Dublin Management Team

Managing Director

Ciarán Kennedy

BSc(Hons) Struct Eng, DipStructEng, MIStructE, MIEI, CEng, FConsEI Chartered Engineer

Ciarán joined Barrett Mahony in 1996 and has progressed from Graduate to Managing Director. Ciarán is a Chartered Engineer with Engineers Ireland and the Institution of Structural Engineers since 2000. As an FConsEI with the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland (ACEI), He was honoured to be President of the Association for the 2018 / 2019 term. He maintains an involvement in professional bodies and sits on the Structures Committee and sub-committees . He has been awarded Branch Prize from the IStructE, ACEI and European CEO of the year award from ACE(UK).

Ciarán has always enjoyed continuing to provide active hands-on involvement and maintains close contact and engagement. Past Projects include The Shelbourne Hotel refurbishment and extension, Smithfield Village development, Clarion Quay Development, Coopers Cross Development and Kildare Street Offices. These projects demonstrate an enthusiasm for conservation and more complicated interactions between new and old works, Modern Methods of Construction and sustainable development. He is a regular contributor to technical consultations and an occasional Guest lecturer and External Examiner at TUD and Third Level Colleges.

Director

Brian Mahony

BE, CEng, MIEI, MIStructE, FconsEI Chartered Engineer

Brian graduated from UCD in 1978 and in the years from 1978 to 1992 worked in several consulting engineering practices both in Ireland and UK. In 1992 Brian returned to Ireland and was instrumental in setting up the Civil & Structural Engineering Department for the Project Management Group. In 1994, along with Vincent Barrett, he co-founded Barrett Mahony. His time in the UK included a 1 year sabbatical in the Steel Construction Institute in Ascot, Berkshire where he produced an SCI Report on "The Design of Facade Retention Systems for Building Refurbishment". In 1995, following on from that research, Brian won the IStructE ROI Branch award for his technical paper on the design of Facade Retention systems and was subsequently involved in the development of the CIRIA Best Practice Guide C579 on the design of same.

Since founding Barrett Mahony in 1994 Brian has been Project Director for various projects including Office, Retail, Residential, Industrial, Educational, Healthcare, Leisure, Conservation / Restoration, Civil etc. Notable Projects include : UCD Student Residences (2000 bed), Player Wills & Bailey Gibson residential (1350 units), Cherrywood (700 units), Eaton Corporation Head Office, Microsoft HQ Sandyford, The Guinness Enterprise Centre, The AIG HQ IFSC and Dublin City Hall Refurbishment.

Director

John Considine

BE, CEng, MIEI, MIStructE, FConsEI Chartered Engineer

John graduated from UCD in 1988 and worked in a number of high profile engineering consultancy practices in Ireland and the UK, before joining Barrett Mahony in 1994, close to it's inception. John is a Chartered Member of Engineers Ireland since 1993 and of the Institution of Structural Engineers since 1995. He is a Registered Fellow with the ACEI (FConsEI).

Since joining Barrett Mahony John has been project engineer or project director on a wide variety of projects in Ireland, the UK and further afield, covering the full spectrum of Civil and Structural engineering work including residential, industrial, commercial, educational, civil engineering, temporary works design, conservation and refurbishment works.

Notable Projects include: Newmarket Square Hotel & Residential Development, Dublin, the Frascati Centre
redevelopment, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Lidl HQ building, Tallaght, 3 no. research buildings on the NUI Galway Campus, the Roches Stores Building (latterly Debenhams) which was awarded a prize by the ACEI , Henry St Dublin, the OPW headquarters Trim, Co. Meath, the Old Chocolate Factory residential & commercial development in Kilmainham, the Atrium Buildings in Sandyford Industrial Estate, 10 Trinity Square, City of London.

Director

Vincent Barrett

BScEng, MSc, DipStructE, DIC, CEng, MIEI, MIStructE, FconsEI Chartered Engineer

Vincent co-founded Barrett Mahony, with Brian Mahony, in 1994, having worked previously with a number of consulting practices as well as a local authority. Vincent is currently involved in a number of large-scale residential projects in Ireland,  as well as high rise modular projects in the UK.

Notable projects include Claremont residential Howth Dublin (600 units), 101 George St Croydon London (550 units in the world’s tallest modular structure) and 10 Trinity Square London (5-star hotel and Grade II listed building).

