NMBI has announced the election of Áine Lynch as its new Board President following a Board meeting on 24 November 2025. Áine takes-up office in January 2026. 

Áine was appointed a board member of NMBI by the Minister of Health in 2021, nominated by the Health Service Executive (Directors of Nursing or Directors of Midwifery) and was elected Vice-President in 2023.

She has over 40 years’ experience in healthcare across Ireland, the UK and the Middle East. Áine spent many years in several different roles at Tallaght University Hospital including Ward Manager, Clinical Facilitator and Assistant Director of Nursing, Nurse Practice Development. She has been Director of Nursing & Integrated Care at Tallaght University Hospital since 2017 where she leads a team of over 1,600 registered general nurses and 250 Health Care Assistants. Other areas of responsibility include the Integrated Care brief, Patient Advice and Liaison Service, Pastoral Care team and the Arts and Health Department. She is the executive lead for the Patient Community Advisory Council. 

Áine worked at regional level in 2016-2017 as Interim Director of the Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit, Dublin South Kildare & Wicklow, Office of the Nursing & Midwifery Services Director, HSE. In 2022-2023 she undertook the role of interim Chief Director of Nursing and Midwifery, Dublin Midlands Hospital Group.

She is an Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, awarded in 2018. In 2023, Áine was awarded Fellow by Examination, Nursing and Midwifery, Royal College Surgeons in Ireland.  

Speaking on her appointment, Áine Lynch said: “It is an honour and privilege to have been elected President of NMBI and l would like to thank my Board colleagues for their trust in electing me. I would also like to pay special tribute to our outgoing President, Dr Louise Kavanagh McBride, for her guidance and leadership over the last three years.

“As I move from Vice-President into this new role, I am acutely aware of the opportunities and challenges ahead for nursing and midwifery. I look forward to working collaboratively with the Board, the executive team and our key partners as we continue our important work to support and empower the professions of nursing and midwifery.”

Congratulating Áine Lynch on her election, Carolyn Donohoe, NMBI Chief Executive Officer said: “Áine Lynch’s proven leadership and deep commitment to the professions of nursing and midwifery puts NMBI in a strong position for the years ahead. As we congratulate our new President on her appointment, I would also like to recognise our outgoing President, Dr Louise Kavanagh McBride, whose leadership has made a lasting impact on our organisation.”