Our Staff

Galway Rural Development employs more than 70 people at the Athenry main office and outreach offices in Ballinasloe, Portumna, Tuam and Mountbellew. The team works to support communities and individuals within the various programmes we run.

The Management Team

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Steve Dolan

Chief Executive Officer

email: sdolan@grd.ie

phone: 0874068766

Liz Macdonald

RSS/Tús Team Leader

email: lmacdonald@grd.ie

phone: 0879326400

Anne Cassidy

Team Leader SICAP

email: acassidy@grd.ie

phone: 0877685711

Mary Claire Brennan

Financial Administrator

email: mcbrennan@grd.ie

phone: 0879904494

Conor Carty

Manager LEADER

email: ccarty@grd.ie

phone: 0874196422

James Applegate

Team Leader Empowering Communities Network

email: japplegate@grd.ie

phone: 0871684508

Administration Team

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Mary Claire Brennan

Financial Administrator

email: mcbrennan@grd.ie

phone: 0879904494

Ita Byrnes

Admin. Officer (SICAP)

email: ibyrnes@grd.ie

phone: 091844335

Helen Gilligan

Administrator

email: hgilligan@grd.ie

phone: 0879740456

Noreen King

Payroll and Admin Officer

email: nking@grd.ie

phone: 0871942211

Fiona Langan

Admin. Officer (SICAP)

email: fionalangan@grd.ie

phone: 0877726878

Annemarie Doyle

Admin. Officer (LEADER and SICAP)

email: amdoyle@grd.ie

phone: 0873593304

Community Employment (CE) Scheme

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Mary Feeney

Supervisor

email: mfeeney@grd.ie

phone: 0871324723

Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (SICAP)

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Anne Cassidy

Team Leader

email: acassidy@grd.ie

phone: 0877685711

Damien Quinn

Youth and Ability Officer / Assistant Team Leader

email: dquinn@grd.ie

phone: 0871129918

Donna Gleeson Ryan

Community Integration and

Development Officer (Gort area)

email: dgleeson@grd.ie

phone: 0872578192

Martin Macdonald

Training Officer

email: mmacdonald@grd.ie

phone: 0870573643

Freeda Garman

Community Education and Development Officer (Athenry area)

email: fgarman@grd.ie

phone: 0873674568

Patricia Kelly

Social Enterprise and

Development Officer (Loughrea area)

email: patriciakelly@grd.ie

phone: 0879131379

Deirdre Maloney

Development Officer (Tuam, Headford and Dunmore area)

email: dmaloney@grd.ie

phone: 0877035656

Elaine Quinn

Education Officer

email: equinn@grd.ie

phone: 0877404655

Marie Hynes

Data Management Officer

email: mariehynes@grd.ie

phone: 0879971471

Emily Hughes

Climate Action Officer

email: ehughes@grd.ie

phone: 0874131248

Michael Burke

Enterprise Officer

email: mburke@grd.ie

phone: 0879167747

Marie Finnerty

Development Officer (Ballinasloe, Mountbellew, Portumna and Ballygar area)

email: mfinnerty@grd.ie

phone: 0871870689

Melinda Coen Ryan

Community Development Officer (Tuam area)

email: mcoenryan@grd.ie

phone: 0876467879

Karyn Gavin

Community Development Officer (Ballinasloe area)

email: kgavin@grd.ie

phone: 0876217917

Tara Roberts

Information Officer

email: troberts@grd.ie

phone: 0879170904

Oksana Borodiienko

Integration Officer

email: oksana.borodiienko@grd.ie

phone: 087117 7448

LEADER Team

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Conor Carty

Programme Manager

email: ccarty@grd.ie

phone: 0874196422

Frank Keane

Project Officer

email: fkeane@grd.ie

phone: 091844335

Clare Conroy

Project Officer

email: cconroy@grd.ie

phone: 0876942790

Tús Team

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Liz Macdonald

RSS/Tús Team Leader

email: lmacdonald@grd.ie

phone: 0879326400

Martina Caulfield

RSS\TÚS Administrator

email: mcaulfield@grd.ie

phone: 0871698345

Pat McGrath

Supervisor

(North East Galway area)

email: pmcgrath@grd.ie

phone: 0877826445

Karen Connolly

Supervisor

(Portumna/Woodford Area)

email: kconnolly@grd.ie

phone: 0876903463

Paul Sexton

Supervisor

(Mountbellew Area)

