A new board has been appointed for the Western Development Commission, with a strong Galway involvement
The new members include Breda Fox, a former Head of Enterprise for the Local Enterprise Office Galway and Micheál Heaney, a former Chief Executive Officer of Údarás na Gaeltachta based in Furbo
Former Chief Executive for Roscommon and Monaghan Eugene Cummins is the new Chairperson of the board, following a State Boards appointment process
Other new board members include Patrick Duffy, Eoin Motherway and Niall O’Donnellan while Edmund Jennings remains a member until his term expires in August
Minister for Rural Development Heather Humphreys reappointed five current members - Aisling Meehan, Audrey Crummy, Mary Coyne, Mary McKenna and Sandra Nolan
