Board Members and Senior Leadership Team

Brendan Leahy is an Irish Roman Catholic prelate and theologian who has served as Bishop of Limerick since 2013. Bishop Leahy is a member of Irish Bishops Conference Standing Committee and is also Chairman of the Episcopal Commission for Catholic Education and Formation, Chairman of the Council for Catechetics, Member of the Council for Ecumenism and Dialogue, Chairperson of the Council for Doctrine and Co-Chair of the Irish Inter Church Meeting. Bishop Leahy was appointed Chairperson of the Board of St. John’s Hospital on the 1st of January 2014 in an ex-officio capacity.

Richard was Partner-in-Charge at Grant Thornton, Limerick (Retired). Richard is the Chair of the Board of Directors at St. Gabriel’s Foundation. Richard is a member of the Investment Committee of the Irish Strategic Investment Fund and is a Director of Shannon Foynes Port Company. Richard also holds other Company Directorships. Richard is a Trustee of Mary Immaculate College. Richard was appointed Deputy-Chair of the Board of St. John’s Hospital on the 18th July 2019 and is also the Chair of the hospital’s Board Audit Committee.

Audrey Fehily qualified as a solicitor and was a partner in a legal firm for over 30 years, now retired from full time legal practice. Audrey joined the Board of St. John’s hospital on the 18th of July 2019 and is also the Chair of the hospital’s Board Risk, Quality and Safety Committee.

Mr. Keane qualified in 1977 and was appointed Consultant Surgeon to St. John’s Hospital in 1990 (now retired). Mr. Keane now serves as a Trustee of the St. John’s hospital. Mr. Keane was appointed a member of the Board of St. John’s hospital on the 18th July 2019 and is also a member of the hospital’s Board Audit Committee.

Canon Gerard Garrett appointed Moderator of the Pastoral Unit comprising of the parishes of St John’s, St. Michael’s, Sts. Patrick and Brigid’s and Monaleen. Canon Garrett was appointed as a member of St. John’s Hospital on the 15th September 2022 in an ex-officio capacity.

Councillor Kieran O’Hanlon, is a consummate politician who has placed the city of Limerick, Council of Limerick and his constituents as the framework for his life’s mission. Councillor O’Hanlon, as a public representative, was appointed to St. John’s Board in an ex-officio capacity.

John has over thirty four years experience in public health care service delivery in Ireland including the Health Service Executive (HSE). John has successfully led a number of national initiatives in Ireland including the reorganisation of Hospital services in the Mid-West region serving a population of 400,000, established the first Integrated Services Area where Hospitals and Community Care work together, and led the national Winter Initiative for 3 years. In addition to his work at national level, John has over thirteen years senior management experience at Regional level i.e. Assistant Chief Executive Officer/Hospitals Network Manager and as Senior Manager of a number of Acute and Mental Health Hospitals.John has worked in the private sector for the past 15 years including acting as interim Chief Executive at Mount Carmel Private Hospital in Dublin (2011 – 2014). He has undertaken a number of significant consultancies in health care including conducting service reviews for both the HSE and Section 29 agencies, and providing support, advice and mentorship to several agencies.John previously acted as a director of Age Action Ireland and continues his role as Director of Health Care with Adaptive HVM.

Dr. Ahmed completed specialist training in Nephrology and Renal Transplantation in Ireland, followed by a two-year fellowship in Nephrology at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Since 2022, he has been a permanent Consultant in General Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and Renal Transplant at St. John’s Hospital.