Advertising Standards Authority make 3 appointments to its board [Video]

The Advertising Standards Authority has appointed Ann Marie Lenihan, Clare Mulcahy, and Michael O’Keeffe to its Board. 

The appointments of Mulcahy and O’Keeffe to the Board is seen as a significant milestone for the Advertising Standards Authority, introducing independent, non-industry perspectives that will enhance its mission to ‘Foster Trust in Advertising for all’. 

Lenihan is CEO of NewsBrands Ireland, a representative body for national news publishers.

Since her appointment to the role in 2016, she has led the organisation in successfully lobbying for the abolition of VAT on both print and digital newspapers, a change reflected in the 2023 Budget.

More recently, she spearheaded efforts that resulted in the publication of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill, which aims to reform Ireland’s defamation laws.

Lenihan is a member of the supervisory board of the World Association of News Publishers and vice-chair of its directors committee.

She is also a director of News Media …