The Board of CRY Ireland (Cardiac Risk in the Young) has appointed of Kevin O’Dwyer as the charity’s new chairperson.
Mr. O’Dwyer, who has been a trustee of CRY Ireland since 2022, formally took up the role from previous chairperson, Ms. Noelle Condon in October.
A Fellow Chartered Accountant, Mr. O’Dwyer is currently finance director for Q-nis (a subsidiary of Kingspan Group Plc). He has previously held roles with Applegreen, daa, KBC Bank and KPMG. From Dublin, he holds a Bachelor of Commerce (International) degree from UCD.
CRY Ireland is an all-island charity that offers support to families who have lost someone to a sudden cardiac death or those living with a diagnosis of an inherited cardiac condition. It provides them with emotional support and access to cardiac screening services. It also supports research.
Mr O’Dwyer said, “While I had previously been aware of CRY Ireland, it was only when a young family member was found to have a cardiac condition that I fully appreciated the importance of its work. Meeting families who have been directly affected brought home to me the real impact of CRY Ireland — not only in providing access to free cardiac screening that can save lives, but also in supporting research, promoting awareness, and offering a compassionate community for those living with an inherited cardiac condition or coping with the loss of a young person to sudden cardiac death.”
“It is a great privilege to take on the role f Chair with CRY Ireland. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the CRY Ireland team, trustees, and volunteers over the past three years, and I am very excited about the future opportunities ahead. I also want to pay tribute to our outgoing chairperson, Noelle Condon. Under Noelle’s leadership, CRY Ireland has gone through a period of transformational growth — strengthening our Family Support Programme, increasing our research activity, supporting the Screening Centre and raising awareness across the island of Ireland.”
For more information about CRY Ireland, see www.cry.ie.
