The Charities Regulator has appointed five new trustees to the board of Console.
The role of the trustees is to provide governance and leadership, ensure the charity complies with the law and ensure that it is carrying out its charitable purposes for the public benefit.
The proposed trustees are Diarmaid Ó Corrbuí, CEO of Carmichael Centre for Voluntary Groups; Shelley Horan, a practicing Barrister and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law at Trinity College Dublin and Bernie Gray a member of the Accountability Board of the Civil Service.
The others are Shay Ellis who has extensive experience in HR management, the voluntary sector and the governance of charitable counselling services; and Penelope Kenny, a chartered accountant and corporate governance professional.
