Our Team
Our Staff
Hilary Darcy Director
Hilary Darcy is Director of Financial Justice Ireland, where she provides strategic leadership to advance the organisation’s mission for a just and sustainable global financial system. With a strong background in Global Citizenship Education, campaigning, and organisational development, she brings a values-led, feminist approach to leadership, rooted in integrity, inclusivity, and a deep commitment to systemic change. Her work focuses on strengthening Financial Justice Ireland’s impact through education, campaigning, and evidence-based research and policy, while supporting the organisation’s long-term sustainability and its role as a bold voice for global financial justice.
Hilary Darcy is Director of Financial Justice Ireland, where she provides strategic leadership to advance the organisation’s mission for a just and sustainable global financial system. With a strong background in Global Citizenship Education, campaigning, and organisational development, she brings a values-led, feminist approach to leadership, rooted in integrity, inclusivity, and a deep commitment to systemic change. Her work focuses on strengthening Financial Justice Ireland’s impact through education, campaigning, and evidence-based research and policy, while supporting the organisation’s long-term sustainability and its role as a bold voice for global financial justice.
Vicky Donnelly Education and Outreach Coordinator (GCE specialist)
Vicky is the Education and Outreach Coordinator with Financial Justice Ireland. She is a GCE specialist with over 20 years of experience in designing and delivering critical Global Education and anti-racism programs, working in schools, colleges and universities, and with service-providers, and youth and community groups around the country. During this time she has taken a particular interest in creative, participant-centered, and participatory methodologies, and experiential learning.
Vicky's approach is informed by a range of thinkers and activists, anti-racism and decolonising perspectives, and pedagogies of hope. Her work is driven by an addiction to optimism, a stubborn belief that 'another world' is indeed possible, and profound faith in the power of collective solidarity action for change.
Vicky is the Education and Outreach Coordinator with Financial Justice Ireland. She is a GCE specialist with over 20 years of experience in designing and delivering critical Global Education and anti-racism programs, working in schools, colleges and universities, and with service-providers, and youth and community groups around the country. During this time she has taken a particular interest in creative, participant-centered, and participatory methodologies, and experiential learning.
Vicky's approach is informed by a range of thinkers and activists, anti-racism and decolonising perspectives, and pedagogies of hope. Her work is driven by an addiction to optimism, a stubborn belief that 'another world' is indeed possible, and profound faith in the power of collective solidarity action for change.
Darragh Deighan-Gregory Communications
Darragh is the Communications and Digital Media Officer with Financial Justice Ireland. His career has spanned public relations, adult education, broadcasting, and cultural journalism.
He has a keen interest in political communication, which an academic background in cultural studies has theoretically informed. Outside of his professional life, he has spent years campaigning on social and economic issues, particularly in the areas of environmental justice and tenant rights.
Darragh’s work at FJI aims to make our team’s projects more visible to our members, supporters and a larger public audience.
Darragh is the Communications and Digital Media Officer with Financial Justice Ireland. His career has spanned public relations, adult education, broadcasting, and cultural journalism.
He has a keen interest in political communication, which an academic background in cultural studies has theoretically informed. Outside of his professional life, he has spent years campaigning on social and economic issues, particularly in the areas of environmental justice and tenant rights.
Darragh’s work at FJI aims to make our team’s projects more visible to our members, supporters and a larger public audience.
Our Board
Michael O'Sullivan Chairperson
Michael O'Sullivan works for the Columban Missionaries as coordinator of their development education programme, and on their justice and peace team. He is also a member of the Columban Development Committee (Ireland), which works with Columbans in Asia and Latin America to help build their capacity to achieve good quality development work with the communities in which they live.
Michael is a founder member of Financial Justice Ireland and also a founder member of the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland. He was also a member of the National Committee for Development Education from its inception until it was incorporated directly into the work of the Irish Aid programme.
Michael O'Sullivan works for the Columban Missionaries as coordinator of their development education programme, and on their justice and peace team. He is also a member of the Columban Development Committee (Ireland), which works with Columbans in Asia and Latin America to help build their capacity to achieve good quality development work with the communities in which they live.
Michael is a founder member of Financial Justice Ireland and also a founder member of the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland. He was also a member of the National Committee for Development Education from its inception until it was incorporated directly into the work of the Irish Aid programme.
Francis Njuguna Treasurer
Francis has worked with Sophia Housing since 2018. Formerly a Finance Manager at Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, he has also worked for the Irish Refugee Council as a Finance Assistant. Before moving to the not-for profit sector, Francis worked in various finance roles in both industry and practice. Francis sits on the MRCI board and is a member of MRCI Finance subgroup.
Francis holds a BA(Hons) Accounting and Finance from Dundalk IT, and a Higher Diploma in Financial Technology (Fintech) from the National Collage of Ireland.
Francis has worked with Sophia Housing since 2018. Formerly a Finance Manager at Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, he has also worked for the Irish Refugee Council as a Finance Assistant. Before moving to the not-for profit sector, Francis worked in various finance roles in both industry and practice. Francis sits on the MRCI board and is a member of MRCI Finance subgroup.
Francis holds a BA(Hons) Accounting and Finance from Dundalk IT, and a Higher Diploma in Financial Technology (Fintech) from the National Collage of Ireland.
Dr. Seán Byers
Seán is Research Officer with Trademark Belfast, a trade union-based organisation focused on research, political education and post-conflict transformation.
Seán is Research Officer with Trademark Belfast, a trade union-based organisation focused on research, political education and post-conflict transformation.
Julianne Flynn
Julianne is Individual Giving and Campaigns Executive at Action Aid Ireland.
Julianne is Individual Giving and Campaigns Executive at Action Aid Ireland.
Mary Kinane
Mary is Manager in St. Andrew's Community Centre, Rialto. Mary works in the community and voluntary sector and is currently a director of Dublin South City Partnership. Over the past 15 years she has also been active in her spare time in global justice issues and was involved in the Comhlámh Trade Justice Group before serving as a director on the board of Comhlámh.
In more recent years, she was involved in Claiming Our Future, a movement that aimed to bring groups and individuals together for an equal, sustainable, and thriving Ireland.
Mary is Manager in St. Andrew's Community Centre, Rialto. Mary works in the community and voluntary sector and is currently a director of Dublin South City Partnership. Over the past 15 years she has also been active in her spare time in global justice issues and was involved in the Comhlámh Trade Justice Group before serving as a director on the board of Comhlámh.
In more recent years, she was involved in Claiming Our Future, a movement that aimed to bring groups and individuals together for an equal, sustainable, and thriving Ireland.
