The former curator of County Cavan Museum has been named on the board of Pobal. Savina Donohoe was appointed to the role by Minister Heather Humphreys late last month.
Pobal works on behalf of the Government to support communities and local agencies toward achieving social inclusion and development. Speaking to Shannonside / Northern Sound, Savina said that through her years of working in culture, education, peace and reconciliation and local government, she has learned the value of collaboration, listening to people, and positive engagement.
According to Savina, the voice of the lesser heard is "important" and as a member of the board she will work to ensure change is achieved to improve the lives of others: "I'd always be very aware of people who, I suppose, are disadvantaged or, to make sure people are not excluded. That always mattered to me; to help and be with people who don't have a voice and that means a lot to me and I hope through the board of Pobal, I'm very new on it and I know that and I have a lot to learn and I want to learn and, if I can, I want to support , to make a difference and to act as well as we can on behalf of government."
