Governance

ATU’s Governing Body was established on 1 April 2022 under the provisions of the Technological Universities Act 2018. On that day, the three merging Institutes of Technology were dissolved. The Governing Body is made up of members representing the University and community interests. 

Governing Body Minutes 

Minutes of ATU’s Governing Body meetings are available here. 

Meet ATU’s Governing Body

• Maura McNally, Chair of ATU Governing Body
• Dr Orla Flynn, ATU President
• Joe Cunningham, SIPTU General Secretary
• David Minton, Head of Department, Regional Funds, Enterprise Ireland
• Oonagh Monahan, Founder and Managing Director, Alpha Omega Consultants Ltd
• Seamus Hughes, Corporate Vice President International Affairs, Zeus Industrial Products, Inc.
• Prof Rachel Ashworth, Dean and Head of University, Cardiff University Business School
• Michael Gilvarry, General Manger, CERENOVUS
• Joanne Grehan, Director of Services, Mayo County Council
• Dara Foynes, Senior Counsel and Civil Aid Board Member
• Kevin Sweeney, ATU Donegal Students Union President
• Sarah Mohan, ATU Galway-Mayo Students Union President
• Julia Bocianowska, ATU Sligo Students Union President
• Dr Brian De Souza, ATU Lecturer, School of Engineering and Academic Staff Representative
• Dr Martin Robinson, ATU Academic Staff Representative
• Dr John Bartlett, Head of Research ATU Sligo and Academic Staff Representative
• Regina Daly, ATU Communications Officer and Staff Representative
• John Duffy, ATU Technical Officer and Staff Representative

University Planning Team

The University is currently in a period of transition, as it moves from the governance and management structures in place in the three legacy institutions to a new structure for the University. During the transition phase, the President has established an interim University Planning Team (UPT) made up of senior members of the management team that is representative of the diversity of function, location, and gender at ATU. Members of UPT have University-wide briefs and work with the President in leading the new University and in developing unified structures to underpin it.  

• Dr Orla Flynn, ATU President
• Prof Graham Heaslip, Head of College ATU Galway-Mayo
• Úna Parsons, Head of College, ATU Sligo, Head of Faculty Design, Education and Humanities
• Paul Hannigan, Head of College, ATU Donegal
• Dr Seán Duffy, Vice President for ATU Integration
• Prof Jacqueline McCormack, Vice President Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Online & Flexible Development
• Elizabeth McCabe, Vice President Finance
• Dr Des Foley, Research & Innovation
• Dr Billy Bennett, Vice President Academic Affairs and Registrar
• Dr Seamus Lennon, Head of Faculty Business
• Dr Lisa Ryan, Head of Faculty Science and Health
• Thomas Dowling, Head of Faculty Engineering and Computing
• Henry McGarvey, Vice President Corporate Services

President

Chair of Governing Body

Strategic Plan

Quality Assurance