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962service to its membership base.</p> 963 964 </div> 965 <div class="col-sm-4"> 966 967 <span class="spotlight clip fixed-lines"> 968 <div class="image-wrapper"> 969 <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://cdn.ibec.ie/-/media/feature/spotlights/staff-profile/danny-mccoy.jpg?rev=da2ab202a6b9480996c5725bfd329cfa" alt=""> 970 </div> 971 <div class="spot-content"> 972 <h3 class="spot-title">Danny McCoy</h3> 973 <p>CEO</p> 974 </div> 975 </span> 976 977 </div> 978 <div class="col-sm-4"> 979 980 <span class="spotlight clip fixed-lines"> 981 <div class="image-wrapper"> 982 <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://cdn.ibec.ie/-/media/feature/spotlights/staff-profile/liam-o-donoghue-4.jpg?rev=24251f44771e46de8a92080f4ce2156a" alt=""> 983 </div> 984 <div class="spot-content"> 985 <h3 class="spot-title">Liam O'Donoghue</h3> 986 <p>Deputy CEO/COO</p> 987 </div> 988 </span> 989 990 </div> 991 </div> <div class="row"> 992 <div class="col-sm-4"> 993 994 <span class="spotlight clip fixed-lines"> 995 <div class="image-wrapper"> 996 <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://cdn.ibec.ie/-/media/feature/spotlights/staff-profile/maeve-mcelwee.jpg?rev=dd6accad09834a599cca349f42042792" alt=""> 997 </div> 998 <div class="spot-content"> 999 <h3 class="spot-title">Maeve McElwee</h3> 1000 <p>Executive Director, Employer Relations</p> 1001 </div> 1002 </span> 1003 1004 </div> 1005 <div class="col-sm-4"> 1006 1007 <span class="spotlight clip fixed-lines"> 1008 <div class="image-wrapper"> 1009 <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://cdn.ibec.ie/-/media/feature/spotlights/staff-profile/sharon-higgins-4.jpg?rev=7fe2660ca49d4855b008538c70fc846b" alt=""> 1010 </div> 1011 <div class="spot-content"> 1012 <h3 class="spot-title">Sharon Higgins</h3> 1013 <p>Executive Director, Membership & Sectors</p> 1014 </div> 1015 </span> 1016 1017 </div> 1018 <div class="col-sm-4"> 1019 1020 <span class="spotlight clip fixed-lines"> 1021 <div class="image-wrapper"> 1022 <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://cdn.ibec.ie/-/media/feature/spotlights/staff-profile/fergal-o-brien-4.jpg?rev=aa07a7e27b1c4935bb9330c7396edbf0" alt=""> 1023 </div> 1024 <div class="spot-content"> 1025 <h3 class="spot-title">Fergal O'Brien</h3> 1026 <p>Executive Director, Policy, Lobbying & Global Affairs </p> 1027 </div> 1028 </span> 1029 1030 </div> 1031 </div> <div class="row"> 1032 <div class="col-sm-4"> 1033 1034 1035 1036<a href="" aria-label="" 1037 class="spotlight clip fixed-lines"> 1038 <div class="image-wrapper "> 1039 <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://cdn.ibec.ie/-/media/feature/spotlights/ibec-global/jackie-king-spotlight.png?rev=ac7ef504fca74e64a02729ced5c92f4d" alt="headshot of Jackie King" /> 1040 </div> 1041 <div class="spot-content "> 1042 <h3 class="spot-title">Jackie King</h3> 1043 <p>Executive Director, Corporate Affairs</p> 1044 </div> 1045 </a> 1046 </div> 1047 <div class="col-sm-4"> 1048 1049 1050 1051<a href="" aria-label="" 1052 class="spotlight clip fixed-lines"> 1053 <div class="image-wrapper "> 1054 <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://cdn.ibec.ie/-/media/feature/spotlights/staff-profile/paula-cain-new-portrait.jpg?rev=f032d2f28636488da1fee55aeabab162" alt="Paula Cain portrait" /> 1055 </div> 1056 <div class="spot-content "> 1057 <h3 class="spot-title">Paula Cain</h3> 1058 <p>Executive Director, Commercial Services</p> 1059 </div> 1060 </a> 1061 </div> 1062 <div class="col-sm-4"> 1063 1064 <a href="/staff-profile/caimin-keane" class="spotlight clip fixed-lines"> 1065 <div class="image-wrapper"> 1066 <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://cdn.ibec.ie/-/media/feature/spotlights/staff-profile/caimin-keane-spotlight.jpg?rev=fe96cc2833894d15a559b17ec7063b15" alt=""> 1067 </div> 1068 <div class="spot-content"> 1069 <h3 class="spot-title">Caimin Keane</h3> 1070 <p>Executive Director, People and Culture</p> 1071 </div> 1072 </a> 1073 1074 </div> 1075 </div> 1076 </div> 1077</section> 1078 1079 1080<section class="" style=""> 1081 <div class="container"> 1082 <div class="row"> 1083 <div class="col-sm-12"> 1084 1085 <h2>Latest media</h2> 1086 1087 1088<div class="row"> 1089 <div class="col-sm-6"> 1090 </div> 1091 <div class="col-sm-6"> 1092 <a href="/connect-and-learn/media" class="cta-link cta-primary cta-right" >See all News
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