Library Administration

Honorary Trustee

His Excellency Mr Niall Burgess
(appointed 2023 - retired June 2026)

  • Former Ambassador of Ireland to France and the Principality of Monaco

Trustees

Mr Mark Armstrong
(appointed 2005)

  • Treasurer, The Ireland Funds Monaco
  • Vice-President of the Order of Malta association in Monaco. Ordre Souverain Militaire de Malte - Association Nationale Monégasque

Her Excellency Ms Anne-Marie Boisbouvier
(appointed 2009) 

  • S.E. Mme l’Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et Plénipotentiaire de Monaco, Délégué Permanent auprès de l’ U.N.E.S.C.O.
  • Vice-President, The Ireland Funds Monaco

We are very grateful to Mr. Peter K. Murphy, a retired American career diplomat who was appointed by H.S.H. Prince Albert II in 2018 as a trustee and who retired from his role at the Library in spring 2026. We are thankful for all the support Peter gave us over the years.

From left to right:

The library trustees

Mr. Peter K. Murphy, Her Excellency Ms Anne-Marie Boisbouvier and Mr Mark Armstrong

Photo credit Ed Wright Images

The Ambassador of Ireland to the Principality of Monaco, H.E. Niall Burgess is the Honorary Trustee of the Princess Grace Irish Library. On 17th March 2025 he presented H.S.H. Prince Albert II with a traditional bowl of shamrocks to mark St Patrick's Day in Monaco. 

© Axel Bastello/Palais princier

Financial Administration

Henri Riey
Secretary-Treasurer, Fondation Princesse Grace, Monaco

Email: hr.fpg@monaco.mc

Library staff

(Left to right) Géraldine Lance, Administrative assisant and Paula Farquharson, Director

Photo credit Ed Wright Images

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Contact us

Director, Paula Farquharson - email: paula.farquharson@pgil.mc

Click HERE for more about Paula who is Director since January 2021.

Administrative Assistant, Géraldine Lance - email : geraldine.lance@pgil.mc

Library Landline Tel: +377 93 50 12 25

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