Our Team

Kieran McKeown FCMA

Managing Director

​Having founded Matrix Recruitment in 1998 and bringing the company through its first 20 years, Kieran McKeown not only acts as Managing Director but also actively recruits senior positions within our Accountancy Recruitment team. Kieran is now preparing the company to become even more successful across offices in Waterford, Athlone, Carlow &...

Nichola Aylward FCA

Financial Controller

​Nichola joined Matrix Recruitment in 2012 as Financial Controller and holds responsibility for the financial management of all Matrix offices, as well as the overall temporary payroll service for the company. Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant within a big 4 accountancy firm, Nichola has notched up over 17 years of experience working...

Joanne Foley

Regional Recruitment Manager

​Joanne joined Matrix Recruitment in 2006 bringing with her significant expertise in best-in-class HR practices and procedures having completed a HR Graduate training programme with Musgrave Group. She holds a Master’s Degree in Business Studies specialising in Management and Organisation Studies from the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Bu...

Breda Dooley

Regional Recruitment Manager

​Breda joined Matrix Recruitment in 2002 and has gained a high level of experience specialising in the recruitment of accountancy and supply chain roles in the Midlands and Western regions. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting and Finance and a Diploma in Personnel and Executive Coaching.Prior to joining Matri...

Rena Weld

Financial Services Recruitment Manager

​Rena joined Matrix Recruitment in 2014 and specialises in permanent, temporary and contract roles within Accountancy & Supply Chain. With a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and Languages, Rena specialised in Human Resource Management and is a fluent Spanish speaker.Rena has previous experience in hospitalit...

Maree Mullally

Financial Services Recruitment Consultant

​Maree joined Matrix Recruitment in 2022 and is based in our Carlow Office. Maree brings with her over 20 years’ experience working in the financial services sector, including client servicing in an International Assurance provider.

Patricia Deane

Senior Technical Recruitment Consultant

​Patricia joined Matrix Recruitment in 2011 and initially started recruiting on the temp desk, covering all levels of admin/ marketing/ HR and IT roles. Patricia holds a Graduate Diploma in Information Technology as well as an Honours Degree in International Business.As the Senior Technical Consultant in the South East reg...

Nicole Murphy

Recruitment Consultant

Nicole joined Matrix Recruitment in 2022 as a Recruitment Consultant looking after Office Support, HR, Sales and Marketing for the East Coast. Before joining Matrix, Nicole was a Legal Recruitment Consultant in the Dublin region which provided her with a great basis of knowledge and skills in recruitment which she has been a...

Kiani Lucas

Placement Student

​Kiani joined Matrix Recruitment in 2023 and is based in our Carlow Office.She is in her third year in SETU Carlow where she will graduate with a Bachelor of Business Honours Degree in Human Resource...

Catherine Keating

Recruitment Consultant

​Catherine joined Matrix Recruitment in 2022, bringing over 12 years experience in Public Sector recruitment. She holds a Master of Business specialising in Human Resource Management,  an Advanced Diploma in Applied Employment Law from Kings Inns and she completed a Leadership cours...

Oliver Hayes

Lead Technical Recruitment Consultant

Lisa Egan

Recruitment Consultant

​Lisa joined Matrix Recruitment in 2017 as a Recruitment Administrator bringing 15 years work experience in office/admin environment.  She attended Galway Institute of Technology receiving her Degree in Business Accounts & IT.Outside of the office, Lisa is a big fan of the GAA and loves watching and attending matc...

Eugene O'Rourke

Recruitment Consultant

​Eugene joined Matrix Recruitment in 2022 and is based in our Athlone Office. Eugene graduated in 2020 with a BA Hons Degree in History and Politics. Eugene has experience in Customer Service based roles within various industries. Eugene has passion for GAA playing Gaelic Football for his local GAA club and supports...

David Rooney

Recruitment Consultant

David joined Matrix Recruitment in 2022 and is based in our Athlone Office. David has extensive experience in Hospitality Management along with previous experience in Health & Safety management. David is an active sportsperson and has previou...

Lorcan Cornally

Recruitment Intern

​Lorcan joined Matrix Recruitment in 2023 and is based in our Athlone Office. He is in his 3rd year in TUS where he will graduate with an Honours Degree in Business...

Mary Murtagh

Data Analyst

​Mary has worked as a Data Analyst in Matrix Recruitment since January 2018. Holding a B. Sc. in Computing Science, she has worked with data for over 16 years in a variety of companies and locations.She is fluent in Irish Sign Language (ISL) and has been signing for many years with family and friends.Ou...

Eleanor O’Rourke

Accounts Assistant

​Eleanor joined Matrix Recruitment in 2014, bringing over 18 years of accounting experience from a variety of industries to our professional accounting team. She is a qualified IPASS payroll technician and is responsible for providing accounts and payroll services to Matrix and our key clients.Her experience in accounting ...

Aoife Murphy

Payroll Administrator

​Aoife joined Matrix in February 2020, bringing over 12 years experience working in the financial services sector. She has previously worked as a senior fund accountant in one of the worlds leading financial services companies.Aoife holds a degree in Business & Financial Services from Waterford Institute of Technology ...

Robyn Morrissey

Recruitment Administrator

​Robyn joined Matrix Recruitment in 2022 as a Recruitment Administrator and is based in our Waterford Office. Before joining Matrix, Robyn has worked in marketing and administration in various companies. Robyn holds a Bachelor of Business Studies (majoring in HR) from the University Of Limerick.Outside ...

Amber Patton

Operations & Compliance Administrator

​Amber joined Matrix in 2023 as Operations and Compliance Administrator and is based in the Waterford Office. Before joining Matrix, Amber has worked in marketing, social media, communications, and administration in a variety of different companies across Ireland. Amber holds a Master of Arts in Creative Writing fro...

Laura Keane

Marketing & Operations Team Lead

​Laura joined Matrix Recruitment in January 2019 as the Senior Marketing Executive and is based in our Waterford office. She also services all Matrix branches around the country with activities such as Marketing, Social Media, Content and Business Development Campaigns. Laura holds a Level 8 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree in Visual Communi...