email: paulsexton@grd.ie

phone: 0876178113

Linda Cummins

Supervisor

(Ballinasloe area)

email: lcummins@grd.ie

phone: 087 3686347

Joleene Cummins

Supervisor

(Loughrea and district)

email: jcummins@grd.ie

phone: 0872703956

Geraldine Donoghue

Supervisor

(North Galway area)

email: geraldinedonoghue@grd.ie

phone: 0872291658

Michelle Burke

Supervisor

(Athenry area)

email: michelleburke@grd.ie

phone: 0871927327

Sinead Cox

Supervisor

(South Galway)

email: scox@grd.ie

phone: 0873792030

Joseph Shevlin

Supervisor

(Tuam area)

email: josephshevlin@grd.ie

phone: 0873268282

Julie McGrath

Supervisor

(Oranmore/Turloughmore area)

email: jmcgrath@grd.ie

phone: 0874142222

Rural Social Scheme (RSS) Team

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Liz Macdonald

RSS/Tús Team Leader

email: lmacdonald@grd.ie

phone: 0879326400

Niamh Divilly

Supervisor

(Dunmore/Milltown area)

email: ndivilly@grd.ie

phone: 0876379077

Ita Kenny

Supervisor

(Kilconnell area)

email: itakenny@grd.ie

phone: 0877784685

Martin Collins

Supervisor

(South East Galway area)

email: mcollins@grd.ie

phone: 0877746923

Kathleen Cannon

Supervisor

(Galway Central)

email: kcannon@grd.ie

phone: 0876297285

Martin Donnellan

Supervisor

(Kilconly/Abbeyknockmoy)

email: mdonnellan@grd.ie

phone: 0877647450

Michael Stapleton

Supervisor

(North East Galway area)

email: mstapleton@grd.ie

phone: 0868098255

Joe Kenny

Supervisor

(Headford/Caherlistrane area)

email: joekenny@grd.ie

phone: 0876762480

Sean Larkin

Supervisor

(Sliabh Aughty area)

email: slarkin@grd.ie

phone: 0879337491

ParentChild+ Programme Team

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Shauna Somers

Parentchild+ Coordinator (Tuam)

email: shauna.somers@grd.ie

phone: 087 739 3237

Debra Grennan Keighery

ParentChild+ Coordinator (Ballinasloe)

email: debra.grennan@grd.ie

phone: 0874462474

Diana Popescu

ParentChild+ Home visitor (Ballinasloe)

email: diana.popescu@grd.ie

phone: 0870556456

Yvonne Dunne

ParentChild+ Home visitor (Ballinasloe)

email: yvonne.dunne@grd.ie

phone: 0871875608

Marie Broderick

ParentChild+ Home visitor (Ballinasloe)

email: mbroderick@grd.ie

phone: 0871674603

Susan Speirs

Parentchild+ Home visitor (Tuam)

email: susan.speirs@grd.ie

phone: 0872655937

Susan Weston

Parentchild+ Home visitor (Tuam)

email: susan.weston@grd.ie

phone: 0873922291

Empowering Communities Programme Team

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James Applegate

Team Leader Empowering Communities Network

email: japplegate@grd.ie

phone: 0871684508

Migrant Health Project Team

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Martina Skodova

Migrant Health Support Officer

email: martina.skodova@grd.ie

phone: 087 7091831

Clare Tonery

Migrant Health Project Officer

email: Claire.tonery@hse.ie

phone: 0871880719

Social Prescribing Team

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Katie Grant

Social Prescribing Coordinator

(Galway County)

email: katiegrant@grd.ie

phone: 087475 9547

WorkAbility Programme Team

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Aoife Maguire

WorkAbility Programme Coordinator

(South Galway)

email: aoife.maguire@grd.ie

phone: 087 3737889

Mona Tillmanns

WorkAbility Programme Coordinator

(North Galway)

email: mona.tillmanns@grd.ie

phone: 087 3501236

Yvonne Hoary

WorkAbility Programme Coordinator

(East Galway)

email: yhoary@grd.ie

phone: 087 3815508

Our Staff

The Management Team

Administration Team

Community Employment (CE) Scheme

Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (SICAP)

LEADER Team

Tús Team

Rural Social Scheme (RSS) Team

ParentChild+ Programme Team

Empowering Communities Programme Team

Migrant Health Project Team

Social Prescribing Team

WorkAbility Programme Team

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