The Health Research Board (HRB) is a government agency responsible for funding, co-ordination, and oversight of medical research in Ireland.
History
editIn 1986, the Government of Ireland amalgamated the Medical Research Council of Ireland and the Medico-Social Research Board to establish the HRB under the Health (Corporate Bodies) Act 1961 and statutory instrument 279 of 1986.[1] The HRB's original headquarters was at 73 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. In July 2014, the board relocated to Grattan House, 67-72 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2.
Chairs of the HRB
edit- Dr WA Watts 1987 - 1989
- Professor MX FitzGerald 1990 - 1997
- Professor MB Murphy 1997 - 2002
- Professor Hugh R. Brady 2002 - 2003
- Professor D Fitzgerald 2003 - 2007
- Mr Reg Shaw 2007 - 2012
- Dr Declan Bedford 2012 - 2017[2]
- Professor Jane Grimson 2020 -
Chief Executives of the HRB
edit- Lt Comdr EJ Furness and Mr J O'Gorman 1987 - 1988 (jointly, in caretaker roles)
- Dr JV O'Gorman 1988 - 1998
- Dr R Barrington 1998 - 2007
- Dr Hamish Sinclair 2007 - 2008 (acting)
- Mr Enda Connolly 2008 - 2014
- Dr Graham Love 2014 - 2017[3]
- Dr Darrin Morrissey 2018 - 2020
- Dr Mairéad O'Driscoll 2020 - present[4]
References
edit- ^ "S.I. No. 279/1986 - The Health Research Board (Establishment) Order, 1986". irishstatutebook.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Statement from Dr Declan Bedford to Joint Oireachtas Committee" (PDF). https://data.oireachtas.ie/. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 Jun 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "HRB begins its search for new CEO". web.archive.org. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "29 Irish projects awarded €12.9m for healthcare research". web.archive.org. 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2024-11-21.