Gillian Costelloe joined Emerald in 2018 as Business Development Manager & Creative Planner, having worked for 15 years in the travel & tourism industry. Gillian has travelled across the USA & Europe throughout her career and has gained extensive experience working in a variety of positions in the tourism sector in Ireland. Her previous roles have included US Account Director at Event Partners International and Sales & Marketing Manager of the Conferencing & Events office at the University of Limerick.

Her passion has been Destination Management for many years having worked with Ireland’s top DMCs including Moloney & Kelly Travel. She has also achieved a Masters in International Tourism from the University of Limerick.