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Published: 05 March 2020

Shane is a native of Roscommon town and graduated from St. Patrick’s College in 1988. He completed a post-graduate diploma in Educational Leadership in 2004. He taught in various DEIS Band 1 schools in Dublin before becoming teaching principal of Glenealy NS, Co. Wicklow in 2006. He spent six years in Wicklow before returning to his home county in 2012. He is currently teaching principal of Scoil Bhríde, Fourmilehouse, Roscommon. Shane spent five years as an IPPN National Council member before joining the IPPN Board of Directors in February 2019.

Shane is a firm believer in the value of small schools and the key position that they occupy in rural Ireland. He recognises that small schools face many challenges but believes that with proper support they can have a viable future. He hopes to bring the voice of the small school to the Board of Directors.

Published: 26 November 2019

Deirdre qualified as a Primary Teacher from Froebel College, Blackrock, Dublin in 1993 and completed a Post Graduate in Trinity College in 1994. Deirdre’s experience during her 7 years of teaching in a special school setting in Scoil Eoin, Crumlin, Dublin encouraged her to complete her Masters in Educational Leadership.

Deirdre has taught in both urban and rural locations and has experienced teaching in varying educational contexts. She was appointed as teaching Principal in St Michael’s N.S. in 2004, a 5 teacher rural school located in south County Sligo.

Deirdre is an active member of I.P.P.N. She has served as a National Committee Representative for Sligo for many years, is a trained CSL mentor and is currently facilitating Group Mentoring.

Her commitment to and belief in small schools, recognition of the central role these schools play in rural communities and the significance of supporting principals in these schools will be central to her role as a member of the Board of Directors.

Published: 23 October 2019

The membership of IPPN is organised into 31 City/County Networks, based on the boundaries of the thirty-one City, County and City & County Councils. Each member belongs to the City/County Network in which their school is situated. Each City/County Network has three representatives on our National Council, meaning the Council has a total of 93 representatives on it drawn from all parts of the country and all school contexts.

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Each of the three representatives from every City/County Network serves on one of the three committees of the National Council so that they can become more involved in, and directly impact, the work of IPPN. The committees are as follows:

• Advocacy Commitee
  
• E-services Committee
• Professional development committee 
  

2024/2025 - National Council Representatives 

Advocacy Committee 

E-services Committee

Professional Development Committee  

Breakdown of leadership roles of National Council members: 

Published: 17 October 2018

Brian qualified as a primary school teacher in 1988. He began his teaching career in St. Patrick’s Loreto P.S. and served there as a mainstream class teacher for 13 years. He completed his M. Ed during this time, specialising in the areas of Education Management & Administration and Educational Psychology. He was appointed to his first principalship in 2001 in Loreto College Junior School where he worked for 5 years. He returned to St. Patrick’s Loreto P.S. in 2006 as principal. The school currently has an enrolment of just under 800 pupils and has 63 members of staff.

Brian has been a member of IPPN since 2001 and is a former member of the National Council. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 2016 and has served as Treasurer of the organisation from 2017 to 2019. He was elected as IPPN Deputy President/President-elect in June 2019 and is currently serving as President from September 2021 to August 2023.