Ber Mulcahy is currently the Director of Nursing in Bon Secours Hospital Cork and has worked there for 30 years in a number of Nursing / Leadership roles as Nurse Tutor, Human Resource Manager and is now also a member of the Hospital Management Team.

Ber has a particular interest in the area of staff development and learning. For many years Ber lectured in UCC in the area of HR management where she used as her motto “People are our greatest asset, they appreciate with investment”.

Having completed a HDip in Coaching Psychology and an MSc in Mindfulness Based Interventions Ber identified the potential and great need for the promotion of stress reduction in the work place, particularly in health care where employees often express and suffer the symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout.

Ber believes Mindfulness has a lot to offer employees both for their personal and professional lives in the area of stress reduction and building resilience. In 2016 she initiated a Programme on the introduction of Mindfulness for staff. To date approximately 200 staff have completed the MBSR Programme (8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Programme). Mindfulness has also been integrated to a number of patient education areas e.g. Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Ber is currently studying for a Degree in Theology to complement the spiritual dimensions of Mindfulness.

While compassion is a core value of Bon Secours and the Irish Nursing profession, Ber believes that compassion needs to be clearly defined, understood, measured and tangible for both patients and staff.

Mr. Kieran Mulvey has been Non-Executive Director of Independent News and Media PLC since August 29, 2018. Mr. Mulvey has had a distinguished career in public service having been Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission, and formerly Chief Executive of the Labour Relations Commission, for over 25 years until his retirement in 2016 and has served on the governing boards of a number of public bodies including University College Dublin, the Independent Radio and Television Commission and the National Economic and Social Council. He is a Director of Dublin City University DAC, Chairman of Adare Human Resources Ltd, Chairman of Sport Ireland and Trustee/Treasurer of the registered charity, the International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders. Mr. Mulvey has extensive experience on projects with the European Union and the International Labour Organisation and since his retirement has been engaged by the Government on a number of strategic issues. He is the recipient of Honorary Doctorates from the National University of Ireland and University College Dublin.

Orla is an International Human Resource Executive who has operated at C- Suite level in Europe, US and Asia. Over the past 25 years she has teamed with business leaders in multi-cultural, global markets, focussing on acquiring and growing businesses, in both consumer and enterprise technology. Her previous roles include, EMEA HR Director at HP, Global Vice President HR at Activision Blizzard, and most recently Chief Human Resources Director at eir in Ireland. On leaving eir she founded The Riasc Partnership – which works with a range of Entrepreneurial Companies and Not for Profit organisations on business, organisation strategy, she is also a Director of CDP Leadership Consulting which provides Executive Coaching and Leadership Assessment Programs to the Corporate market. Orla is also a well known advocate for the role of Women in Business and is a member of the Steering Committee of 30% Club Ireland, and the Board of the Shona Project. A Psychology and Economics Graduate from UCC, she completed a Diploma in Executive Coaching at IMI.

‘Having worked in both high growth and start up companies, I have seen the significant financial and market impact of developing, and retaining great people. My passion, is enabling the success of businesses through the development of their people and creation of talent/succession plans which allow our clients identify and retain highly valued leaders. My work enables me to share my experience with our clients to ensure they leverage all of their people and create an environment where everyone can be the best version of themselves. Business now moves so fast, that enabling agile, diverse and resilient organizations is key to success.’