Department of Education and Youth

Education & Teaching

School Principal - Paul Meany

Paul completed his Leaving Cert in Marian College, Dublin, before going on to do a Degree in Botany and Maths in UCD. He decided to pursue his interest in Teaching

Forestry Careers Ireland

Farming, Horticulture & Forestry

Timber Purchaser - John Kelly

John Kelly works as a Timber Purchaser for Laois Sawmills. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Forestry and an Honours Degree in Land Management in Forestry

Department of Education and Youth

Education & Teaching

Guidance Counsellor - Brian Howard

Brian Howard works as a Guidance Counsellor in Newbridge College in Kildare. He attended secondary school in Patrician Secondary School Newbridge. Following his Leaving Certificate he went on to do

St. Michael's House

Psychology & Social Care

Care Assistant - Deirdre Lavelle

Deirdre Lavelle works as a Care Assistant in St Michael's House. Having worked for a number of years as a Special Needs Assistant she applied for a job in

The Psychological Society of Ireland

Psychology & Social Care

Senior Clinical Psychologist - Dr Travis Ryan

Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)

Astronomer - Dave McDonald

Science Ambassador Dave McDonald is a health and safety representative by day, and amateur astronomer by night. In 2008 he became only the second person to discover an asteroid from