Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has appointed Garvan Meehan as principal of the National Fisheries College of Ireland in Greencastle, Co. Donegal.
A qualified chief engineer with a BEng in Naval Architecture, Garvan brings a wealth of experience both at sea and onshore to the post. He has held posts as chief engineer at sea and as a marine technical superintendent ashore. He was also previously a marine engineering skills instructor with BIM.
The position will play a key role in the further development of the college curriculum and the services it offers to the seafood sector, as well as overseeing capital investment projects within the college.
Garvan also has a strong personal family link to the facility. The building was built by Garvan’s maternal grandfather, a local builder and furniture maker.
In fact, a lot of the furniture is original, and Garvan believes that his ‘new’ principal desk was one of those originally supplied by his grandfather.
