List of Governors of The Bank
The Governor of the Bank is appointed by the President of Ireland on advice of the Irish government.
- Joseph Brennan (1943–53)
- James J. McElligott (1953–60)
- Maurice Moynihan (1960–69)
- T. K. Whitaker (1969–76)
- C. H. Murray (1976–81)
- Tomás F. Ó Cofaigh (1981–87)
- Maurice F. Doyle (1987–94)
- Maurice O'Connell (1994–2002)
- John Hurley (2002–09)
- Patrick Honohan (2009–present)
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