Eoin Moran was elected Second Vice-President of WMO by the Nineteenth World Meteorological Congress in 2023 for a four-year term beginning immediately after the closure of the Congress-19. This is his first term as Second Vice-President of WMO.
Eoin Moran has been the Director of Met Éireann since 2016 and has led Ireland’s representation to several international meteorological organizations, consortia, and cooperative networks, including as:
Chair of the EUMETSAT Council (2022 - present)
Chair of ECMWF Policy Advisory Committee (PACT) (2019 - present)
Permanent Representative of Ireland to the World Meteorological Organization (2016 - present)
Chair of EUMETNET Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) (2015 - 2019)
Member of Ireland’s Climate Change Advisory Council (2021 - present)
As Director of Met Éireann, he has also led several national initiatives in Ireland including:
Establishment of Ireland’s National Framework for Climate Services (NFCS)
Establishment of the Met Éireann Weather and Climate Research Programme
Co-founder of the United Weather Centres West (UWC-west) HPC and operational NWP cooperative in partnership with the Directors of DMI, the IMO and KNMI in 2018
Establishment of the National Flood Forecasting Centre in Met Éireann in 2017
Developed the Making Ireland Weather and Climate Prepared 2017-2027 strategic plan for Met Éireann in 2017.