ISSUE 5 - March 2022
CHAMBER COMMITTEE PROFILE LUKE HANAHOE
MAIREAD HENNESSEY
Luke is the President of County Kildare Chamber and the Managing Partner of Hanahoe & Hanahoe Solicitors. Luke has been a member of County Kildare Chamber for 11 years and was honoured to be elected as President 2019. Luke has also been a solicitor in Hanahoe and Hanahoe for the last 11 years and has been managing partner for the last five. Hanahoe and Hanahoe is a general practice law firm, with a particular emphasis on property law and commercial litigation. Hanahoe & Hanahoe operate offices in Naas & Dublin, with their primary office located at 16 North Main Street, Naas. Luke is always delighted to be involved with any Chamber initiative, but is particularly excited by the Policy Advisory Council and working with some of the most influential business leaders in the county . Luke acts for a number of Developers and Builders and as such he as a keen interest in the Local Area Plan, the County Development Plan and any other policy initiative effecting the county. Luke is married to Kate and has two boys, Charlie and Elliott. He is born and bred in Naas and has finally persuaded his wife after 11 long years to move from Dublin. Luke is also an avid rugby fan, whose happiness can sometimes be irrationally attached to the fortunes of Ireland and Leinster.
Mairead is Vice President of County Kildare Chamber. She represents the Chamber on the Kildare Local Community and Development Committee (LCDC) and the International Chamber of Commerce Commission on Taxation. Mairéad is a member of the Chamber’s Policy Advisory Council.
RONAN TWOHIG
KEITH TRAYNOR
Ronan commenced his Business Career in Financial Services with Sedgewick Dineen Insurance Brokers and spent a number of years there before he progressed to Bank of Ireland. Here, Ronan worked with a small project team to launch the first Bank Life Assurance Company in Ireland which was named Lifetime Assurance Company. Ronan then moved to A.I.B. who had plans to launch their own Life Assurance Company which they later named ARK Life Assurance Company.
Keith is currently the Treasurer of County Kildare Chamber and has been a member of the Committee for a number of years. He is also a member of the Chamber’s Audit and Remuneration Committee.
Ronan has also since worked for brokerage Company ‘House of Finance’ where he remained for six years in a Business Development role and The Gannon Group as Business Development Director. In 2021, Ronan joined H.T.H. Accountants as their Chairman and is looking forward to working with the team there into the future.
Mairéad is the owner of Taxkey, a specialist tax practice that provides SMEs with proactive and practical tax advice on matters such as retirement planning business succession, company sales and property transactions. Mairéad is a member of TALC (Indirect Tax) which is the main forum for tax advisors to make representations to the Irish Revenue. Mairéad is a director of Terra NutriTECH, an award winning agtech company based in South Kildare, and treasurer of Rare Diseases Ireland.
Keith is the owner of Keith Traynor Accountants, Certified Public Accountants, Statutory Auditors and Business Consultants, a practice he founded over 20 years ago. They are an international award-winning accountancy practice based in Kilcock and focus on driving efficiencies within businesses and using online accounting systems their services are focused on real-time insights, integrated systems and data driven decisions.
Ronan joined County Kildare Chamber in 2011 and has served on the Board for the last six years.
PAUL KEOGH
ADRIAN MOONEY
Paul Keogh has worked for a number of prominent International entrepreneurial business-owning families in senior management positions. He has worked in a diverse range of industries from alcoholic beverages, the music business, construction equipment and property development.
Adrian Mooney has over 20 years commercial/ sales experience having worked for The Football Association of Ireland, The Curragh Racecourse and The K Club in senior sales roles.
He has also worked throughout the world having been based in the UK, USA, Australia, France, South America, and Ireland. Paul now puts this experience to use as a practitioner in advising family businesses, specialising in family governance, business planning, leadership development and secession planning. Paul has recently written a practical guide to help family businesses called “The Family Business Book” which was published on February 3rd.
Adrian is currently Director of Sales at Kilkea Castle Hotel & Golf Resort, Leinster’s premier Castle Hotel and leads the sales team as the business expands, in a post-pandemic environment. The role is multi-faceted and encompasses marketing, revenue management and PR whilst he also maintains key stakeholder relationships with Failte Ireland & Tourism Ireland, amongst others. With his colleagues on the senior leadership team at Kilkea, he looks forward to a stellar year for the property since it was re-imagined and opened its doors in early 2018. Now encompassing 140 bedrooms, a stunning boutique spa and championship golf course the property is set fair for 2022 and beyond. A sports fanatic, Adrian coaches an u15 boys and an u18 girls’ team at the club where he is also secretary, Kill Celtic FC.
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