Diarmaid’s experience:

Diarmaid has worked as a business owner and senior manager in commercial and voluntary organisations, and in State sector. His experience includes: operations manager and strategic planning manager in €25 million seafood multinational, Chairman of National Seafood organisation and member of Irish farmer’s Association National Executive, former Board member of Western Development Commission (wdc.ie) and member of Western Investment Fund Advisory panel (€36 million (mainly VC) in 80 + businesses with €140 million leveraged from other sources including VC and State funds), member of Council for the West (councilforthewest.ie). Regional Evaluation Committee member for MFG (Gaeltacht LEADER company), Member of Advisory Board of TEDU (Traveller Enterprise Development Unit) commercialisation wing of Galway Traveller Movement, member of Services to the Unemployed Committee of Galway City Partnership, business interests in Business Consultancy, Fertiliser business, Water services company and Training company and mentor to Galway City Partnership and Galway City and County Enterprise Board clients.

Areas of expertise:

• General Business Management
• Business Planning