Eoin Ronayne is a journalist by profession having worked for RTE prior to becoming a senior trade union official with the NUJ, CPSU and Fórsa, holdings positions of Irish Secretary and General Secretary. He is currently a consultant specialising in organisational communications and facilitation and holds post-graduate diplomas in Employment Law and Mediation. He has served on the Executive Committees of the Irish Congress of Trades Unions and the European Federation of Public Services Unions. He is currently the Chairperson of Buíon Phort Lárige (Waterford Area Partnership).