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We prioritize upholding the most stringent standards of corporate governance. We recognize that adhering to these standards is crucial to showcasing accountability to our supporters and donors and achieving the objectives of our organization. It also guarantees that we are responsive and proactive in our efforts to attain the goals of CRITICAL charity.
Our voluntary Board of Directors, consisting of experienced and dedicated individuals from diverse fields such as human resources, management, finance, communications, education, and IT, governs CRITICAL Charity. The Board receives guidance from several expert committees and is responsible for the charity’s overall direction and strategic management.
After leaving college Peter completed a 12-year engagement with the Royal Air Force conducting global criminal investigations and intelligence operations in conjunction with Scotland Yard and foreign police authorities. He then spent 15 years in the British diplomatic service in western, eastern, and communist theatres. Peter then returned home to take up the role of National Security Adviser to the British Government on heritage issues, setting government indemnity standards, whilst visiting and advising government authorities around the world. Peter joined Irish Community Air Ambulance as a volunteer in 2014.
Dr Cunningham is an emergency doctor who specialises in pre-hospital emergency medicine. The Mayo native is a HEMS Doctor with Essex & Herts Air Ambulance in the UK. She qualified as a doctor from UCD in 2010 and is nearing the end of a five-year advanced training scheme to become a Consultant in Emergency Medicine. She has been appointed team doctor with the Mayo Ladies Footballers, is a fluent Irish speaker and is married with three children.
Philomena Maguire: RGN MPRII
Registered Nurse.
Diploma PR (hons)
Vast experience in the community as a; General Practice Nurse and clinical research and in occupational health.
Over 20 years as a, volunteer with the RNLI in a variety of roles.
Health and Safety-
Water-safety education-
TRiM Practitioner, as part of a team offering peer to peer support to volunteers who have experience traumatic events.
Mental health, first-aider
BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care, Open University (2009)
Diploma in Health & Social Care, Open University (2006)
Certificate in Company Secretary (2022)
Legal Secretary/Personal Assistant/Executive Assistant – 10 years
Clerical Officer to the Principal and Staff of the School of Nursing MUH – 5 years
Volunteer Lifeboat Administrations Officer, RNLI Crosshaven – 3 years;
Volunteer Visits Officer & Water Safety Adviser, RNLI Crosshaven – 8 years
Volunteer with Irish Community Rapid Response CLG as Executive Assistant – 4 years
Non-Director Company Secretary – Irish Community Rapid Response CLG – 1 year
Chief Executive Officer
Head of Operations
Head of Fundraising
Individual Giving & Engagement Manager
Fundraising Support Officer
Donor Care Officer
Irish Community Rapid Response t/a CRITICAL is a registered charity with the Charities Regulatory Authority – Registered Charity No (RCN) 20070762. We comply with the requirements and guidelines as set out by the Charities Regulatory Authority.
Irish Community Rapid Response t/a CRITICAL, is a company limited by guarantee, registered in the Republic of Ireland. Companies Registration Office (CRO) 459255.
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