Nationality Irish Role Theatre Director Siblings Cuan MacConghail Name Fiach Conghail Movies Studs | Children 2 Political party Independent Spouse Brid Ni Neachtain | |
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Alma mater Trinity College, Dublin Parents Maire Doran, Muiris Mac Conghail Grandparents Maurice MacGonigal, Aida Kelly | ||
Education Trinity College, Dublin | ||
Fiach mac conghail director abbey theatre at nui galway
Fiach Mac Conghail (born 4 August 1964) is CEO of the Digital Hub Development Agency. He was the Director of the Abbey Theatre . for nearly 12 twelve years (2005-2016). He was a Senator from 2011-2016 and was appointed by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
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- Fiach mac conghail director abbey theatre at nui galway
- Fiach mac conghail charity haircut for the peter mcverry trust
- Early life
- Career in the arts
- Public life
- Personal life
- References
Fiach mac conghail charity haircut for the peter mcverry trust
Early life
Mac Conghail's father, Muiris Mac Conghail, is a filmmaker and broadcaster who served as Government Press Secretary and was Controller of Programmes at RTÉ; his mother is a noted genealogist. Mac Conghail was raised in the Dublin suburb of Rathgar and attended Coláiste Eoin and later Trinity College, Dublin, where he studied Economics and Politics.
Career in the arts
Mac Conghail was the artistic director at the Project Arts Centre from 1992 to 1999. He was the Director of Ireland's participation at the Expo 2000 world fair and acted as Cultural Programme Commissioner during the Irish Presidency of the European Union in 2004. With his brother Cuan, he established the production company Brother Films in 1996.
Mac Conghail was a special adviser to the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism John O'Donoghue from 2002 to 2005. In 2005, he was appointed as Director of the Abbey Theatre.
Public life
He was appointed to Seanad Éireann in May 2011 and sat as an Independent. He was the chairman of the We the Citizens, an initiative that aims to encourage the participation of the public in political affairs.
Personal life
Mac Conghail has two daughters with actress Bríd Ní Neachtain.