Appointed August 2025
Term of Office ends July 2028.
Nominees of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Clonfert:
Mrs. Ming Loughnane, Father Michael Byrnes and Mr. Declan O’Meara (Chairperson)
Nominees of the Galway Roscommon Education & Training Board:
Ms. Anne Gillerin, Councillor Michael Connolly M.C.C. and Ms. Susan McGann
Staff Nominees:
Ms. Sinéad Ryan and Ms. Bernie Brennan
Parents’ Nominees:
Mr. John Darcy and Ms. Sally Gibbs
Ex Officio:
Mr. Shane McClearn, Principal & Secretary to the Board.
Mr. Shane McClearn – Principal
Ms. Elaine Shanahan Dunne – Deputy Principal
Post Holders and their Roles and Responsibilities Portumna Community School 2025/2026
| Name | Grade | Role(s) | Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiona Kelly | AP1 | Year Head & Examination Secretary | Overall responsibility for 1st year while maintaining an orderly, secure and healthy learning environment in a manner that demonstrates equality, fairness and justice. Examination Secretary – lead and manage internal & external examinations with relevant school personnel. |
| Edel Madden | AP1 | Year Head & SEN Support | Overall responsibility for 6th year while maintaining an orderly, secure and healthy learning environment in a manner that demonstrates equality, fairness and justice. PA staff liaison. SEN testing & support; talented & gifted student programmes. |
| Grainne Fogarty | AP1 | Year Head & Lead & Manage Health & Safety | Overall responsibility for TY year group while maintaining an orderly, secure and healthy learning environment in a manner that demonstrates equality, fairness and justice. Lead and manage health and safety procedures and policies. Coordination of student awards & recognition. Events coordination support. |
| Sinead Ryan | AP1 | Year Head & Attendance Officer | Overall responsibility for 3rd year while maintaining an orderly, secure and healthy learning environment in a manner that demonstrates equality, fairness and justice. Monitors student attendance, contacts parents/Year Heads about concerns, refers cases to support services, and promotes good attendance across the school. |
| Margaret Lohan | AP1 | Academic Director | Oversees teaching and learning, curriculum development, and academic standards. Promotes the use of the Athena tracker/mentoring sessions/assemblies and reporting to parents/teachers. Staff/student/parent training in this area. Linking directly with Athena and Year Head team (working with the SLT-P and DP). Student Services Supervised Study Book Scheme. |
| Natasha Murtagh | AP1 | Year Head & SEN Coordinator | Overall responsibility for 5th year while maintaining an orderly, secure and healthy learning environment in a manner that demonstrates equality, fairness and justice. Implement the continuum of support for students with special education needs by coordinating the Special Education Team and liaising with relevant agencies and staff to support a whole school approach to SEN. |
| Leo Smith | AP1 | Programme Co-ordinator (AP1 level) | Overall responsibility for leading and implementation of the relevant programmes: Transition Year, LCA and LCVP. |
| Anne Fahy | AP1 | Year Head & Coordination of PR Activities | Overall responsibility for 2nd year while maintaining an orderly, secure and healthy learning environment in a manner that demonstrates equality, fairness and justice. PR Coordinator – weekly report to local papers/ACCS magazine/prospectus/link with social media team and admissions. |
| Niamh Byrne | AP11 | Lead & Manage Teaching & Learning Support | Manage and organise identified teaching and learning initiatives and strategies by supporting subject teams and supporting the school inspection process using the SSE model. Organise/deliver staff CPD/teach meets. Develop student leadership. |
| Kevin Hanney | AP11 | Student Voice and Teaching & Learning Support | Lead and manage Student Voice. Support identified teaching and learning initiatives and strategies by supporting subject teams and the school inspection process using the SSE model. Organise/deliver staff CPD/teach meets. |
| Denise Lyons | AP11 | Special Education Team Support | Coordination of identified SEN (DARE and testing), with a commitment to inclusion, respect and fairness that promotes equality of opportunity for all students. |
