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
Members can access more details in the Members Area:
IFUW Council Officers 2022-2023
President: Gisele Scanlon (TWG)
Vice President: Bernadette Doyle (UCD)
Past President: Anne Hunter (QWGA)
Secretary : vacant
Linked Members Liaison: Heather Elliott
Treasurer: Yvonne McGarry Groarke (UCDWGA)
C.E.R.: Maire O’Connell (GAWG)
C.I.R.: Grace O’Malley (TWG)
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: Carolyn Forster
Public Speaking: Anne Hunter
C.I.R: Deirdre McCauley
C.E.R.: Oonagh Ferrity
Trinity Women’s Graduates
President: Angela Guillermet
Vice President: Vitalia Bikmametova
Secretary :Angie Mezetti
Treasurer: Julia Carmichael
Public Speaking: Majella Kelleher
C.I.R and C.E.R: Gisele Scanlon
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