Director

Stephen O'Connor

BSc(Eng), Dip Struct Eng, CEng, MIEI, MIStructE, FConsEI Chartered Engineer

Stephen joined Barrett Mahony in 1999 as a graduate engineer and by 2004 had achieved Chartered Engineer status with the Institution of Structural Engineers and Engineers Ireland. In early 2010 he assisted with establishing BMCE's London office and worked on a number of residential and commercial projects before returning to Dublin in 2014. Stephen was appointed a Director in 2016 and has contributed to expanding the practice. His experience spans a number of sectors including residential, commercial, conservation and refurbishment, educational, civil engineering and temporary works.

Some notable projects include 76 Sir John Rogerson Quay office and residential development, No.5 Hanover Quay office, No. 6 Hanover Quay residential, Griffith Woods residential, Malahide Road residential, the Oval Ballsbridge offices, No.26/27 Grafton Street retail and offices, Plough Road Battersea residential and student accommodation developments at Thomas Street, Montpelier Hill and Main Street Ballymun. Stephen was also Project Director for the restoration of the historic 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1 which won the ACEI Engineering Excellence Award for Medium Projects in 2019.

Director

Michael Hughes

BEng, CEng, MIEI, MIStructE, Eur lng, FConsEI Chartered Engineer

Michael joined Barrett Mahony in 2018, having previously held the position of Regional Director for a large UK headquartered PLC consultancy firm. Michael leads a team of engineers and technicians engaged in a wide range of Commercial , Residential, Hotel and Data Centre projects over the last number of years. Michael also has provided building damage and defect investigation services for Insurance companies and provided Technical Expert services in legal disputes.

Notable projects include Phase 1B and 2 of Irish Glass Bottle residential site Dublin 4 (825 units), Merrion Road Hotel Booterstown and 'The Eight Building' office development Newmarket Dublin 8 and tender design for TC1 retail development Cherrywood (60,000sqm).

Director

Ciaran O'Rafferty

BA BAI, MIEI, MIStructE, CEng Chartered Engineer

Ciarán joined Barrett Mahony as a Graduate Engineer in 2005. In 2008 he emigrated to Australia where he worked with The O’Neill Group Consulting Engineers (2008-2017). There, he progressed from Design Engineer to Principal Structural Engineer while working on a variety of medium to large scale residential, mixed-use, commercial, healthcare and education projects with construction values up to AUS $150m and up to 36 stories in height.

Ciarán returned permanently from Australia and rejoined Barrett Mahony in 2017 to lead a team of engineers and technicians on a variety of interesting and challenging structural and civil engineering projects. He was appointed as a Director in 2023. Through his national and international experience, Ciarán has gained particular knowledge in the design of post-tensioned concrete floor systems, precast concrete structures and deep basement construction. Notable Projects include: Bonham Quay Offices Galway (34,405m2), The Dublin One Hotel and Big Tree Pub Renovation North Circular Road Dublin, the Player Wills & Bailey Gibson residential developments South Circular Road Dublin (1350 units), Telephone House Redevelopment, Marlborough Street Dublin 1 and 73 North Wall Quay Office Dublin 1.

Financial Controller

Patricia Leyden

BA (Hons) in Accounting & Finance, Associate Chartered Management Accountant ACMA,CGMA

Patricia joined Barrett Mahony in 2014 as Financial Controller, bringing over 12 years’ accounting experience having previously worked in the Construction Industry in Ireland and New York. Patricia is a highly motivated talented financial professional responsible for managing the delivery of finance strategy including accounting, financial reporting, project reporting and overseeing daily financial aspects of the practice.

Associate Director

Ed Carthy

BSc (HONS) BIM, Digital Construction. Eng. Tech. IEI Senior Engineering Technician

Ed joined Barrett Mahony in 1994 as Head Technician, responsible for setting up technical draughting and modelling standards, training of technician staff and allocation of resources. Ed is also responsible for the IT infrastructure within the office.

Ed has gained extensive experience as BIM Engineer on a wide variety of projects including office, retail, residential, healthcare, educational, leisure, refurbishment and modular construction, for both private sector clients and public sector clients (including DoES). Notable projects include UCD Student Residences (2000 bed), Killeen Castle & Golf club development, and Clinical Research Facility NUIG.

Associate Director

John Cunningham

BEng, CEng, MIEI Chartered Engineer

John joined Barrett Mahony in 2014. Prior to that, John worked his way from Graduate Engineer , Design Engineer and Project Engineer in a number of engineering practices in Ireland.

