Europe, Western Balkans and Africa. He also acts as a facilitator of strategy development including the development and implementation of internal and external communication strategies. Peter holds an MSc in Executive Leadership from the University of Ulster and Boston College.
Re-elected June 2018

Louise Molloy

​Louise is a former Director of Bank of Ireland Corporate Banking (Ireland & UK), where she was Head of Strategy and Operations. Louise now works as a business coach, facilitator and mentor, focussing on strategy and talent development. She is a member of the Institute of Directors and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council.
Re-elected June 2019

Doireann
Ní Bhriain
(Board Chair)

Doireann is a voice and presentation trainer and voiceover artist and an independent radio producer. Before this, she was an RTÉ presenter and producer and then an arts consultant. She has served on the boards of several arts organisations and was until October 2017 Chair of the Strategy Committee of the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris.
Re-elected June 2018

Vincent O'Doherty

Vincent is a Non-Executive Director of Boyne Valley Group; former Chairman, Superquinn; former Deputy Chairman, Heiton Holdings plc. He also serves as Vice Chairman on the Board of the British Irish Association.
Re-elected June 2014

John O'Donnell

John O’Donnell’s poetry and fiction has been published and broadcast widely. Awards include the National Irish Poetry Prize, the Ireland Funds Prize, the Hennessy Award for Poetry, and the Hennessy Award for Fiction. He has previously been a board member of various other organizations including Dublin Theatre Festival and the Arts Council. A senior counsel, he lives and works in Dublin.
Re-elected June 2019

Siobhan O'Leary
(Board Vice-Chair)

Siobhan is a business consultant working with clients in areas such as strategic planning, business process improvement and change management.  She previously held senior financial and HR roles with Diageo.  She also spent many years serving on school boards of management.  She is a business graduate of Trinity College Dublin, and a Fellow of the Institute of Management Accountants.
Re-elected June 2017

Andrew Parkes

Patent and Trade Mark Attorney (retired). Former managing partner and later consultant with Tomkins, IP attorneys.
Re-elected June 2018

Contact:
The Board can be contacted directly by emailing Padraig Burns or Siobhan O'Leary. 

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Company Members 
​The members of the company are the Directors and the Executive Team.

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Fishamble Theatre Company, CLG: Governance & Accounts
​Fishamble Theatre Company CLG – Constitution 

Fishamble Theatre Company CLG - Directors' Report and Financial Statements 31.12.18

Fishamble Theatre Company CLG | Disclosure of Employee Remuneration

​Fishamble Theatre Company, CLG is committed to comply with the charity SORP, the Code of Governance and Principles of Good Fundraising.

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Fishamble’s Privacy Policy
​Fishamble Theatre Company, CLG is committed to protecting your privacy. Read our Privacy Policy HERE.

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Fishamble's Gender Equality Policy
​Fishamble Theatre Company, CLG seeks to address gender equality in the overall theatre sector, and in the work of the company. This policy was launched on Monday 9th July along with 9 other Irish theatre organisations as part of Gender Equality in Practice in Irish Theatre. 
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Fishamble the New Play Company: Gender Equality Policy
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​Fishamble’s Anti-Bullying and Anti-Harassment Statement
​Fishamble has always believed that the best work is created in a friendly, collaborative, safe and supportive environment. This ethos informs Fishamble’s relationships with everyone who works with the company.  Fishamble is committed to treating all employees, freelance staff, artists and colleagues equally and with dignity, regardless of gender, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, religious belief, age, disability, race or ethnicity.

Fishamble’s anti-bullying and anti-harassment policy is outlined in its Employee Handbook, and includes the following: ‘Everyone employed or engaged by Fishamble has the right to work in an environment that is free from sexual harassment, harassment and bullying, and where each individual is respected. Anyone who experiences or observes inappropriate conduct is encouraged to raise the issue, so that it can be resolved speedily.  Informal and formal procedures are in place to ensure bullying and harassment of any sort are investigated and addressed in a confidential and effective manner. Fishamble encourages anyone experiencing these issues to contact any member of staff or the Fishamble board to bring such unacceptable behaviour to a close.’

The full document is available to everyone who works with Fishamble.
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Harassment Toolkit
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Women in Film & TV Ireland have collaborated with members of Waking the Feminists to produce a toolkit on how to deal with harassment. It is a detailed guide of what to do if you are experiencing issues like this; including making a complaint at work, when to make a criminal complaint, useful information on who to contact and links to get further information.