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Board of Directors

The Board of Directors, also known as the Executive Committee, is an eight-member committee appointed by the National Committee. Each member is elected to serve a three-year term and is eligible for re-election. The directors work in a voluntary capacity. Directors can be contacted through National Office.
PositionForenameSurnameTerm
ChairLouiseDuffy2024 – 2026
Vice ChairAnnBloomer2025 - 2027
ChrisCarter2023 – 2025
TonyEnnis2023 – 2025
DympnaGibbons2024 – 2026
GrainneHealy2023 – 2025
MarieSheehan2025 - 2027
MelissaO’Connor2024 – 2026

National Committee

The National Committee comprises of 24 members, three directly elected by each region annually. It meets approximately 4 times each year.
RegionForenameSurnameTerm
MidlandsAnnBloomer2025
ChrisCarter2025
GrainneHealy2025
North EastLouiseDuffy2025
Kevin McGuinness2025
LouiseSomers2025
South EastDympnaGibbons2025
GillianHennessy2025
MelissaO’Connor2025
South LeinsterHilary MacHugh2025
AngelaMcCann2025
JanePower2025
South WestAnnaFox2025
JanMusgrave2025
MarieSheehan2025
WestCharlesMaudlin2025
ErinFergus2025
FinolaMurphy2025
West LeinsterDermotKenny2025
StephaineMcGlynn2025
JamesO'Reilly2025
West MidlandsTonyEnnis2025
SamanthaHayes2025
EmilyHogan2025

Referrals and Discipline Committee (RDC)

ForenameSurnameYear Appointed
SandraBarnwell2023
LauraBarron2023
DermotBrislane2023
PamelaCrehan2023
JenniferDonovan2023
SeanDoran2023
GayParkinson2023
WilsonPorter2023

Grading Appeals Committee (GAC)

ForenameSurnameYear Appointed
GeraldineBellew2023
SeanDoran2023
Sarah Jane Doyle2023
Kay Fitton2023
Cmdt Tom Freyne2023
Gay Parkinson2023
FaithPonsonby2023
CormacRafferty2023
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