Our Team
glór is managed by a dedicated and hardworking staff and governed by a committed and passionate Board of Directors. glór employs approximately 35 staff (full time and part-time) across our administration, front of house, technical, bar & café, box office and cleaning teams.
glór’s Director, Marie O’Byrne has over 20 years’ experience in the arts and culture sectors including her 12 years in the Hawk’s Well Theatre. Prior to her role in Sligo, Marie was production manager at glór where she also held responsibility for traditional arts programming for a number of years. She has worked in technical and production roles with festivals such as Open House Festival Belfast, Éigse Carlow and Doolin Folk Festival.
All programming queries should be sent directly to Marie at director@glor.ie
Our Staff
Marie O’Byrne
Director
director@glor.ie
Sinéad Cahill
Engagement Manager
scahill@glor.ie
Derek McMahon
Finance Officer
finance@glor.ie
Angela Connaughton
Development Manager
friends@glor.ie
Niamh Collins
Programme & Project Manager
programme@glor.ie
Karen O’Connor
Box Office Assistant
boxoffice@glor.ie
Box Office & Information Team:
Karen O’Connor
Rachael Culligan
Lily Christopher
Visitor Services Team:
Brid O’Sullivan
Bernie O’Loughlin
Rachael Culligan
Andrew Culligan
Lily Christopher
Liam Hickey
Robyn Hughes
Lucy Jackson
Calvin King
Daria Koper
James McMahon
Ellen McEnery
Keira O’Neill
Bar:
Veronica Keane
Cleaning Team:
Christine Crew
Marion Lynch
Technical Team:
Ellen Culloo
Eoin Purcell
Rob Fitzpatrick
Orla McGovern
Café Team:
Marion Fitzpatrick
Sheila Casey
Lyndsey Corcoran
Our Board
Appointed 07/02/18
Bob Brannock (ACIS) is a retired CEO with Fortune 500 experience in the Financial Services, Insurance, Aircraft Leasing and Power Systems sectors. Bob has extensive experience of public, private and state boards including GE Financial Insurance (UK), AXA Assurance (UK), FORFAS (Ireland) and Genworth Mortgage Insurance (GMIC) (Canada).
Bob lives in Barefield with his wife Adrienne and five children, they all share a keen interest in Traditional Music, Dance, Drama and Art.
Appointed 04/05/16
Ann Marie Gill is a Management Consultant working with Public, Private and Voluntary Sector organisations. Formerly Senior Vice President with GE Financial Insurance and Genworth Financial, Head of Leadership and Management Development at Intel and CEO of the National Women’s Council. Ann Marie lives in North Clare and has a keen interest in Music Drama and Literature – former Deputy Chair of the Irish Chamber Orchestra and committee member of the Kate O’Brien Weekend (now the Limerick Literary Festival).
Appointed 26/06/2025
Kieran is a retired senior manager with Bank of Ireland, with extensive Business Banking and commercial lending experience. He was formerly Senior Business Manager, with responsibility for County Clare, for many years, and prior to retirement was Head of Business Banking for Limerick.
He currently works part time as a property consultant with Hogans Irish Cottages, a part of the Sykes Holiday Cottages group.
He has a keen interest in cycling, drama and music. He is Chairman of Clare Crusaders Cycling Club, Chairman of Ennis Players Drama group, and plays the saxophone with the Clare Community Orchestra in glor.
Appointed 16/05/17
Aibhlín McCrann is a director of Communiqué International, one of Ireland’s foremost leadership communications consultancies, where she specialises in facilitation, stakeholder engagement and strategy writing. Aibhlín has had a long-term involvement with the arts in Ireland, and was a board member of An Chomhairle Ealaíon, The Arts Council, 2006-2016, where she was appointed Deputy Chair in 2012. A fluent Irish speaker and harper, she served on the board of the Traditional Music Archive 2001-2005, and is a passionate advocate for the harp in Ireland. She is Director of An Chúirt Chruitireachta, the International Festival for Irish Harp and Chair of Cruit Éireann, Harp Ireland; a newly established resource organisation to support the continuing development of the harp in Ireland. She became Chair of the Irish Chamber Orchestra in October 2017.
Appointed 03/12/20
Kate is a solicitor practising in the firm of Michael Houlihan & Partners (MHP) and works primarily in the fields of litigation & employment law. MHP has a long and proud association with glór since its inception. Originally from Cratloe, she trained and worked with a large Dublin law firm. She enjoys all aspects of the arts and has a particular interest in drama and community choirs. As a mother of three children, she believes it is important for children to develop an interest and love for the arts from an early age.
Appointed 19/03/2026
Biog to follow.
Appointed 21/06/2024
Clarecastle native Paul Murphy has been a member of Clare County Council since 2007. Paul is a regular attendee at glór and is a big fan of plays, gigs and other events at the venue. Paul believes that the arts are critical and the role that glór has played in promoting the arts has been fantastic for the people of Clare. He also believes that the arts are a particularly important outlet for the young people in Clare.
Appointed 21/06/2024
Michael Shannon was elected to Clare County Council in June of 2024. Formally of Aer Lingus in Shannon, Michael is from Kilmurry Ibrickane in West Clare, a location steeped in traditional Irish music, folklore and set dancing. Michael says he is always interested in creating opportunities for the youth to express their talent on stage.
Appointed 14/09/2021
Jack Talty is a multi-award-winning traditional musician, composer, producer, academic, and educator from Lissycasey in county Clare. In 2021, he was appointed to the post of Lecturer in Irish Traditional Music at the School of Film, Music and Theatre at University College Cork. As a performer Jack has toured extensively throughout Europe, the United States, Australia, and Asia, and he has contributed to over 90 albums to date as a musician, producer, composer, arranger, and engineer. A regular contributor to traditional music programming on various media, Jack is also the Artistic Director of Raelach Records, a traditional music label that he founded in 2011.
An experienced and regular external assessor with Culture Ireland, Music Network, and the Arts Council of Ireland, Jack has contributed to the Arts Council’s Making Great Art Work 2020-22, and has consulted on Council policies relating to artist pay and remuneration, and mentorship initiatives. In 2020, Jack published Navigating the Traditional Arts Sector in Ireland: A Report on Resources, Challenges, and Opportunities, a pioneering report commissioned by Trad Ireland / Traid Éireann, with the support of the Arts Council.