Candidates
Below is the list of candidates for the 2024 Teaching Council Elections displayed by category and then by geographical constituency.
Eight candidates have been elected without poll and these can be found under the Elected Candidates heading at the bottom of the page.
Photos and statements, as provided by each candidate, can be viewed by selecting the desired category and geographical constituency below. Candidates in each geographical constituency are displayed in alphabetical order.
Category 1 - Primary
Leinster
2 candidates to be elected
Hazel O’Connor-McWey
Joseph McKeown
Seán O’Dubhlaing
Shauna Marron
Category 2 - Post-primary (voluntary)
Dublin and South
2 candidates to be elected
Adrieanne Healy
Barry Hennessy
Christopher Humphries
Patrick Knightly
Yvonne Mercer
Category 3 - Post-primary (ETB)
Midlands – North-West
1 candidate to be elected
Kevin Cassidy
Ursula O’Connor
Dublin and South
2 candidates to be elected
Claire Ní Mharcaigh (Markey)
Ian McColgan
Noel Cronin
Category 4 - Post-primary (community and comprehensive)
Connaught, Leinster, Munster, Ulster
1 candidate to be elected
Clodagh O’Hara
Daniel (Dónal) Cremin
Elected Candidates
In respect of the following panels, the numbers of candidates did not exceed the numbers of persons to be elected in each panel specified. Pursuant to the Teaching Council (Election of Members) Regulations 2023, the Returning Officer has declared the following candidates to be elected without a poll.
For the information of the electorate, the candidates’ statements are provided below.
Category 1 - Primary - Munster
Máire Kenefick
Mary Curley
Paul Moroney
Category 1 - Primary - Connaught-Ulster
Aileen Horkan
Desmond Cogan
Category 1 - Primary - Dublin
David Fagan
Marcella Nic Niallaigh
Category 2 - Post-primary (voluntary) - Midlands-Northwest
Adrian Guinan