Maureen Kennelly
Maureen Kennelly is the director of the Arts Council of Ireland, having been appointed in March 2020. Under her leadership, the council has dealt with significant challenges, including the abandonment of a multimillion-euro IT system project, prompting investigations into governance and management practices within the organization.
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| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
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| Ireland | 1 | 4.00 | 0.09% | +0% | 5,030,000 | 4,692 | $5,100 | 5$ |
| Totals | 1 | 5,030,000 | 4,692 | $5,100 | 5$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
Ireland:
Former Arts Council director Maureen Kennelly stated, 'The Minister saw the opportunity for a scalp. I was an easy target.'
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Ireland:
Maureen Kennelly is settling into her new job as chief executive of the Druid Theatre Company in Galway.
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Ireland:
Maureen Kennelly is the director of the Arts Council who was denied a new contract by Patrick O'Donovan.
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Ireland:
Maureen Kennelly left her role as director of the Arts Council this month, speaking about the organisation’s disastrous IT project.
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Ireland:
The Arts Council has said that its former chair Maureen Kennelly declared a conflict of interest in 2023 when a publisher that released a book of short stories authored by her husband successfully applied for an €80,000 grant from the State agency.
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Ireland:
Maureen Kennelly was not appointed for a further five-year term as director of the Arts Council.
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Ireland:
Maureen Kennelly was blocked from a full second term as head of the Arts Council.
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Ireland:
Maureen Kennelly, director of the Arts Council, expressed regret over the failure of the IT project.
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Ireland:
Maureen Kennelly has announced her intention to resign as director of the Arts Council next month.
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Ireland:
Arts Council director Maureen Kennelly was in attendance at the funeral.
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