Pauline O’Hare is a graduate of University College Dublin, where she obtained a Bachelor of Civil Laws degree and a Masters in Commercial Law. Pauline previously worked in private practice before joining Ibec’s Employment Law Services team where she advises employers on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Pauline specialises in employment law and industrial relations and a key part of her role is engaging with stakeholders on policy matters at both a national and EU level.
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Mary has led HR departments as both a Manager and a HR/ER Consultant with companies such as Skechers, The Kilkenny Group, Munster Bovine and Dairygold. Mary has supported CEOs & Executive Teams in the field of Leadership, change management and Organisational development for over a decade
Mary’s consulting skills and practical mindset offer tailor-based solutions for organisational improvement, through a systematic and effective approach that is sustainable and driving businesses forward.
Mairead Crosby is the Regional Director of Ibec South East where she advises employers on industrial relations, HR and employment law matters including representing employers at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and the Labour Court. She joined Ibec’s Employer Relations division in 2010 before moving to the Mid-West in 2014 as Regional Director until she joined the South East team in 2023.
Mairead’s experience includes leading transformational change, such as organisational effectiveness, growth and downsizing. Mairead holds a Bachelor of Science (Human Resource Management) from DIT and an MBA from SETU.
Morganne is the Head of Reward Services at Deloitte Ireland and has 10 years of combined total rewards and performance management experience, with a focus on change and transformation across multiple geographical locations. Prior to Deloitte, Morganne worked in financial services in several reward roles across the Americas, EU and UK.
To support companies optimise on their talent agenda, she advises on executive and employee remuneration trends, pay and incentive plan structure and design, pay transparency and equity and on pay regulation and governance. Morganne has experience with US pay transparency laws as well as in-depth knowledge of the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
Harry joined Ibec from the employee relations team of a leading multinational medical device company. He is a graduate of NUI Galway, where he obtained Bachelor of Industrial Engineering and Bachelor of Laws degrees, and a Masters in Law, Technology & Governance. Harry has worked extensively in private practice as a specialist employment law solicitor.
Prior to qualifying as a solicitor Harry built up ten years industry experience working as an engineer across a variety of sectors and for a number of leading multinational companies and brings this considerable experience to bear in the management of complex workplace and organisational issues.
Kevin Feighery is the Regional Director for Ibec in the Western Region. A qualified Solicitor, Kevin brings a wealth of experience from both private practice and in-house roles with multinational organizations before joining Ibec as Regional Director in 2021.
With a strong track record in navigating the complex intersection of legal compliance and employer relations, Kevin specialises in helping businesses balance legal obligations with fostering positive workplace cultures. His extensive experience spans multiple industries, where he has successfully advised and represented employers in complex employment and industrial relations disputes before the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and the Labour Court.
Dr Kara McGann is Head of Skills & Social Policy at Ibec. Her role involves regular analysis of social and educational policy issues for a business audience, and as a strategic advisor to employers providing support on skills, labour market and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy and practice.
She is a member of the National Skills Council, a board member of the Open Doors Initiative, represents Irish business on the Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee of Business at the OECD (BIAC), Chair of the Employment Working Group at Business Europe, and a member of the Labour Market Advisory Council.
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Tom Hayes is the Executive Director of BEERG, which he founded in 2002. With a career in industrial relations since 1972, he has worked as a trade union official, personnel director, and consultant. Since the early 1990s, he has specialised in European Works Councils, advising multinational companies on EWC agreements and employee relations strategy. Tom holds a B.A. from University College Dublin and has lectured on industrial relations. He is co-editor of Practical Employment Law and co-author of several publications on dismissal law, EWCs, and global collective bargaining.
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