New Appointments 2025

March 2025

Building on a golden period for the practice where our commitment to design excellence and sustainability has resulted in a legacy of pioneering and impactful architecture, Henry J Lyons announces an ambitious evolution of its leadership structure.

Henry J Lyons is very happy to announce that Claire Pierce, Eoin Flanagan and Neal Patterson have joined the board of directors. In an expansive and dynamic development, we have also appointed four Studio Directors, a Technical Director, eight Design Directors, a Head of AI, and a Sector Lead for Data Centres. These appointments will significantly strengthen our commitment to design excellence, technical innovation and delivery expertise. At the same time Paul O’Brien, Martin Donnelly and Derek Byrne will step down from the board but will continue to spearhead projects and provide strategic design leadership to the practice and to their clients into the future.

We wish to congratulate our exceptionally talented colleagues, Claire, Neal and Eoin as well as new Studio Directors (Brian Feely, Robert Salmon, Brendan Ward and John Burgoyne), Technical Director (Shane Kearney), Design Directors (Amy Murphy, Sinéad MacMahon, Maria Mulcahy, Dualta Jones, Keith McMullin, Anna Cullen, Una Reid and Eva Williams), Head of AI and Design Innovation(Breffni Greene), and Sector Lead for Data Centres (Barry Kirwan) who bring 200+ years of collective expertise and experience ensuring an exciting future for our practice.

Commenting on the future direction of the practice, Managing Director of Henry J Lyons, Conor MacCabe states;

“Henry J Lyons is an industry-leading architectural practice with a strong vision for the future that will enhance our cities, our communities and our lives for decades to come. As a practice we are committed to continually improving and evolving. Our ambitious vision sees Henry J Lyons adapt and grow further, diversifying our skills, bolstering our expertise and delivering award-winning design both at home and internationally.   

I welcome our new Board Members and Directors who will advance Henry J Lyons, expanding our reach while maintaining innovation and quality at the centre of our culture and our work.”   

Breffni Greene - Head of AI and Design Innovation

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Barry Kirwan - Sector Lead (Data Centres)

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