ICSH Board (2024-2027)
ICSH President: Tina Donaghy, (Fold Ireland)
Vice President: Aidan Culhane, (Iveagh Trust)
Treasurer: James Rocke, (Western Care)
- James Rocke Western Care
- Liam Bolger FHIST
- Emer Watson Inis Housing Association
- Oliver McGrath Galway Simon
- Tina Donaghy Fold Housing
- Eimear O’Hagan HAIL
- Paula Kenny SVP
- Aidan Culhane Iveagh Trust
- Nick Sheward Tuath Housing Association
- Niamh Randall: Respond
- Jan Mingle: Focus Housing Association
The external members of the ICSH Board are:
- Oliver O’Loughlin – Consulting Engineer
- Will Chambré – Public Affairs Consultant
Members of the Council (2024-2027)
Tier One
| Elizabeth Greehy | Kilkee Housing Association |
| Liam Bolger | FHIST |
| Tadgh Quill Manley | Carbery Housing Association |
| Siobhan Reidy | Corran-Deel |
| James Rocke | Western Care |
Tier Two
| John Joe Higgins | Peter Triest Association CLG |
| Emer Watson | Inis Housing Association |
| Paul Hegarty | Uile Housing |
| Oliver McGrath | Galway Simon |
| Naoimh O’Brien | Foscadh Housing Association |
Tier Three (300-1000 units)
| Tina Donaghy | Fold Housing |
| Eimear O’Hagan | HAIL |
| Paula Kenny | SVP |
| Edel VanEekeren | Clanmil |
Tier Three (1000+units)
| Aidan Culhane | The Iveagh Trust |
| Niall O’Ceallachain | Clúid Housing |
| Nick Sheward | Tuath Housing |
| Jan Mingle | Focus Housing Association |
| Niamh Randall | Respond |
Audit & Risk Committee
Members: Tina Donaghy , James Rock , Ollie O ‘Loughlin , Aidan Culhane (Terms of Reference for Audit & Risk Committee)
ICSH Working Groups
The ICSH coordinates a number of working groups made up of representatives of our AHB membership.
- Finance Working Group: The ICSH Finance Working Group consists of senior finance officials working in the housing association sector establishing a specific forum for housing association officials to pool their expertise for the benefit of the wider housing association sector on financial issues. It assists the ICSH national elected Management Board in formulating and reviewing policies, strategies, work programmes, advice and guidance, research, reports and submissions.
- Housing Management and Supported Housing Working Group: To assist the ICSH Board and Council in formulating and reviewing policies, strategies, work programmes, advice and guidance, research, reports and submissions relating to the provision and management of special needs, supportive housing services, including sheltered housing, hostels, and group homes for older people, homeless households and disabled people.
- Asset Management Working Group: Asset management strategies within the sector including legacy issues (such as out of mortgage properties defects remediation); contract management and procurement support for smaller AHBs
- Developing AHBs Working Group: To assist ICSH member AHBs, largely from the Medium/Small/Micro and Care & Support categories and with the potential to become leaders in their region or specialist area of social housing delivery, in the following:formulating and executing strategies and business plans to scale up their organisation through new development and/or mergers & acquisitions and stock transfers; capacity building for growth with a focus on accessing funding through CALF and P&A and raising private debt from the HFA and other private funders; networking and information sharing with peer group AHBs on a regular basis.
- Tier 3 Working Group: The working group is made up of larger AHBs that have a significant housing development pipeline. The group provides a strategic lead on the key challenges to AHB housing delivery.
- Communications Working Group: The Group is made up of communications and policy staff representing ICSH members from all three tiers. The terms of reference for the group include reviewing and updating the ICSH Communications Plan, agreeing consistent messaging to articulate the role of AHBs, identifying areas for planned promotion, reviewing ICSH communications practice with members and discussing medium-term strategy for consideration by ICSH members, Council and Board.
ICSH Statement: Transparency and Accountability
- Accountability: ICSH is audited annually by an external firm and has an internal audit function. ICSH is a fully registered charity committed to the codes of best practice – both in terms of our obligation to our stakeholders and regulatory reporting
- Governance: We are governed by a voluntary Board of Trustees. Our Board does not receive a salary from ICSH. They give their time free of charge and have a range of experience in Corporate Governance which facilitate our regulatory filings to the Companies Online Registration Environment (CORE), Charity Regulator (Governance Code) and Revenue.
- Funding: Funding is received from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH), the Housing Finance Agency (HFA), POBAL , the Community and Voluntary Pillar and membership fees and funds are used to facilitate work , training , policy and regulatory requirements for our members and stakeholders