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Established 2010, successor to a chamber founded in 1992.

The Irish Chamber of Commerce Singapore was established in 2010 as the successor to the Irish Business Association, which was founded in 1992. Today, the Chamber is one of Singapore’s most active international business networks, connecting professionals, entrepreneurs, executives and organisations across Singapore, Ireland and the wider Asia-Pacific region.

A speaker presenting the chamber’s "Who We Are" statement on screen at its 2026 Annual General Meeting
Members, sponsors, partners and friends of the Irish Chamber gathered on 3 June 2026 for our Annual General Meeting, providing an opportunity to reflect on another year of growth.
01 / Who We Are

What the network is for

The Irish Chamber of Commerce Singapore is a professional network of business leaders committed to creating opportunities, promoting connections and driving exposure to support the business objectives of its members through an innovative calendar of business events and networking platforms in Singapore and the region.

irishchamber.org.sg/about-us

With more than 400 members and a growing network of partners, sponsors and supporters, the Irish Chamber serves as a platform for collaboration, knowledge sharing and business opportunity. The Chamber supports a diverse community spanning multiple industries, career stages and nationalities, united by a shared commitment to connection, collaboration and growth.

2010chamber established
1992predecessor founded
400+members
35corporate members listed
02 / Who they support

Five answers to who this network is for

  1. Irish professionals based in Singapore
  2. Irish companies seeking visibility in Singapore
  3. Companies and self-employed professionals seeking to connect with Singapore based professionals
  4. Irish companies expanding into Asia Pacific
  5. Friends of Ireland who wish to make connections
03 / The Patron

The Ambassador of Ireland to Singapore

I am delighted to serve as Patron of the Irish Chamber of Commerce in Singapore which encapsulates two crucial aspects of the relationship between the Emerald Isle and the Little Red Dot: namely Our People and Our Prosperity. Ireland and Singapore are both societies which look out to the world beyond our shores and our prosperity is based on a long standing investment in our people and an open globalised approach to trade and investment. These similar traits make us natural partners, whether as importers of each other’s products and services, or sites of regional expansion for indigenous or multinational companies.

Sarah McGrath, Ambassador of Ireland to Singapore, September 2022

Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine

We live in the shelter of each other.

04 / The board

The President and board

The Patron, the President, the board and the Executive Director, as the chamber publishes them on its own about page. No portrait is shown for any of them: their site links a bio page per person but this crawl found a photograph on none of them.

Patron
Sarah McGrath, Ambassador of Ireland to Singapore
President
Grainne O’Brien
Co Vice President
Sabina SayersRed Robin Events
Co Vice President
Shane Gill
Honorary Secretary
Gareth MurphyWalkers
Honorary Treasurer
Declan CrowePM Group
EuroCham Representative
Jennifer DohertyStandard Chartered Bank
Board Member
Joan O’Sheaofi
Board Member
Joe FitzsimonsHorizon Quantum
Board Member
Liam LoughnaneKerry Ingredients
Board Member
Colm FlanaganHBX Group
Board Member
Daniel KearneyFirmus
Board Member
Ruth BeattieGoogle Cloud APAC
Board Member
Chris JohnstonKingspan

The board, on their own page

05 / The lineage

Every President since 1992

Every President since the founding of the Irish Business Association in 1992, the predecessor body the Chamber became in 2010, in the order their own about page lists them.

Joan O’Shea2023 to 2026
Kate Simpson2020 to 2023
David Monaghan2019 to 2020
Conor McCoole2015 to 2019
Allan Schouten2014 to 2015
Felimy Greene2012 to 2014
Colm McCarthy2011 to 2012
Colin MacDonald1999 to 2011
Seamus Doherty1997 to 1999
Ciarán Kelly1994 to 1997
Peter Sayers1993 to 1994
Anthony Courtney1992 to 1993
06 / The office

The Executive Director

Executive Director
Paula Kenneally

More than 400 members, and a line of Presidents back to 1992.

The Irish Chamber of Commerce Singapore was established in 2010 as the successor to the Irish Business Association, which was founded in 1992. Today, the Chamber is one of Singapore’s most active international business networks, connecting professionals, entrepreneurs, executives and organisations across Singapore, Ireland and the wider Asia-Pacific region.