National Council

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/CountyRole 
Rachel DolanCarlowAdministrative Principal
Geraldine DolanCavanAdministrative Principal
Miriam SmythClareAdministrative Principal
Alan SheehanCork CityAdministrative Principal
Aidan CrowleyCork CountyAdministrative Principal
Anna Marie Nic Giolla EaspaigDonegalTeaching Principal
Eddie FoxDublin CityAdministrative Principal
Karen ByrneDublin FingalAdministrative Principal
Niamh ThompsonDublin SouthAdministrative Principal
Máire De BrúnGalway CityAdministrative Principal
Aoife O’ConnorGalway CountyTeaching Deputy Principal
Rosemarie LawlorKerryAdministrative Principal
Rachel BurkeKildareTeaching Deputy Principal
Margaret KeaneKilkennyTeaching Principal
Jemma LynchLaoisAdministrative Principal
Caroline HealyLeitrimAdministrative Principal
James O’DonoghueLimerickAdministrative Principal
Frances McDonnellLongfordTeaching Principal
David O’CallaghanLouthAdministrative Principal
Noel LoftusMayoAdministrative Principal
Ken KeoganMeathAdministrative Principal
Joanne Gormley McKennaMonaghanAdministrative Principal
Brian McArdleOffalyTeaching Principal
Adrian CreggRoscommonTeaching Principal
Maria Goretti SurlisSligoTeaching Principal
Will RyanTipperaryAdministrative Principal
Pat O’MahoneyWaterfordAdministrative Principal
Karena KavanaghWestmeathTeaching Principal
Vicky BarronWexfordAdministrative Principal
Scott VanceWicklowAdministrative Principal

E-services Committee

NameCity/CountyRole
Helen OxleyCarlowTeaching Principal
Ailish FayCavanAdministrative Principal
David QuinnClareAdministrative Principal
Colette ButlerCork CityAdministrative Principal
Sheila O’ConnorCork CountyAdministrative Principal
Luke KilcoyneDonegalAdministrative Principal
Helen FieldsDublin CityTeaching Deputy Principal
Irene ConnorDublin DLRAdministrative Principal
Ciara BranganDublin FingalAdministrative Principal
Michele HamiltonDublin SouthAdministrative Principal
Siobhan ButlerGalway CityTeaching Deputy Principal
Jennifer McDonnellGalway CountyAdministrative Principal
Séana Ni ChuainKerryTeaching Principal 
Eimear CareyKildareAdministrative Principal
Elizabeth FitzgeraldKilkennyAdministrative Deputy Principal
Denise TalbotLaoisTeaching Principal
Richella KellyLeitrimAdministrative Principal
Liam GuineyLimerickAdministrative Principal
Teresa KearneyLongfordAdministrative Principal
Tom O’ConnorLouthAdministrative Principal
Seoirse Ó MoráinMayoAdministrative Principal
Eileen McCaugheyMeathAdministrative Principal
Carmel McCarrollMonaghanAdministrative Principal
Michael McConigleyOffalyAdministrative Principal
Jacinta Ni ChonghaileRoscommonAdministrative Principal
Roy MitchellSligoAdministrative Principal
Louise DelaneyTipperaryAdministrative Principal
Maria O’ConnorWaterfordAdministrative Principal
Sé McCarthyWestmeathAdministrative Principal
Bobby KennyWexfordAdministrative Principal
Emer WhyteWicklowTeaching Deputy Principal

Professional Development Committee

NameCity/CountyRole
Rory HealyCarlowAdministrative Principal
Serena PriorCavanAdministrative Principal
Siobhán BarryClareTeaching Deputy Principal
William CaseyCork CityAdministrative Principal
Elizabeth ScanlonCork CountyAdministrative Principal
Grace McCarronDonegalTeaching Principal
Mary FlynnDublin CityAdministrative Principal
Dervla Nic MhathúnaDublin DLRAdministrative Principal
Kieran LyonsDublin FingalAdministrative Principal
Regina HalpinDublin SouthAdministrative Principal
Caitríona DalyGalway CityAdministrative Principal
Ann LynskeyGalway CountyTeaching Principal
Robbie O’ConnellKerryAdministrative Principal
Eimear HennessyKildareAdministrative Principal
Anita FoleyKilkennyTeaching Principal
Jackie CooperLaoisTeaching Principal
Paula LoughlinLeitrimTeaching Principal
Niall WestLimerickTeaching Principal
Kevin MollaghanLongfordAdministrative Principal
Regina O’MalleyLouthTeaching Principal
Regina CorriganMayoTeaching Principal
Amy BoylanMeathTeaching Deputy Principal
Nuala Mhic GabhannMonaghanAdministrative Principal
Bridget ClearOffalyAdministrative Principal
Arthur GeraghtyRoscommonAdministrative Principal
Tony GallagherSligoAdministrative Principal
Siobhan VerdonTipperaryAdministrative Principal
Brian BarronWaterfordAdministrative Principal
Kevin MaguireWestmeathTeaching Principal
Gerry MoranWexfordAdministrative Principal
Kim KellyWicklowTeaching Deputy Principal