Born: Dublin, Ireland
Married to Paula Fitzmaurice Hanney, three daughters
January 2016 onwards
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ireland, Vienna
September 2011- December 2016
Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland, Brussels
Representing Ireland on the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER, Part 1). Chairman of Coreper January-June 2013.
September 2010-September 2011
Ambassador of Ireland to the Kingdom of Belgium and Ireland’s representative to the Partnership for Peace at NATO
September 2006-September 2010
Joint Secretary, North South Ministerial Council, Armagh, Northern Ireland. The North-South Ministerial Council is an institution established by the Good Friday Peace Agreement and coordinates cooperation between Northern Ireland and Ireland across a wide range of sectors.
September 2004-September 2006
Counsellor, EU and International Affairs Division, Department of the Taoiseach (Prime Minister’s Office, Dublin). Responsible for European Council coordination. Deputy Sherpa.
September 1999-September2004
Counsellor, Irish Aid, Department of Foreign Affairs Dublin, responsible for managing Ireland’s participation in global UN development conferences and for Ireland’s financial contributions to a wide range of UN and other multilateral development organisations.
September 1995-September 1999
First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN at Geneva, responsible for disarmament matters.
September 1978-September 1995
Third Secretary, First Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin
Postings at Embassies in Stockholm, Riyadh and Bonn
