Mr Paul Gallagher is the Chief Executive of the IHF. With over four decades in the tourism and hospitality industry, Paul brings a wealth of knowledge and senior leadership expertise to the role.

A past President of the IHF and former Chair of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC), Paul was General Manager of Buswells Hotel, Dublin for 27 years. He is a Government appointee to Tourism Ireland as a Non-Executive Director and has previously served on numerous Government taskforces, including the Tourism Recovery Oversight Group, the Brexit Taskforce, the Advisory Group on Small Business, the Tourism Recovery Taskforce and Grow Dublin Taskforce.

Paul is a fellow of the Irish Hospitality Institute and holds a Master’s Degree in Business and Hospitality as a graduate of the University of Galway and Shannon College of Hotel Management.

Carol Bergin is Paul’s EA and can be contacted at berginc@ihf.ie.