How We are Run
Inclusion Ireland complies with the Governance Code for Charity Organisations as set out by the Charity Regulator in Ireland.
Inclusion Ireland has a CEO and Board of Directors who make sure that we work in accordance with our values and strategic plan.
Our Team
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Julie Helen
Communications and Information Manager
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Guillaume Jacquinot
Policy Coordinator
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Caoimhe Suipéil
Communications Officer
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Derval McDonagh
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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Daniele Paiva Da Silva
Finance and Governance Lead
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Emer O’Shea
Community Engagement Manager
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Alex Kearney
Administrative & Membership Officer
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Paul Alford
Self-Advocacy Project Worker
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Fiachra O’ Connor
Advocacy Project Worker
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Noirin Clancy
Advocacy Project Worker (Sligo)
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Barry Lynch
Advocacy Project Worker (Sligo)
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Mary Lee
Support & Information Officer
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Petria Malone
Advocacy Project Worker
Our Board of Directors

Sarah Jane Lavin
joined the board of Inclusion Ireland in 2018. Sarah Jane is a self-advocate and a member of Inclusion Ireland’s Self-Advocacy Sub-Committee.

David Fraughan
joined the Inclusion Ireland Board in 2018. David is a self-advocate and the Munster representative of the Steering Committee of the National Platform of Self-Advocates.

Marian McNamara
is Chairperson of the Board. Marian is a senior executive with extensive experience across financial services with specific skills in Private and Corporate Banking and Insolvency.

Siobhán Bryan
has been a board member since November 2020. She is the current Chief Executive Officer of the Muiríosa Foundation, a service for people with intellectual disabilities in the Midlands.

Marianne Garvey-McMahon
has a professional background in nursing and is currently a disability advocate, an independent consultant with twenty years' experience advocating for autism and severe intellectual disability.

John Moore
John was appointed as a director in November 2020. He is company secretary of Inclusion Ireland and is the parent of a person with intellectual disabilities. He has 20 years company director experience in advertising, marketing, communications, digital and brand.

Tomás Murphy
has experience of working with Inclusion Ireland on three research projects where he has earned a Certificate in Research. He is a former ambassador for the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disability and works for A& L Goodbody where he sits on the Disability Committee.

Maria Panza
is a parent of a person with intellectual disabilities and was appointed as Director of the Company in July 2020. She volunteers as Chairperson of the Irish Fragile X Society. She is a passionate disability advocate and has a NUI Certificate in Disability Studies.

Martin Rowan
was appointed as a director in November 2020. He was Chairperson of the self-advocacy subcommittee of the Board of Inclusion 2016-2019, and has been co-chair of the Carmona self-advocacy group and was also a member of two other self-advocacy groups.

Ashley Sands
Ashley’s son has an intellectual disability and she has a keen interest in access to housing for people with disabilities. She was appointed as a director in November 2020. Ashley works in Human Resources and has extensive experience of Human Resource Management, systems, people management, learning and development, compliance with various regulators and legislation.

Glenn Shanley
was appointed as a director of Inclusion Ireland in November 2020. He is married with three young boys and is the Head of Corporate Banking in Ulster Bank. He is on the management team of the Commercial Banking Division of Ulster Bank has responsibility for all commercial customers.