John has been involved in a full spectrum of projects including educational, residential, industrial and commercial. Notable Projects include: 10-12 Hanover Quay , Irish Stock Exchange Development, Trinity City Hotel Extension and Bord na Mona Headquarters Newbridge.

Associate Director

Liam McCarthy

BEng, MPhil, MIEI, MIStructE Chartered Engineer

Liam joined Barrett Mahony (London office) in 2012, and returned to the Dublin Office in 2015. Prior to commencing
work with Barrett Mahony, Liam completed a research Masters in Structural Engineering in the Dublin Institute of
Technology. Liam has worked on the design and construction of various residential and commercial projects, as well as providing temporary works design services to demolition contractors and main contractors.

Notable projects include Abbey St Hostel (634 Bed), Claremont Residential Howth (600 units),Walled Orchard Garden residential Dundrum, Hotel at 10 Trinity Square London and Battersea Power Station.

Associate Director

Thomas Fennell

BEng, CEng, MIEI Chartered Engineer

Thomas joined Barrett Mahony in 2016. Prior to joining Barrett Mahony Thomas worked for Structural Engineering consultancies in Sydney and London. As a project engineer Thomas has been involved in a variety of different projects covering a full spectrum of structural engineering works including educational, residential, hotel, entertainment and conservation.

Notable recent projects include: Newmarket Square mixed development (150 bed hotel and 413 residential units), Little Mary Street - Stay City (350 bed hotel), The Frascati Shopping Centre redevelopment, Blackrock Co Dublin, and Marlin Hotel Dublin (302 beds).

HR Manager

Kate Keohane

BBS in Human Resource Management (Hons), BBS in Marketing

Kate joined Barrett Mahony in 2017, having previously held the role of HR Manager working on various onshore LNG power station projects across Australia.  Kate's current role covers all aspects of Human Resources for Barrett Mahony including Talent Management, Employment Law Compliance, Employee Relations, Training & Development and Performance Management. Kate is also heavily involved in the Bids & Marketing for the practice.

Associate

Darragh O'Rourke

BEng (Hons) Struct Eng, M.Sc, CEng, MIEI Chartered Engineer

Darragh joined Barrett Mahony in 2013, and since joining has worked his way from Graduate Engineer to Associate and is a current member of the Civils Committee. Along the way Darragh has worked on a range of structural  / civil projects in the private and public sectors. Notable projects include Montpelier Hill Student Housing Development (329 beds), Lidl Headquarters Tallaght, Archers Wood Delgany Apartments, No. 6 Hanover Quay and numerous Department of Education school projects.

Darragh was Project Engineer for the restoration of the historic No.14 Henrietta Street which won the ACEI Engineering Excellence Award for Medium Projects in 2019.

Associate

Peter O'Dwyer

BE(Hons) MSc CEng MIEI Chartered Engineer

Peter joined Barrett Mahony in 2015, having previously worked in the civils contracting and highways consultancy sectors in Ireland and the UK. Peter’s areas of expertise include roads & streetworks, water and wastewater design, SuDS and stormwater infrastructure associated with new developments. Since joining Barrett Mahony, he has worked on a broad range of projects from single dwelling developments up to large multi-unit masterplan schemes, offices, schools, public parks, signalised junctions, roundabouts and road upgrade works for both private and public sector clients.

Peter has acted as Lead Civil Engineer for Barrett Mahony on several notable development projects during that time, including: UCD’s Student Residences Masterplan (over 3,000no. student beds); St. Kevin’s Hospital, Cork for The Land Development Agency (266no. units); and Cork City Council’s Northwest Quarter Regeneration Project (79no. units).

Peter is a Chartered Engineer and Member of Engineers Ireland. He also holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Project Management from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and is a certified Site Suitability Assessor for On-Site Domestic Wastewater Treatment Systems.

Associate

Robert McAuliffe

BEng (Hons), CEng, MIEI, MIStructE Chartered Engineer

Robert joined Barrett Mahony in 2014, having previously worked as a Graduate Engineer with the Office of Public Works. Since joining Barrett Mahony, Robert has been a key member of the CPD committee and is Project Engineer for a wide variety of projects in the areas of conservation, office, residential and education. Robert was Project Engineer on the Guinness Enterprise Centre which won the ACEI Engineering Excellence Award for Medium Projects in 2022, as well as Project Engineer for the Eaton House redevelopment which was a runner-up in the ACEI Engineering Excellence Awards in 2016. Notable projects include UCD Village, Central Hotel, No. 5 Hanover Quay, 76 Sir John Rogerson's Quay and Brewer's Close Student Accommodation.