James Hickey is the former CEO of Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and former Partner and Head of the Media and Entertainment law group of Ireland’s largest law firm, Matheson Ormsby Prentice. He was well known for representing many leading Irish film and television production companies as well as actors, writers, directors, composers during his time working in the field of media and entertainment law. He was formerly Chairman of the Projects Arts Centre and the Abbey Theatre and currently serves as a member of IMRO’s Board of Directors.