The Kilkenny SPCA board of directors includes a diverse group of talented and passionate individuals with the goal of promoting animal welfare through education.
Noel O’Donoghue
Noel joined Kilkenny SPCA in 1995, and today, he is using his retirement to serve as our Animal Welfare Officer, making calls across Kilkenny and coordinating with other counties, including Carlow. Noel is the former Chairperson of the Kilkenny SPCA and the current Chairperson of the Board at the ISPCA Ireland. Noel joined out of his love for animals and he offers a unique direction and vision for the group.
Ciara Murphy
Ciara joined the charity in 2009 and serves as the group’s fundraising guru and all-around girl Friday, coordinating the annual calendar and helping out with rehoming. She joined for her love of animals and felt it was time to help in any way she could. Ciara’s day job is animal-centred: she works in a vet practice and does farm visits. Ciara enjoys working with Kilkenny SPCA because it’s an opportunity to learn and meet other people who care about animal welfare.
John Kelly
John Kelly joined Kilkenny SPCA Board of Directors in September 2020 to give back to an organisation that supports animal welfare and indirectly supports the correcting of the natural Bio environment of which we all live in. With 20+ years of finance experience from around the globe and across a number of sectors, John adds to the continuing strength and history of Kilkenny SPCA.
Lucie Dowling
Lucie Dowling joined the board in September 2021. Lucie is a Kilkenny Hotelier with a love for dogs and donkeys. If Lucie is not walking in Ballykeefe woods with Baloo (her Akita/shepherd) and Duke (her St Bernard) she wants to spend her spare time developing corporate governance and strategy for the charity and working with the digital team to promote the charity and communicate with our community. Lucie adores animals and wants to give as much as she can to preventing cruelty to animals.
Helen Rothwell
Helen Rothwell is the most recently appointed board member.