Council

The IrFUW Council is the governing body of the IrFUW and is made up of the IrFUW President, her Vice President Secretary, Treasurer, the Correspondent for International Relations (CIR) and the Correspondent for European Relations (CER) . These Officials are elected at the Triennial General Meeting (TGM) and are nominated from the Associations on a rota basis which ensures that all Officers represent the interests of the wide range of Federation members. The University Associations President and Secretaries are also voting members of Council. Larger Associations may qualify for another voting delegate by virtue of the numbers in their membership.

The Council serves as the executive body of the Triennial General Meeting (TGM) and has the special duty of ensuring that the purpose and principles of the IrFUW are duly observed. The Council has the power between Triennial General Meetings to take all decisions necessary to the activities of the IrFUW.  All such decisions are shall be reported to the TGM.  The Council meets a minimum of three times per year.

At the Council meetings , which are open to all members of the IrFUW, reports are received from the Associations and from representatives of the other IrFUW activities such as the Public Speaking Competition, Advocacy, European and International developments and Communication such as the Newsletter and the Web. The Officers are responsible for ensuring that the decisions of Council are carried out. The minutes of the Council meetings are available to all members and are posted in the Members section of the Web.

Current Officers of IrFUW may be contacted through info@irfuw.org

IrFUW President Gisèle Scanlon can be contacted through the secretary on irfuwsecretary@gmail.com

Members can access more details in the Members Area:

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IFUW Council Officers 2022-2023

President: Gisèle Scanlon (TWG)

Vice President: Bernadette Doyle (UCD)

Past President: Anne Hunter (QWGA)

Secretary : Nivali Mantramurthy (TWG)

Linked Members Liaison: Heather Elliott

Treasurer: Yvonne McGarry Groarke (UCDWGA)

C.E.R.: Maire O’Connell (GAWG)

C.I.R.: Grace O’Malley (TWG)

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Newsletter: Colette Grant (UCDWGA)

National Women’s Council of Ireland: Nuala Ryan (UCDWGA)

Womens Forum (N.I):  Carolyn Forster  (QWGA)

Associations

Queens Women Graduates

President: Louise McMahon

Vice President: vacant

Secretary: Deirdre McCauley

Treasurer: vacant

C.I.R/C.E.R.: Oonagh Ferrity

Public Speaking: Deirdre McCauley

and Paddy Skates

Trinity Women’s Graduates 

President: Angela Guillermet

Vice President: Vitalia Bikmametova

Secretary :Angie Mezetti

Treasurer: Julia Carmichael

C.I.R and C.E.R: Gisèle Scanlon

Public Speaking: Majella Kelleher

University College Dublin Women Graduates Association       

President: Joan McCudden

Vice President: Fiona Ahern

Secretary: Bernadette Doyle

Treasurer: Colette Grant

Galway Association of Women Graduates

President: Anne O’Reilly

Vice President: Vacant

Secretary: Vera Tyrrell

Treasurer: Marie Flatley

Public Speaking: Margaret O’Dwyer

C.E.R.: Maire O’Connell

UCC Women Graduates’ Association

President: Ciara McAuliffe

Secretary: Emma Long

Treasurer: Mary Hurley

Deputy Treasurer: Siobhán Lehane

C.I.R.: Bettie Higgs

Advisory Officer: Mary Morrissey

Alumni and Development Office Liaison (Ex Officio) Karen Kelly

Committee Member: Joan Downey