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
• Paul Hannigan, Head of College, ATU Donegal
• Professor Graham Heaslip, Head of College ATU Galway-Mayo and Head of Faculty Engineering & Computing
• Professor Jacqueline McCormack, Chair of Sligo College Operational Team (rotating role until June 2025) and VP for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Online Development
• Dr Seán Duffy, VP ATU Integration
• Dr Billy Bennett, VP Academic Affairs and Registrar
• Elizabeth McCabe, VP Finance & HR Operations
• Dr Des Foley, VP Research and Innovation
• Henry McGarvey, VP Campus Infrastructure & IT
• Dr Amanda McCloat, Head of Faculty Design, Education & Humanities
• Cáit Noone, Head of Faculty Business
• Dr Joanne Gallagher, Head of Faculty Science and Health

President

Chair of Governing Body

Strategic Plan

Quality Assurance