The Minister for Transport has appointed Steve Murphy as Chairperson of Iarnród Éireann.
As Chief Executive of MTR UK since October 2020, Mr Murphy leads all aspects of the UK portfolio of Hong Kong-based MTR Corporations, bringing together railway operations, rail infrastructure and transport-focused property development.
Mr Murphy has been a Board Member of Iarnród Éireann since August 2023.
He succeeds Frank Allen as Chairperson, whose term ended last month.
"This is an exciting time of expansion and opportunity for the company, to ensure rail is the backbone of a sustainable transport network for our customers and communities," Mr Murphy said.
"I am looking forward to supporting the talented Iarnród Éireann team, and working with our stakeholders, to deliver this vision - across our passenger, freight and Rosslare Europort services, and our record investment programme across a portfolio of network, fleet and port investment projects," he added.
