I have worked as an Allied HealthCare Professional for many years in Galway. My husband Aidan was diagnosed with Cardiac Amyloid in 2022 and as a result of our experiences I am interested in helping to promote awareness and education around this disease. I look forward to working with the committee in supporting those with Cardiac Amyloid.

Brian Melaugh is a lecturer in the Department of Applied Social Studies, National University of Ireland Maynooth. He lectures in social work and social policy and has a special interest in  the area of drug policy. Brian joined the Board in December 2024. He has been living with Multiple Myeloma since 2015. Brian has extensive experience in organisational governance, change management and in the areas of commissioning and conducting research. In his spare time he enjoys cycling and walking.

Pat joined the board in November 2022. He has been living well with Multiple Myeloma since 2016.Pat is a retired primary school principal living in Wexford. He imitated the setting up the Wexford Support Group with Frank Lilis in 2016. The group meets monthly in the Hope Centre in Enniscorthy.

Niamh joined the Board in 2021. Niamh is interested in patient advocacy and increasing access to new drugs and testing protocols for myeloma patients. She brings experience from her previous career as a research scientist.

Dermot has been a member of the Board since 2019. He is a dairy farmer with a background in the dairy CoOp industry. He has been living well with Myeloma since his diagnosis in 2016. Dermot was central to the recent establishment of a support group in the Cork/Kerry region in association with Arc House.

Orlaith Cormican RGN, Bsc, MHsc, Post Graduate Certificate in Cancer Care and Haematology

Orlaith is currently employed as an Assistant Lecturer in TUS. Orlaith’s background is in haematology and she has previously worked a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Haematology at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore. Orlaith has worked in cancer care and haematology for over ten years. She is currently completing a PhD via the HRB SPHeRE programme entitled “Exploring psychosocial vulnerability in carers of patients with a chronic haematological malignancy. Her research areas of interest include chronic haematological malignancies and quality of life in this area. She also serves as a board member with Multiple Myeloma Ireland.

Paul spent over 27 years as Consultant Haematologist at St. James’s Hospital, and more recently was Professor of Haematology at Trinity College Dublin.

Throughout his career, he has maintained a special interest in myeloma, participating in clinical trials and international study groups, and collaborating with many colleagues in Ireland and abroad to improve care and access to new treatments for myeloma patients.

He set up the myeloma stem cell transplant programme at St James’s over 25 years ago, and along with colleagues at many Irish centres, has contributed to delivering stem cell therapy to well over 1000 patients with myeloma.

He is committed to working with MMI particularly on the issue of making the newest effective treatments available in a timely way to Irish patients with myeloma.