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Mary has 36 years’ experience working in the health service. She is a registered nurse and midwife and has worked in senior nursing positions as a clinical nurse manager, Assistant Director of Nursing and Director of Nursing, in Beaumont Hospital, Peamount Hospital and Connolly Hospital. She holds a Bachelor of Nursing Studies, post graduate Diploma in Management, Post graduate Certificate in Neurosciences, Masters in Quality and Safety in Healthcare, and a Diploma in Coaching for Performance.

Mary also worked in acute services as the CEO in Connolly Hospital and in CHO 9 Dublin North City and County in several roles as Area Manager, Head of Social Care and as Chief Officer. In these roles she was the accountable officer for significant budget of 720 million and the delivery of health and social care services to a population of 620,000. Within her remit was responsibility for primary care, mental health, and social care services including disability and older person services. Mary retired from the health service in 2019 and now does healthcare consultancy.

She has served as a board member of Grangegorman Development Agency.