Social Partner
Community/Voluntary Representative

Chairperson
Dromore Walking Association

Louis Boyle lives in Dromore and two years ago took early retirement after over 33 years employment in the public service. Since 1974 he has worked within health and social services in Belfast and since 1982 in the Craigavon and Banbridge area. He has held a number of senior management posts and from 1994 until he retired was the Director of Child and Family Care and Director of Social Work in the Craigavon Banbridge Community Health and Social Services Trust. He has extensive experience of health and social care and of the community and voluntary sectors.

Louis was a founder member and is chairperson of the Dromore Walking Association, a former secretary and manager with the Dromore Juniors Football Club. He has been a long standing member of the Banbridge Twinning Association and is involved with the Dromore Twinning Association. He is an active member and former president of the Rotary Club of Banbridge, and has recently joined the management committee of the Banbridge Citizens Advice Bureau. He has been a long standing member of the Corrymeela Community. He was co-opted onto the Bridge Partnership as a representative of the community and voluntary sectors.