Governance

Cairde is registered with the Charities Regulatory Authority.

Charity Number: CHY 9778
Charity Registration Number: 20024550
Company Number: 157504

We are fully committed to meeting the compliance requirements of The Governance Code for the Community, Voluntary and Charitable Sector in Ireland.

Our Board of Directors are not paid and give their time voluntarily.

Their responsibilities include:

Strategically directing the organisation.
Safeguarding the organisation’s resources.
Approving delegated authority levels to Management.
Overseeing management of the organisation.
Reporting on stewardship and performance to key stakeholders.

In addition, the Chairperson holds a particular responsibility for managing the organisation’s relationships with the HSE and other key stakeholders.

2023

Cairde’s Board Directors

Paul Reville

Chairperson

A non-executive Director of a number of companies and business consultant. Previously an Executive Main Board Director of First Active plc and non-executive Director of subsidiary companies within the Group in Ireland and the U.K. A member of the Mediators Institute of Ireland, Fellow of the Institute of Financial Accountants and the Institute of Bankers in Ireland. Honorary Consul of Peru in Dublin.

Michael Gibbons

Director

Michael Gibbons is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) in Mental Health with over 30 years’ experience working across a broad spectrum of mental health services in Ireland. He has developed a keen interest in the mental health needs of people seeking asylum and refugees and is Ireland’s first ANP to specialise in this field. Michael independently secured funding to pilot this pioneering three-year post, which focuses on enhancing access to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) for displaced populations.
He is also an Adjunct Lecturer with Trinity College Dublin, contributing to
postgraduate teaching in therapeutic engagement and refugee mental health.
Michael’s appointment to the Board of Cairde reflects his deep commitment to social justice, health innovation, and building bridges between statutory, academic, and community sectors to improve wellbeing and inclusion for all”.

Paula Quirke

Director

Paula is Rehabilitation Coordinator at Spirasi the national rehabilitation center for victims of torture. She previously coordinated the front line service for asylum seekers and refugees at the Irish Refugee Council. Prior to that she undertook casework with the irregular migration team at the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland. Paula holds a BA in International Relations and an MA in Development Studies from Dublin City University and an advanced diploma in Immigration and Asylum Law from King’s Inns. Her MA thesis focused on minority rights and protection of Roma; she has since gained practical experience working on a Roma health community initiative. Paula is also a board member of Safe Haven Ireland which promotes youth integration through sail training development.

Deirdre Casey

Director

Deirdre Casey is the European Programmes Specialist with Pobal, and supports the development, implementation and management of EU Co-funded social inclusion programmes.

In her previous role as Development Manager of Dublin City Centre Citizens
Information Service, she was very involved in the development and provision of services and supports for migrants, including interpretation services, an Immigration clinic, a Free Legal Advice Immigration service and a Guide to Services in Dublin City Centre, which was translated into several languages. Prior to that, she also spent several years working with programme refugees.

Her qualifications include a Social Science Degree, an Advanced Diploma in
Management Practice, a Professional Diploma in Human Rights and Equality, and a Master in EU Project Design and Management.

She has sat on several Boards, including the National Association of Citizens Information Services, Citizens Advice International and South Dublin Voluntary Groups, and she was also a member of the Irish Network Against Racism for many years.

Áine Lambe

Director

Áine manages the reception of newly arrived international protection applicants at the National Reception Centre at Balseskin, having previously worked in the area of refugee integration for NGOs including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland (JRS).

Áine is a graduate of Politics and International Relations from University College Dublin and holds a Master’s Degree in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies from the University of Oxford. Having grown up in Dublin’s North Inner City Áine has a particular passion for community development rooted in social justice.

Sandra Okome

Director