Declan is the Disability Supports Manager in the Disability Service and is responsible for leading and managing the day-to-day operations of the Disability Service. This role involves management of the needs assessment process and the provision of reasonable accommodations at all stages of the student journey from pre-entry to graduation. From 2021 to 2024, Declan worked with the Irish Universities Association as the coordinator of the 1916 Bursary where he managed the transition of a regional system of applications and assessments into a national system supported by SUSI. 

Declan previously worked as a Disability Officer in Trinity College from 2005 to 2021. During that time Declan produced a Guide for Students with Disabilities on Placement as part of an overall strategy within the Disability Service to support students with disabilities on their journey into professional courses, through placement, and on to employment. Declan regularly presents at conferences and seminars on the work and impact of the Disability Service. He has published a number of articles on outcomes for students with disabilities, most recently in the Ahead Journal

Declan has a BA in Psychoanalytic Studies and an MA in Psychotherapy. He completed the Post Graduate Diploma in Education (Disability Needs Assessment) at Trinity College in 2008 and the Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing (BPS) in 2010. In 2017, Declan completed a PhD in the School of Education Trinity College, Are we levelling the playing field? exploring if reasonable accommodations provided to 3rd level students with disabilities succeed in removing barriers and impact on the student experience. Declan holds a qualification in GDPR (Data Protection) and a Professional Diploma in Project Management from UCD.