School Management Team

Raymond Keaney

Head of Hospitality

Ray Keaney was appointed Head, Hospitality Management Discipline at the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management in September. 2025. He previously held the positions of lecturer, programme chair and Head of Department of Management. He is a Fellow of the Irish Hospitality Institute. He sits on a variety of industry groups including the European Commission’s Expert Group ‘Together for EU Tourism’ (T4T), the Council of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC), Fáilte Ireland’s Association Conference Strategy Implementation group and the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) Ireland working group. He is a member of the European Movement Ireland.

His main research interest is international tourism policy. He was Chair of the EU’s T4T 'Tourism Strategies' sub-group, Co-Chair of its 'Governance in Tourism Destinations' sub- group and a member of the 'Renewing Tourism Education' sub-group. He is an invited speaker at industry events such as the Society of Incentive Travel (SITE) Global Conference 2025 and City Destinations Alliance’s (CityDNA) Autumn Conference 2025.