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\u00a0Board of Management<\/h1>\n

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Our Board of Management manages the school on behalf of our patron and is accountable to the patron and the Minister for Education and Skills. The Board must uphold the characteristic spirit (ethos) of the school and is accountable to the patron for so doing.<\/p>\n

The principal is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school, including providing guidance and direction to the teachers and other staff of the school and is accountable to the Board for that Management. Our current Board of Management, appointed in October 2025, is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Chairperson & CEIST Nominee<\/strong><\/td>\nOonagh Prendergast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CEIST Nominee<\/strong><\/td>\nColin O’Brien<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CEIST Nominee<\/strong><\/td>\nMartina Donnellan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CEIST Nominee<\/strong><\/td>\nEmer Reilly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parent Nominee<\/strong><\/td>\nMichael Bulman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parent Nominee<\/strong><\/td>\nNiamh Farrell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Teacher Nominee<\/strong><\/td>\nTom Cahill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Teacher Nominee<\/strong><\/td>\nAmy Dignam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Secretary to the Board<\/strong><\/td>\nDavid McCormack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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