Fiach Mac Conghail

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Fiach Mac Conghail
Senator
In office
May 2011 – April 2016
Constituency Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born (1964-08-04) 4 August 1964 (age 60)
Dublin, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Political party Independent
Spouse(s) Bríd Ní Neachtain
Children 2
Alma mater Trinity College, Dublin

Fiach Mac Conghail (born 4 August 1964) is the Director of the Abbey Theatre.[1] In May 2011, he was appointed as a Senator by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny.[2][3]

Early life

Mac Conghail's father, Muiris Mac Conghail, is a filmmaker and broadcaster who served as Government Press Secretary and was Controller of Programmes at RTÉ; his mother is a noted genealogist. Mac Conghail was raised in the Dublin suburb of Rathgar and attended Coláiste Eoin and later Trinity College, Dublin, where he studied Economics and Politics.[1][4][5]

Career in the arts

Mac Conghail was the Artistic Director at the Project Arts Centre from 1992 to 1999.[6][7] He was the Director of Ireland's participation at the Expo 2000 world fair and acted as Cultural Programme Commissioner during the Irish Presidency of the European Union in 2004.[8] With his brother Cuan, he established the production company Brother Films in 1996.[4]

Mac Conghail was a special adviser to the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism John O'Donoghue from 2002 to 2005. In 2005, he was appointed as Director of the Abbey Theatre.[9]

Public life

He was appointed to Seanad Éireann in May 2011 and sits as an Independent. He was the chairman of the We the Citizens, an initiative that aims to encourage the participation of the public in political affairs.[10][11]

Personal life

Mac Conghail is married to the actress Bríd Ní Neachtain and they have two daughters.[12][13]

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