The Council is the governing body of the Institute and is directly elected by the Members, by postal ballot. The President and Officers are elected from within the Council by the Council members.
The current members of Council for 2018/2019 are as follows:
| Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Corr MIPI | President | President@ipi.ie |
| Conor Norton MIPI | Vice President | c.norton@ipi.ie |
| Ciara Kellett MIPI | Hon Secretary | c.kellett@ipi.ie |
| Yvonne McMahon MIPI | Hon Treasurer; Convenor, Finance & General Purposes Committee | y.mcmahon@ipi.ie |
| Deirdre Fallon MIPI | Immediate Past President | d.fallon@ipi.ie |
| Iain Douglas MIPI | Convenor, Public Sector Committee | i.douglas@ipi.ie |
| Henk van der Kamp FIPI | Convenor, Membership & Professional Practice Committee; Membership Secretary | h.vanderkamp@ipi.ie |
| Paul O'Neill MIPI | Convenor, Private Practice Committee | p.oneill@ipi.ie |
| Elaine Edmonds MIPI | Convenor, Young Planners Committee | |
| Brendan Allen MIPI | Convenor, Branches Committee | b.allen@ipi.ie |
| Gerry Sheeran MIPI | Convenor, Technical and Education Committee | g.sheeran@ipi.ie |
| Linda Fox-Rogers MIPI | Convenor, Policy and Research Committee | l.fox-rogers@ipi.ie |