Mary Considine
Chief Executive Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail,
Mary Considine was appointed Chief Executive of Iarnród Éireann in October 2025. Mary leads the management team in delivering upon the vision of ensuring Iarnród Éireann is the backbone of Ireland’s sustainable transport network: prioritising safety, customer experience, and the continued development of Ireland’s railway network and Rosslare Europort to support national strategic policy for sustainable transport and housing development, climate action targets and the National Planning Framework. Prior to joining Iarnród Éireann, Mary was CEO of The Shannon Airport Group and built a distinguished career in aviation over more than three decades, rising quickly through senior roles - including Shannon Airport Director, Chief Financial Officer, Deputy CEO - before becoming CEO in 2019. Throughout her career, she has cultivated a wealth of strategic leadership experience, with extensive knowledge of the economic, regional, regulatory, governance and risk environment, and has established relationships with key stakeholders in transport regionally, nationally and internationally. A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland; she holds a Certificate of Professional Competence from the Chartered Institute of Transport in Ireland and a Certificate Airport Economics and Finance, from the University of Westminster, London; and completed The Director As Strategic Leader, Cranfield School of Management; and AVIRA (Global Executive Leadership Programme) INSEAD. Mary is also currently a Board Director of IBEC, sits on its Audit and Risk Committee and Trustee and Governing Authority member of MIC.