University Council Membership

The 2024/25 membership is:

Ex Officio Members

  • Provost - Dr Linda Doyle, Chair
  • Vice-Provost/Chief Academic Officer - Professor Orla Sheils
  • Registrar - Professor Neville Cox
  • Senior Lecturer & Dean of Undergraduate Studies - Professor Vincent Wade
  • Senior Tutor - Professor Stephen Smith
  • Dean of Graduate Studies - Professor Martine Smith
  • Dean of Research - Professor Sinéad Ryan

Representatives of the Faculties

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Professor Carmel O'Sullivan, Dean
  • Professor Paul O'Grady
  • Professor Daniel Geary
  • Professor Valentina Colasanti
  • Professor Ciaran Kenny

Health Sciences

  • Professor Brian O'Connell, Dean
  • Professor Lorraine O'Driscoll 
  • Professor Blánaid Daly 
  • Professor Anne-Marie Malone 
  • Professor Kathleen Neenan

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

  • Professor Sylvia Draper, Dean
  • Professor Graeme Watson 
  • Professor Jonathan Coleman 
  • Professor Breiffni Fitzgerald 
  • Vacant

Research Staff

  • Dr Neill O'Dwyer

Representatives of the Senate

  • Ms Doris Alexander
  • Mr Martin McAndrew

Representatives of the Students

Students' Union

  • Education Officer of the Students' Union - Mr Eoghan Gilroy

One undergraduate student from each Faculty:

  • Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Ms Giulia Villa
  • Health Sciences - Ms Rarosue Emakpor
  • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics - Mr Ruaidhrí Saulnier

Postgraduate Student Representatives

  • Mr Robert Riley Dargan
  • Vacant

Co-opted members

  • Vice-President for Global Engagement - Professor Emma Stokes
  • Dean of Students - Professor Richard Porter

Observers

  • Secretary to the Scholars - Ms Rachel Chen
  • Postgraduate Student - TBC

In attendance ex officio

  • Chief Operating Officer - Mr Noel Gorman
  • Secretary to the College/Director of Governance - Ms Victoria Butler
  • Librarian and College Archivist - Ms Helen Shenton
  • Academic Secretary - Ms Patricia Callaghan

In attendance

  • Assistant Academic Secretary - Ms Rima Fitzpatrick
  • Chief Innovation and Enterprise Officer - Dr Michelle Olmstead
  • Head of Schools Representative - Professor Gregory O'Hare
  • Governance Manager - Ms Sorcha De Brunner (online meetings)