Council of the Catholic Schools Partnership
The Council of the CSP is made up of thirty-three members representing all of the partners in Catholic primary and post-primary schools. The management, conduct and control of all the affairs, policies and finances of the CSP are the responsibility of the Council.
Members of the Council 2009-2013
Michael Drumm, Chairperson
Kathleen Bradley, Retired School Principal
P.J. Callanan, Catholic Primary School Management Association
Marie Carroll, Association of Trustees of Catholic Schools
Jim Cassin, Executive Secretary, Commission for Catholic Education and Formation, Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Patrick Collier, Conference of Religious of Ireland
David Corrigan, Conference of Religious of Ireland
Mairead Darcy, Pastoral Worker
Tom Deenihan, Diocesan Secretary, Diocese of Cork and Ross
June Fennelly, Conference of Religious of Ireland
Thomasina Finn, Conference of Religious of Ireland
Eileen Flynn, General Secretary, Catholic Primary School Management Association
Maighread Ní Ghallchobhair, Dominican Sisters
John Hayden, Former Chief Executive of Higher Education Authority
Margaret Mary Healy, Catholic Primary School Management Association
Brendan Kelly, Bishop of Achonry and Chairperson of Council for Education, Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Ferdia Kelly, General Secretary, Association of Management of Catholic Secondary Schools / Joint Managerial Body
Gerry Lundy, Council for Catholic Maintained Schools, Northern Ireland
Anne McDonagh, Education Secretary, Archdiocese of Dublin
Mark McDonnell, Chairperson, Association of Trustees of Catholic Schools
Donal McKeown, Auxiliary Bishop of Down & Connor, Chairperson, Northern Ireland Commission for Catholic Education
Denis McNelis, Vice Chairperson, Catholic Primary School Management Association
Maeve Mahon, Advisor for Religious Education, Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin
Paul Meany, Principal, Marian College, Dublin
Noel Merrick, President, Association of Management of Catholic Secondary Schools / Joint Managerial Body
Lorcan O’Brien, Moderator of the Curia, Archdiocese of Dublin
Brendan O’Reilly, Executive Secretary, Council for Catechetics, Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Leo O’Reilly, Bishop of Kilmore, Chairperson, Commission for Catholic Education and Formation, Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Ena Quinlan, Vice President, Association of Management of Catholic Secondary Schools / Joint Managerial Body
Paul Scanlan, Association of Trustees of Catholic Schools
PJ Sexton, Lecturer in Education
Maria Spring, Chairperson, Catholic Primary School Management Association
Anne Walsh, Deputy Principal, CBS, Kilkenny