Brendan McGrath

Brendan McGrath, a native of Tipperary, has more than 37 years' experience in Local Government in Ireland across nine different county and town authorities.

He has worked for Meath County Council for almost 21 years over three different periods. Since early September 2012, he was Acting County Manager, with Meath County Council, until he took up the position of Galway City Manager in June, 2013.

Prior to becoming County Manager in Meath, Brendan held the roles of Director of Services for Planning & Transportation, Housing, Water Services, Environment, Fire and Emergency Planning and Community and Enterprise.

Other counties in which Brendan has worked include Wexford, Roscommon, Galway County and Kildare. Prior to moving back to Meath County Council in 1999, he was CEO of Kildare County Enterprise Board, in parallel to being County Development Officer in Kildare County Council.

Brendan holds a Master’s Degree from NUI Maynooth in Venture Management and Project Finance.