Allen O'Connor

Allen is a retired banker and has held many financial and management positions in his career. He is a past Chairman and Treasurer of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland and one of its three Honorary Lifetime Members. He is on the MSIF Board, MS Ireland Board and a past treasurer of the European Multiple Sclerosis Platform (EMSP). Allen is National Chairman of the Disabled Drivers Association, Ability Enterprises, Shopmobility Ireland and a board member of the National Citizens Information Phone Service.

Allen has been a disability activist since his involvement as an active member of the “Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities” on his retirement from banking due to his MS. As a member of the Commission, Allen was one of the driving forces behind the publication of "A Strategy for Equality" in 1996. Married to June with two grown-up children; he was diagnosed with MS in 1984.

Allen was also MSIF's Profile of the Month: December 2007.