Éanna Rowe has recently been appointed Regional Manager for the West with Waterways Ireland, to lead a multi disciplinary team in the management, maintenance and development of the Shannon Navigation. Reporting to the Chief Executive and a member of the Senior Management Team, Éanna is also a Director of Leave no Trace Ireland, member of the National Trails Advisory Committee and Chair of the Lakelands initiative.

Previously Head of Marketing and Communications with Waterways Ireland, Éanna was responsible for the formulation, development and implementation of the various strategies, policies and programmes from a Marketing, Research, Communications, Product Development and Visitor Services perspective. Éanna previously worked in a number of roles and grades within the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

A graduate of the Institute of Public Administration and of Athlone Institute of Technology Éanna holds a Degree in Public Management and a first class honours MBA.