Screen Ireland Board Members

Ray Harman

Ray Harman has worked as a songwriter and composer for film, TV, animation and theatre for over 20 years. His work has been nominated for and won several awards including 2 IFTAs (Irish Film and TV Academy Awards) and Best Original Score for Liam Gavin’s horror, A Dark Song. Recent TV and film work includes the acclaimed series Blood, The Young Offenders, Penance, Taken Down, The Farthest, Shooting the Mafia, Inspector George Gently and Love/Hate. He is a board member of IMRO and a former director and founder member of the Screen Composers Guild of Ireland.

He was first appointed to the Board on 12/05/2021 and was appointed as Chair on 22/08/2024. He was reappointed to the Board for a second term on 13/05/2025. Ray Harman will serve until 12/05/2029.

There are no fees payable in respect of this appointment.

Eoin Holohan

Eoin Holohan has worked in the Irish creative screen industry for over 25 years. He has worked as a Location Manager on numerous productions, including major award winning projects such as Normal People, The Lobster and Sing Street. Eoin has recently served as Chairperson for the Locations Guild of Ireland, and sits on the Board of Directors for Screen Guilds of Ireland.

He was first appointed to the Board on 12/05/2021. He was reappointed to the Board for a second term on 13/05/2025. Eoin Holohan will serve until 12/05/2029.

There are no fees payable in respect of this appointment.

Dr. Zélie Asava

Dr Zélie Asava is a Screen Studies academic. She is the author of The Black Irish Onscreen: Representing Black and Mixed-Race Identities on Irish Film and Television (Peter Lang, 2013) and Mixed Race Cinemas: Multiracial Dynamics in America and France (Bloomsbury, 2017). Her work addresses the intersections of race, gender and sexuality in Irish, French, Francophone African and US cinema. She has lectured at UCD, IADT and DkIT where she was a director of academic programmes in Screen Arts and a member/chair of management boards, panels and reviews. She currently sits on the boards of the Catalyst International Film Festival and the journal Unapologetic, and works as an independent scholar and film classifier.

Dr Zélie Asava was first appointed to the Board on 12/05/2021. She was reappointed to the Board for a second term on 13/05/2025. Dr Zélie Asava will serve until 12/05/2029.  

There are no fees payable in respect of this appointment.

John McDonnell

John McDonnell co-founded one of Ireland’s leading production companies Fantastic Films in 2002 and has produced and collaborated on a diverse range of film and television projects, receiving over 100 international awards, including an Oscar™ in 2006 for Martin McDonagh’s short film, Six Shooter. Recent films include Vivarium, directed by Lorcan Finnegan, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots, which premiered at Le Semaine de la Critique, Cannes Film Festival 2019 and was the winner of GAN Distribution Award. Other recent films include Sea Fever, directed by Neasa Hardiman and starring Connie Nielsen and Dougray Scott. He also executive produced Arracht, Ireland's 2021 International Feature Film entry for the Academy Awards. In 2008, McDonnell received his Hons MA in Screenwriting. McDonnell served as a governing body member of IADT 2016-2021. McDonnell designed and runs the Advanced Producer course for Screen Skills Ireland and TUD.

He was first appointed to the Board on 12/05/2021. He was reappointed to the Board for a second term on 13/05/2025. John McDonnell will serve until 12/05/2029.

There are no fees payable in respect of this appointment.

Catherine Magee

Catherine Magee is a TV drama and film producer based in Ireland and has worked on projects such as Normal People, Conversations With Friends and Small Things Like These.

She was first appointed to the Board on 22/08/2024 and will serve until 21/08/2028.

There are no fees payable in respect of this appointment.

Dr Ciarán O’Carroll

Dr. Ciarán O'Carroll is a distinguished Climate & Sustainable Transition expert renowned for his extensive background in sustainability consultancy and academia. With a career marked by unwavering dedication to sustainability, he has made significant contributions to major organisations such as L'Oreal, PwC Ireland, and Change by Degrees.

He has played pivotal roles in crafting sustainability strategies, conducting climate risk analyses, and advancing diversity and inclusion initiatives.

His role as a Lecturer in Sustainability Leadership at TU Dublin demonstrates his commitment to nurturing the knowledge and skills of future sustainability leaders.

He was first appointed to the Board on 22/12/2023 and will serve until 21/12/2027.

There are no fees payable in respect of this appointment.

Róisín Henehan

Róisín Henehan is graduate of UCD Quinn School of business and a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. Róisín worked as a professional advisor specialising in Section 481 for over a decade and is credited on over 100 film, television and animation projects.

In 2015, she was appointed as a board member of Women in Film and Television Ireland, where she also served as treasurer and secretary until 2019.

In 2019, she moved to the public sector taking up the role of Chief Financial Officer and Board Secretary of the Digital Hub Development Agency.

She is currently embarking on a new role as Chief Financial Officer of the Land Development Agency.

She was first appointed to the Board on 31/01/2024 and will serve until 30/01/2028.

There are no fees payable in respect of this appointment.