{"id":222954,"date":"2026-01-02T06:08:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T06:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/222954\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T06:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T06:08:20","slug":"limerick-chamber-chief-executive-resigns-after-less-than-18-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/222954\/","title":{"rendered":"Limerick Chamber chief executive resigns after less than 18 months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE chief executive of Limerick Chamber Michelle Gallagher has resigned after less than 18 months in the role.<\/p>\n<p>The board of directors at the business representative group has accepted her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/section\/233\/business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">resignation<\/a>, which will take effect immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Gallagher, who was not present at the Limerick Chamber Regional Business Awards back in November, confirmed the news herself in a separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/michellegallaghermba_after-careful-consideration-i-am-announcing-activity-7412478107737059328-lWzB?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAEIS85QBN_ioQTcpeY6gb3xOtvVuW5HiCgg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">statement<\/a>, posted to the social networking website LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p>She wrote: &#8220;As with all dynamic organisations, there are moments when strategic visions evolve in different directions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It has been a privilege to lead the Chamber and work alongside such a talented team, a dedicated board, and a passionate membership. I am proud of the progress we have made together and am confident that the organisation is well-positioned for continued success,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/home\/1975002\/limerick-schools-to-get-funding-for-minor-works.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Limerick schools to get funding for minor works<\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Mairead Connolly paid tribute to Ms Gallagher, who only joined the Limerick Chamber as its chief executive in September 2024, succeeding Dee Ryan.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8220;We appreciate her commitment to the Limerick business community and wish her the very best in her future endeavours. We have already initiated the process to identify a new leader to guide the chamber into its next chapter of supporting and advocating for our members.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The senior leadership team in the Chamber will manage its day-to-day operations for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>The board says it&#8217;s focused on a smooth handover and is committed to appointing a successor who will continue to advance the Chamber\u2019s mission of fostering a vibrant business environment in Limerick.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE chief executive of Limerick Chamber Michelle Gallagher has resigned after less than 18 months in the role.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":222955,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,1396,85421,39448,112],"class_list":{"0":"post-222954","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-limerick","11":"tag-limerick-chamber","12":"tag-local-enterprise-office","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}