The Role of Council Members is to
- Ensure effective two-way communication between the National Council and the City/County Networks and Local Support Groups
- Represent the key professional issues, concerns and needs of the member’s City/County Network to the Board, National Council and its committees
- Assist the Board of Directors and National Council in developing IPPN policy
- Serve on one of the three committees of the Council
Committees
E-Services Committee
This committee impacts and shapes the web services supports that IPPN offers to members, ensuring that those services do what members need them to do in terms of functionality and accessibility.
Advocacy & Communications Committee
This committee is involved in the advocacy work of IPPN, informing and shaping IPPN’s engagement on relevant issues with the education stakeholders.
Professional Learning & Development Committee
This committee impacts and shapes the professional development opportunities that IPPN designs and delivers, ensuring that the CPD that members need and want, is provided.
Members
The members of IPPN’s National Council are as follows:
Advocacy Committee
| Name | City/County | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Doorly | Carlow | Teaching Principal |
| Colette McBreen | Cavan | Teaching Principal |
| Miriam Smyth | Clare | Administrative Principal |
| Mags Moore | Cork City | Teaching Deputy Principal |
| Aidan Crowley | Cork County | Administrative Principal |
| Anna Marie Nic Giolla Easpaig | Donegal | Teaching Principal |
| Eddie Fox | Dublin City | Administrative Principal |
| Colmán Ó Drisceoil | Dublin DLR | Administrative Principal |
| Niamh Thompson | Dublin South | Administrative Principal |
| Máire De Brún | Galway City | Teaching Principal |
| Cian Boyle | Galway County | Teaching Principal |
| Máire de Cógáin | Kerry | Teaching Principal |
| Claire Finnerty | Kildare | Teaching Deputy Principal |
| Margaret Keane | Kilkenny | Teaching Principal |
| David O’Brien | Laois | Administrative Principal |
| Denise Talbot | Laois | Teaching Principal |
| Ruth McLoughlin | Leitrim | Administrative Principal |
| James O’Donoghue | Limerick | Administrative Principal |
| Frances McDonnell | Longford | Teaching Principal |
| Amanda Rowland | Louth | Administrative Principal |
| Noel Loftus | Mayo | Administrative Principal |
| Brian Kearns | Meath | Teaching Principal |
| Joanne Gormley McKenna | Monaghan | Teaching Principal |
| Ultan Casey | Offaly | Administrative Principal |
| Adrian Cregg | Roscommon | Administrative Principal |
| Maria Goretti Surlis | Sligo | Teaching Principal |
| Brendan Keogh | Tipperary | Teaching Deputy Principal |
| Pat O’Mahoney | Waterford | Administrative Principal |
| Karena Kavanagh | Westmeath | Teaching Principal |
| Emer Russell | Wexford | Administrative Principal |
| Scott Vance | Wicklow | Administrative Principal |
E-services Committee
| Name | City/County | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Eithne Molloy | Carlow | Teaching Principal |
| Ailish Fay | Cavan | Teaching Principal |
| Deirdre Reidy | Clare | Teaching Principal |
| Fiona Meehan | Cork City | Administrative Principal |
| Helena O’Neill | Cork County | Administrative Principal |
| Luke Kilcoyne | Donegal | Administrative Principal |
| Brian McArdle | Dublin City | Administrative Principal |
| Kim Kelly | Dublin DLR | Teaching Deputy Principal |
| Ciara Brangan | Dublin Fingal | Administrative Principal |
| Karen Deans | Dublin Fingal | Administrative Principal |
| Mary McCann | Dublin South | Teaching Deputy Principal |
| Máire de Báicéir | Galway City | Administrative Principal |
| Jennifer McDonnell | Galway County | Administrative Principal |
| Séana Ni Chuain | Kerry | Teaching Principal |
| John Goff | Kildare | Administrative Principal |
| Elizabeth Fitzgerald | Kilkenny | Administrative Deputy Principal |
| Richella Kelly | Leitrim | Administrative Principal |
| Liam Guiney | Limerick | Administrative Principal |
| Teresa Kearney | Longford | Administrative Principal |
| John Weir | Louth | Administrative Principal |
| Eóin Browne | Mayo | Administrative Principal |
| Eileen McCaughey | Meath | Administrative Principal |
| Marietta Graham Reynolds | Monaghan | Administrative Principal |
| Michael McConigley | Offaly | Administrative Principal |
| Jacinta Ni Chonghaile | Roscommon | Administrative Principal |
| Cathy Lynch | Sligo | Teaching Principal |
| Ellen Courtney | Tipperary | Teaching Deputy Principal |
| Maria O’Connor | Waterford | Administrative Principal |
| Áine Ní Cholleráin | Westmeath | Administrative Principal |
| Bobby Kenny | Wexford | Administrative Principal |
| Emer Whyte | Wicklow | Teaching Deputy Principal |
Professional Development Committee
| Name | City/County | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Rory Healy | Carlow | Administrative Principal |
| Serena Prior | Cavan | Administrative Principal |
| Siobhán Barry | Clare | Teaching Deputy Principal |
| Padraig Ó Céilleochair | Cork City | Administrative Principal |
| Elizabeth Scanlon | Cork County | Administrative Principal |
| Elaine McNulty | Donegal | Administrative Principal |
| Mary Flynn | Dublin City | Administrative Principal |
| Dervla Nic Mhathúna | Dublin DLR | Administrative Principal |
| Kieran Lyons | Dublin Fingal | Administrative Principal |
| Rachel Brennan | Dublin South | Teaching Principal |
| Paula O’Connor | Galway City | Administrative Principal |
| Roisin Reilly | Galway County | Teaching Principal |
| Robbie O’Connell | Kerry | Administrative Principal |
| Eimear Hennessy | Kildare | Administrative Principal |
| Anita Foley | Kilkenny | Teaching Principal |
| Jackie Cooper | Laois | Teaching Principal |
| Paula Loughlin | Leitrim | Teaching Principal |
| Conor Griffin | Limerick | Teaching Principal |
| Kevin Mollaghan | Longford | Administrative Principal |
| Regina O’Malley | Louth | Administrative Principal |
| Andrew Maxwell | Mayo | Administrative Principal |
| Amy Boylan | Meath | Administrative Principal |
| Nuala Mhic Gabhann | Monaghan | Administrative Principal |
| Bridget Clear | Offaly | Administrative Principal |
| Finbar McDermott | Roscommon | Teaching Principal |
| Bríd Calvey | Sligo | Teaching Principal |
| Marguerite Kelly | Tipperary | Teaching Principal |
| Denise Keating | Waterford | Administrative Principal |
| Pat Canty | Westmeath | Administrative Principal |
| Keelin Egan | Wexford | Teaching Principal |
| Mark Sheekey | Wicklow | Administrative Principal |