Neil McDonnell

Neil McDonnell joined ISME as Chief Executive in 2016. He previously served in the Irish Defence Forces, in the health service, and in the petroleum logistics sector.

He joined FTA Ireland as country general manager in 2013, and assisted the Department of Enterprise in enforcing the application of EU rules on working time for mobile workers. He also assisted the road haulage industry in securing a reduction in road tax for articulated vehicles.

Since joining ISME, he has been active on the issues of insurance costs for small business, the introduction of a perjury act to tackle white collar crime, the reduction in personal injuries awards, and the need for a comprehensive reform of Irish indigenous industrial policy.