Aoife Gallagher-Watson is director in employment law at EY Law Ireland.
A specialist in the areas of employment and work health and safety law, Aoife has over 15 years’ experience working in-house and with top-tier law employment teams in Ireland and overseas.
She has worked with a range of clients across regulated and unregulated industries, advising on contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
Aoife also has extensive experience in advising and representing companies and senior executives in connection with work health and safety obligations, regulatory investigations and prosecutions.

EY Law Ireland
Tel: 01-4750555  
Email: Aoife.Gallagher-Watson@ie.ey.com
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Caroline is a seasoned Human Resources and Coaching professional with over 20 years of experience spanning talent management, employee relations, and organisational development and design. Her career has been defined by a deep commitment to empowering individuals and teams to thrive in dynamic workplace environments.

Building on her extensive HR background, Caroline is a qualified personal and management coach and mediator. She works with professionals at all levels to help them navigate career transitions, reintroduction to workplace after time out, enhance leadership capabilities, and build resilience in the face of change. As a mentor, Caroline has supported fellow HR Professionals to grow and thrive in their career in a non-judgmental and no-nonsense way, cutting through the confusion of buzzwords and over complicated theoretical frameworks to simple, clear guidance and direction within her areas of specialty.

In addition to her one-to-one coaching practice, Caroline partners with organisations to deliver targeted training programs for frontline managers. Her workshops focus on critical areas such as employee attraction, development, and engagement — equipping leaders with the tools to build high-performing, people-centred teams.

Caroline brings a unique blend of strategic insight, emotional intelligence, and practical experience to every engagement. Her approach is grounded in empathy, clarity, and a genuine passion for helping others grow. Caroline creates and safe and non-judgemental space which helps others see their true potential which allows them to take steps towards achieving success in their goals.