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Gavin has over 30 years’ experience working across homeless and housing services in Ireland and Scotland, with a strong commitment to supporting marginalised communities and improving housing outcomes for vulnerable people. Throughout his career, he has helped develop and establish innovative housing models, led service evaluations, and contributed to the growth of tenant-focused services. As… Continue Reading Gavin Connolly
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Chair of the Board, Board Member John O’Connor has over 30 years experienced in the Irish housing and construction sectors. He has significant experience in policy development and implementation in relation to social, cost rental and affordable housing. He was the CEO of The Housing Agency and prior to that CEO of the Affordable Homes… Continue Reading John O’Connor
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Director Richard is a Vice President with Realstar Group, where he is responsible for acquisitions, asset management, and financings in Ireland. Prior to joining Realstar Group, he worked with Bain Capital where he focused on investments in real estate or real estate backed opportunities. Richard holds a B. Comm from University College Dublin.
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Heather brings over 25 years of experience across the social housing, higher education, finance, retail, and manufacturing sectors. She has extensive expertise in strategic and financial planning, governance, treasury, mergers and acquisitions, business transformation, and performance improvement. Heather spent over a decade at Thirteen Housing Group, where she served as Executive Director of Resources and… Continue Reading Heather Ashton
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Fíona has over ten years’ experience across the construction and Approved Housing Body sectors. After running her own Interior Architecture and Project Management practice, she transitioned into housing development in 2017 and has since held senior roles including Acquisitions Lead and New Business Development Manager. She joined Circle Voluntary Housing Association in 2024 and specialises… Continue Reading Fiona Feeney
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Director Sheenagh recently retired from her role as Head of Corporate Services at Supporting Communities NI, an Independent Charity dedicated to championing tenant and community participation. Throughout her career Sheenagh has garnered a wealth of experience in housing management, community development and tenant engagement. She was the principal architect in the design, development and implementation… Continue Reading Sheenagh McNally
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Colin joined Circle in 2022, bringing over 20 years’ experience in building and construction. He leads the property management team, overseeing major multi-unit developments with a strong focus on health, safety, and sustainability. A licensed Principal Officer, Colin applies his technical expertise to support effective asset management through robust risk and policy frameworks. His work… Continue Reading Colin Keating
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Director Todaishe is a Senior Consultant at KPMG Ireland in the Financial Performance and Transformation practice, with over 7 years of experience in compliance, data analysis, and process improvement. He advises corporate clients on enhancing processes to align with strategic goals and manage risk. He is the chairperson of the KPMG Multicultural Network, where he… Continue Reading Todaishe Mangwiza
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Richard Boyle – a Vice President with Bain Capital. Primary responsibilities include implementing and executing asset management strategies by strategic oversight and direction to specialist operating partners, across multiple assets classes (Residential and Commercial) in Ireland, UK and Central Eastern Europe. Prior to joining Bain Capital, I worked at Goldman Sachs and Grant Thorton and… Continue Reading Richard Boyle
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Director Breege-Anne Murphy is a solicitor with over 14 years post qualification experience working in the not for profit sector, specialising in financial services, regulatory and corporate law. She began her legal career with the Legal Aid Board and subsequently with the Irish League of Credit Unions where she held the position of Head of Legal & HR for eight years.… Continue Reading Breege-Anne Murphy
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Elaine Keogh is New Business Manager in the Development Department at Circle Voluntary Housing Association. She joined Circle in 2019 and has progressed through a number of roles across Finance, Corporate Services and Development, bringing over six years’ organisational experience to her current position. Elaine has played a key role in the delivery of turnkey… Continue Reading Elaine Keogh
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Elaine joined the leadership team of Circle in 2018, Elaine brings 25+ years of experience in financial services and the non-profit sector. She specialises in risk, compliance, and strategic operations, with a strong record in delivering policy, audit, and change management programmes. Known for her ability to align governance and risk functions with strategic goals,… Continue Reading Elaine Reilly
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Director Keith Gillmor is an experienced finance professional. Keith has worked in domestic and international corporate and asset-backed lending roles with KBC Bank and with Bank of Ireland. Keith currently works at KBC Fund Management Ltd in Dublin where he is responsible for portfolio management of global fixed income and equity funds.
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Zoe joined Circle Housing in 2021. Zoe previously worked in the UK affordable housing sector for over 13 years, most recently at Peabody, one of London’s oldest and largest housing associations. She has extensive experience in managing the acquisition, planning, procurement and construction of high-density new build and refurbishment mixed-tenure and mixed-used developments. With a… Continue Reading Zoe Moorhouse
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