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The Government has appointed Ms Niamh O'Donoghue to the post of Secretary General in the Department of Social Protection. Ms O’Donoghue will succeed Ms Bernadette Lacey who is retiring from the Department. Ms O'Donoghue will take up her appointment from 23rd July 2010. Niamh O'Donoghue joined the Department of Agriculture as an Executive Officer in 1979. She subsequently moved to the Department of Health and then the Office of the Civil Service and Local Appointments Commissioners. In 2001 she joined the Office of the Revenue Commissioners as an Assistant Secretary where she headed up the Human Resources Division for a number of years before being assigned to the Border Midlands West Region in mid 2007. Niamh joined the Department of Social and Family Affairs as Director General in December 2007. A native of Dublin, she was educated in Holy Faith Convent, Clontarf. She has a primary degree from the Institute of Public Administration and holds an MA from the University of Keele and an MSc (Mgt) from Trinity College, Dublin. ENDS
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Chuaigh Niamh O’Donoghue isteach sa Roinn Talmhaíochta mar EO i 1979. D’aistrigh sí go dtí an Roinn Sláinte i 1986 agus uaithi sin, d’aistrigh sé go dtí Oifig na Státseirbhíse agus na gCoimisinéirí um Cheapacháin Áitiúla i 1995. Sa bhliain 2001, chuaigh sí isteach in Oifig na gCoimisinéirí Ioncaim mar Rúnaí Cúnta, áit a raibh sí mar cheannaire ar an Rannóg Acmhainní Daonna ar feadh roinnt blianta, sular aistríodh í go dtí Réigiún na Teorann, Lár Tíre agus an Iarthair i lár 2007. Chaith sí tréimhse mar bhall de Bhord na Seirbhíse um Cheapacháin Phoiblí ó 2004 go dtí 2007 agus tá sí mar chathaoirleach i láthair na huaire ar Ghréasán Bainistíochta Athraithe na Státseirbhíse. Tháinig Niamh isteach sa Roinn seo mar Ard-Stiúrthóir i Nollaig 2007 agus ceapadh í ina hArd-Rúnaí in Iúil 2010. Is as Baile Átha Cliath di ó dhúchas agus oileadh í i gClochar an Chreidimh Naofa, Cluain Tarbh. Tá bunchéim aici ón FR (An Foras Riaracháin) agus tá máistreacht aici ó Ollscoil Keele, chomh maith le MSc (Mgt) ó Choláiste na Tríonóide.