Directors
The Director is the chief officer of the Gardens, with a residence provided on site. Previous Directors include:
- Dr Walter Wade, Professor of Botany to the Dublin Society (until 1825)
- Samuel Litton (1825–1834)
- Ninian Nivan (1834–1838)
- Dr David Moore (1838–79)
- Sir Frederick Moore (1879–1922)
- J. W. Besant (1922–44)
- Dr T. J. Walsh (1944–68)
- Aidan Brady (1968–1993)
- Donal M. Synnott (1994–2004)
- Dr Peter Wyse Jackson (2005–2010)
- Dr Matthew Jebb (2010- )
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