The IUA is governed by a Council/Board of Directors made up of the Presidents of the seven member universities.
Our activities are run through a network of committees and working groups as follows:
IUA Council
Chair: Dr Paddy Prendergast, Provost, Trinity College Dublin
Members:
- Prof Daire Keogh, President, Dublin City University
- Prof Philip Nolan, President, Maynooth University
- Prof Ciarán O’hÓgartaigh, President, NUI Galway
- Prof John O’Halloran, Interim President, University College Cork
- Prof Andrew Deeks, President, University College Dublin
- Prof Kirsten Mey, Interim President, University of Limerick
Supported by: Jim Miley, IUA Director General – jim.miley@iua.ie
Standing Groups
Chair: Mr. Peter Reynolds, Interim Chief Financial Officer, TCD
Members:
- Mr. Ciaran McGivern, Director of Finance, DCU
- Dr. Mike O’Malley, Bursar & Secretary, MU
- Ms. Sharon Bailey, Bursar, NUI Galway
- Mr. Diarmuid Collins, Finance Officer, UCC
- Mr. Donal Doolan, Acting Vice President for Finance/Bursar, UCD
- Mr. John Field, Director of Finance, UL
Supported by: Michael Casey, IUA Director of Finance & Operations michael.casey@iua.ie
Chair: Prof Jürgen Barkhoff, Vice Provost/Chief Academic Officer, TCD
Members:
- Prof. Lisa Looney, Registrar, DCU
- Prof. Pól Ó Doghartaigh, Registrar & Deputy President, NUI Galway
- Prof. Mark Rogers, Vice President for Academic Affairs, UCD
- Prof Nigel Healey, Registrar, UL
- Prof. Aidan Mulkeen, Vice President Academic, Registrar & Deputy President, MU
- Prof Stephen Byrne, Registrar, UCC
- Dr. Attracta Halpin, Registrar, NUI
Supported by: Lewis Purser, IUA Director of Academic Affairs, Learning & Teaching lewis.purser@iua.ie
Chair: Prof Linda Doyle, Vice President for Research, TCD
Members:
- Prof. Greg Hughes, Vice President for Research & Innovation, DCU
- Prof. Lokesh Joshi, Vice President for Research, NUI Galway
- Prof. Orla Feely, Vice President for Research, Innovation & Impact, UCD
- Prof. Noralee Kennedy, VP for Research, UL
- Prof. Ray O’Neill, Vice President for Research & Innovation, MU
- Prof. Anita Maguire, Vice President for Research & Innovation, UCC
Supported by: Dr Lisa Keating, IUA Director of Research & Innovation lisa.keating@iua.ie
Chair: Mr. John Coman, Secretary to the College, TCD
Members:
- Dr. Declan Raftery, Chief Operations Officer, DCU
- Mr. Gearoid O Conluain, Secretary to the College, NUI Galway
- Mr. Julian Bostridge, Director of Legal Services, UCD
- Ms. Callista Bennis, Corporate Secretary, UL
- Dr. Mike O’Malley, Bursar & Secretary, MU
- Ms. Nora Geary, Corporate Secretary UCC
Supported by: Aidan Mullany, IUA Asst. Director Finance & Ops and Head of Governance aidan.mullany@iua.ie
Chair: Ms. Antoinette Quinn, Director of Human Resources, TCD
Members:
- Ms. Marian Burns, Director of Human Resources, DCU
- Ms. Josephine Hynes, Director of Human Resources, NUI Galway
- Mr. Tristan Aitken, Director of Human Resources, UCD
- Mr. Andrew Flaherty, Director of Human Resources, UL
- Ms. Rosaleen McCarthy, Director of Human Resources, MU
- Mr. Barry O’Brien, Human Resource Director, UCC
- Mr. Tony McMahon, IUA HR Lead
Supported by: Jim Miley, IUA Director General – jim.miley@iua.ie
Chair: Fedelma McNamara, Director of Internationalization, TCD
Members:
- Mr. Paul Smith, Director of International Affairs, DCU
- Ms. Anna Cunningham, Director of International Affairs, NUI Galway
- Dr. Douglas Proctor, Director of International Affairs, UCD
- Ms. Josephine Page, Head of International Division, UL
- Ms. Claire Doran, Director of Internationalization, MU
- Dr. Christopher Brown, Director of International Office, UCC
Supported by: Jennifer Cleary, Head of International Affairs and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion jennifer.cleary@iua.ie
Chair: Prof. Anne Scott, Vice-President for Equality & Diversity, NUI Galway
Members:
- Anne Sinnott, DCU
- Prof. Clodagh Brook, Associate Vice-Provost for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, TCD
- Prof. Colin Scott, Vice President for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, UCD
- Prof. Ita Richardson, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, UL
- Dr. Gemma Irvine, Director of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, MU
- Ms. Ann King, Acting Director of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, UCC
Supported by: Jennifer Cleary, Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and International Affairs jennifer.cleary@iua.ie
Chair: Tom Molloy, Director of Public Affairs and Communications, TCD
Members:
- Celine Crawford, Director of Communications, DCU
- Lorna Farren, Director of Marketing and Communications, NUI Galway
- Eilis O’Brien, Director of Communication and Marketing, UCD
- Sheena Doyle, Communications Manager, UL
- Rebecca Doolin, Director of External Relations, MU
- Donna O’Driscoll, Director of Marketing and Communications, UCC
Supported by: Lia Sullivan, IUA Head of Communications lia.osullivan@iua.ie
Sub Committees & Working Groups (WG)
Finance
- Finance Managers Group
- Taxation WG
- Pensions WG
- University Procurement & Contract Officers (UPCOG)
- Full Economic Costing (FEC) Managers Group
- Research Accountants Group
Academic Affairs
- Quality Committee
- Admissions Officers
- Deans of Graduate Studies
- Deans of Learning & Teaching
Research
- Research Directors
- Research Officers
- Research Integrity Forum
Engagement
- Campus Engage Steering Group
- Engaged Research WG
- Student Volunteering WG
- Impact WG
- Community Based Learning and Teaching WG
Special Projects
- Digital Capacity in T&L Steering Group
- Digital Capacity in T&L Project WG
Human Resources
- Employee Relations
- HR Recruitment
- Irish Universities Training Network
Access & Equality
- Equality Officers
- Access Steering Group
- Access Communications Group
- DARE/HEAR Operations subgroup
- Further Education Progression subgroup
- Part-time/Flexible learning subgroup
Governance & Key Services
- Librarians Group
- Governance Committee
- Sustainability WG
- Legal Services WG
- ICT Directors Group
- Data Protection Officers
- Universities Internal Audit Group
External Working Groups
- Studentsurvey.ie Steering Group
- Studentsurvey.ie Communications WG
- Irish Universities Students Services Network
- RFAM Implementation Group
- Student Accommodation Working Group
- IDA Ireland Technology Talent Forum
- Dept of Education Internationalization High Level Group