Directorate
The Discovery Programme is governed by a nine-person Directorate (Board of Directors - nominated in part by the Heritage Council) and by the Council. The latter body consists of representatives of almost all the public institutions on the island of Ireland (Northern Ireland and the Republic) involved in archaeological research. The Chairman of the Discovery Programme (currently Dr Michael Ryan), who chairs both the Directorate and the Council, is appointed by the Heritage Council with the approval of the government minister responsible for heritage matters, currently the Minister of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
Dr Michael Ryan
(Chairman)
Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
Appointed by the Heritage Council with the approval of the Minister of the Environment, Heritage, and Local Government
Prof. Terence Barry
School of Histories and Humanities, Trinity College Dublin
Discovery Programme Council Appointee
Prof. Roger Mercer
School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Edinburgh University, UK
Discovery Programme Council Appointee