| Deirdre Durack | AP11 | Special Education Team Support | Coordination of identified SEN (Student Support Files), with a commitment to inclusion, respect and fairness that promotes equality of opportunity for all students. Focus on Student Support Files (SSF) and Level 2 Learning Programmes (L2LP). |
| Emma Byrne | AP11 | Coordination of School Events & Health & Safety Support | Lead and manage school event coordination with relevant school personnel. Health & Safety support. |
| Michael Mullins | AP11 | Special Education Team Support | Coordination of identified SEN, with a commitment to inclusion, respect and fairness that promotes equality of opportunity for all students. Transition Coordinator focusing on student transition including transfer/international students (link with SST team) and Irish exemptions. |
| Caroline Casey | AP11 | Lead & Manage PME process / Droichead / New Staff & Student Services | Responsible for PME coordination and managing the Droichead process and team. Mentoring new teachers/teacher induction. Online enrolment/update website. SSE. |
| Eibhlin Enright | AP11 | Lead & Manage ICT Coordination & Digital Strategy | ICT coordination and planning, implementation of the school Digital Strategy and relevant policies. |
Ms. Niamh Byrne (Religion and English)
Ms. Sharon Connolly (Irish and English)
Ms. Eibhlín Enright (History and English)
Ms. Anne Hough (English and Religion)
Ms. Anne Fahy (English and Geography)
Mr. Nicholas Plews (English and History)
Ms. Liz Skelly (Geography and English)
Ms. Emma Byrne (Religion and Irish)
Ms. Caroline Casey (Irish and Accounting)
Ms. Saoirse Cormican (Maths and Irish)
Ms. Sharon Connolly (Irish and English)
Ms. Shauna Kinneen (French and Irish)
Mr. Liam O Flaithearta (Irish and Religion)
Ms. Bernadette Brennan (Maths)
Ms. Saoirse Cormican (Maths)
Mr. Kevin Hanney (Biology, Maths and Science)
Mr. Barry Hobbs (Maths and Physics)
Ms. Grainne Fogarty (Business, Accounting and Maths)
Ms. Lisa Mullen (Maths and Irish)
Ms. Sinéad Ryan (Maths and Religion)
Ms. Lisa Shiel (PE and Maths)
Ms. Eibhlín Enright (History and English)
Ms. Edel Madden (History)
Mr. Nicholas Plews (English and History)
Ms. Olivia Moylan (History and German)
Mr. Michael Mullins (Geography and PE)
Ms. Liz Skelly (Geography and English)
Ms. Anne Fahy (English and Geography)
Mr. Ciarán O Donovan (Geography and PE)
Ms. Thea Curtin (Science and Biology)
Mr. Kevin Hanney (Biology, Maths and Science)
Mr. Barry Hobbs (Maths and Physics)
Ms. Sinéad Keena (Chemistry and Science)
Ms. Fiona Kenny (Biology and Science)
Mr. Leo Smith (Agriculture Science and Science)
Ms. Anita Hickey ( Physics and DML)
Ms. Caroline Casey (Irish and Accounting)
MS. Deirdre Durack (Business and Religion)
Ms. Grainne Fogarty (Business, Accounting ad Maths)
Ms. Martina Hayes (Business and LCVP)
Ms. Emma Byrne (Religion and Irish)
Ms. Niamh Byrne (Religion and English)
MS. Deirdre Durack (Business and Religion)
Ms. Anne Hough (English and Religion)
Ms. Margaret Lohan (Home Economics and Religion)
Ms. Natasha Murtagh (Home Economics and Religion)
Mr. Liam O Flaithearta ( Religion and Irish)
Ms. Fiona Kelly (French)
Ms. Shauna Kinneen (French and Irish)
Ms. Denise O’ Callaghan (German and CSPE)
Ms. Margaret Lohan (Home Economics and Religion)
Ms. Natasha Murtagh (Home Economics and Religion)
Ms. Hayley Aldous (Art)
Ms. Anne Keane (Art)
Ms. Emma Brogan (Music and Irish)
Ms. Denise Lyons
Mr. Michael Mullins (Geography and PE)
Ms. Lisa Shiel (PE and Maths)
Mr. Ciaran O Donovan ( PE and Geography)
Mr. Michael Lynch (Engineering and Tech Graph )
Mr. Ruairí Ó Tuairisg (Engineering )
Mr. TJ Brennan (Construction Studies and Tech. Graph )
Mr. Michael Lynch (Engineering and Tech Graph )
Mr. Thomas Madden (Construction Studies and Tech Graph )
Mr. TJ Brennan ( Construction Studies and Tech Graph)
Mr. Thomas Madden ( Construction Studies and Tech Graph)
Ms. Sharon Braide
Ms. Máiread Hartnett
Ms. Susan Keane
Ms. Chelesa O Connor
Mr. James Dunne
Ms. Mary Mitchell
Ms. Esther Hogan Larkin
Mr. Martin Hackett
Mr. Tom Quinn
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