Former IMPACT official Louise O’Donnell has won a public competition to become one of three Labour Court deputy chairmen. Louise worked for the union for 17 years following a long period as an activist in the civil service.

Louise served in many roles in the union and was an elected member of its central executive committee before she joined the staff. She was national secretary with responsibility for the Health and Welfare division before she left the union in October 2015 to take up post as a ‘worker member’ of the Labour Court. She had also worked with Dublin local authority branches.

The competition for the Labour Court position was run by the Public Appointments Commission.