About our

Team

Trust is earned, not given.

At Marker Group, we’ve built our reputation by consistently delivering exceptional results and standing by our word. Our team brings together decades of experience, a commitment to transparency, and a genuine desire to see our clients succeed. When you work with us, you’re not just another project—you’re a valued partner.

Leadership Team

Eoghain Ryan

Co-founder & Director - Building Control

BE. MSc. (Fire Safety) Dip. CEng MIEI Cert in (Accessibility)

Eoghain is a Chartered Engineer and former Assistant Chief Fire Officer and brings over 25 years of expertise and leadership in Building control, Fire Safety Certification,

Energy, Accessibility and Assigned Certification. Eoghain has delivered over 4000 p projects across Ireland and the UK His expertise spans the full project lifecycle, from design to sign off consistently delivering complex, highprofile projects.

His portfolio includes Carton House, Palmersgate, Merit Medical, Bonham Quay, Medtronic, ESB 220kv Substations, Water treatment plants, Irish Rail Depots, alongside large residential and office schemes.

Eoghain has presented in the Dail and Westminister on Building Control and is an industry leader in Build Control and Building Certification.

Email: eoghain@markergroup.ie

Shane Doherty

Managing Director - Project management

Managing Director – Project Management

Shane brings over 25 years of leadership in project, development, and design management, delivering major projects across Ireland and internationally. His expertise spans the full project lifecycle, from concept to handover, consistently delivering complex, high-profile developments.

His portfolio includes Dundrum Town Centre, Central Plaza, The Exo, Clery’s Redevelopment, Intel, Pfizer, and Grand Canal Theatre, alongside large residential schemes.

Internationally, he has delivered Tier III/IV data centres and telecom infrastructure. With experience on both developer and contractor sides, Shane effectively aligns project goals with commercial outcomes, positioning him as a standout leader in today’s evolving built environment.

Email: shane@markergroup.ie

Ailish Ryan

Co-founder & Director, Fire Engineering

BE. MSc. (Fire Safety) MIEI Cert in (Accessibility)

Ailish has worked in private practise since she graduated. Ailish worked as a fire safety engineer in the UK and Ireland has a wealth of experience.

Ailish has worked on a number of high profile projects in Ireland and the UK.

Email: ailish@markergroup.ie

Joe McSwiney

Director - Project management

Director – Project Management

Joe is an experienced Project Manager with over 15 years in delivering complex developments across Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. He has delivered multimillion euro commercial, residential and infrastructure projects including 110KV Substations and Tier III data-centres for clients like Microsoft and ANZ Bank. Joseph brings a strong command of design management, contract administration, procurement strategy, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring that projects are delivered efficiently and to the highest standards. Joe offers a well-rounded approach to risk management, programme control, and team leadership.

Joe has a proven ability to align complex delivery with client objectives, timelines, and communication across multiple disciplines.

Email: joe@markergroup.ie

Terry Kavanagh

Head of Sustainability

Head of Sustainability

Terry Kavanagh is a sustainability and energy engineer with over 15 years experience at all levels of the Irish construction sector, working as a project engineer on a number of large scale commercial, life science and semi-conductor projects before switching focus to building performance.
He has delivered energy efficiency and decarbonisation projects across public, commercial buildings and residential projects.
Terry is a SEAI registered BER assessor, Energy Suditor and EED Facilitator. 
His expertise spans the full lifecycle of energy upgrade projects – from initial audits and compliance to measurement and verification, supporting clients such as private developers, government departments and multinational firms.

Email: terry@markergroup.ie

Paul O'Hare

Director - Fire Engineering UK

BE. MSc. (Fire Safety) Dip. CEng MIEI Cert in (Accessibility)

Paul is a Director of the Marker Group and a Chartered Professional Fire Engineer with over 20 years of international experience delivering fire engineering solutions for complex and high-risk buildings.

He provides strategic fire engineering leadership across the full project lifecycle, specialising in performance-
based design, advanced computational analysis, and robust engineering judgement. His approach balances
design ambition with statutory compliance to achieve safe, buildable, and commercially viable outcomes.

Paul leads multidisciplinary teams through complex fire safety challenges, working collaboratively with clients,
architects, contractors, and regulators to deliver clear, risk-informed solutions from concept and detailed design
through to construction and occupation.
His experience spans high-rise residential, commercial developments, healthcare, public and institutional
buildings, stadia, industrial facilities, warehouses, and major infrastructure. Notable projects include the 187 m
Seascape mixed-use high-rise development, the 6 Green Star office development at 61 Molesworth Street, Sky
Stadium (including major concerts and British & Irish Lions test matches), Department of Corrections rapid
modular prison developments, and the Emergency Department and Operating Theatres at Hutt Hospital in
Wellington, New Zealand.

Paul plays an active role in regulatory assurance under the Building Safety Act, supporting the UK Building
Safety Regulator (BSR) through the Gateway process and contributing to improved industry standards,
coordination, peer review, and review quality. He is also appointed as an expert witness and technical peer
reviewer for Building Control Authorities across the UK.

With experience across the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australasia, and North American markets, Paul integrates
international best practice into robust, compliant fire safety solutions.

Email: paul@markergroup.ie

Custom, Considered Design & Management

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Some of our more recent projects include:

• Mullingar Hospital Emergency Department

• Portlaoise Hospital extension

• Colaiste na coiribe Secondary School

• An Maoilin, Ballymoneen Rd, Galway

• Nox Hotel, Galway

• Scotch Hall Retail units, Drogheda

• Residential Development, Milltown, Dublin

• EZ living, Clonmel, Kilkenny, Limerick

• Sancta Maria School, Ballyboden, Dublin

• Radisson, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

• Student Accommodation, Cork

• Library and Civic offices, Arklow