Council
The IrFUW Council is the governing body of the IrFUW and is made up of the IrFUW President, her Vice President Secretary, Treasurer, the Correspondent for International Relations (CIR) and the Correspondent for European Relations (CER) . These Officials are elected at the Triennial General Meeting (TGM) and are nominated from the Associations on a rota basis which ensures that all Officers represent the interests of the wide range of Federation members. The University Associations President and Secretaries are also voting members of Council. Larger Associations may qualify for another voting delegate by virtue of the numbers in their membership.
The Council serves as the executive body of the Triennial General Meeting (TGM) and has the special duty of ensuring that the purpose and principles of the IrFUW are duly observed. The Council has the power between Triennial General Meetings to take all decisions necessary to the activities of the IrFUW. All such decisions are shall be reported to the TGM. The Council meets a minimum of three times per year.
At the Council meetings , which are open to all members of the IrFUW, reports are received from the Associations and from representatives of the other IrFUW activities such as the Public Speaking Competition, Advocacy, European and International developments and Communication such as the Newsletter and the Web. The Officers are responsible for ensuring that the decisions of Council are carried out. The minutes of the Council meetings are available to all members and are posted in the Members section of the Web.
Current Officers of IrFUW may be contacted through info@irfuw.org
IrFUW President Bernadette Doyle can be contacted through the secretary on irfuwsecretary@gmail.com
Members can access more details in the Members Area:
IrFUW Council Officers 2025-2028
IrFUW President: Bernadette Doyle (UCDWGA)
IrFUW Vice President: Louise McMahon (QWG)
IrFUW Past President: Gisèle Scanlon (TWG)
IrFUW Secretary : Fiona Ahern (UCDWGA)
IrFUW Treasurer: Julia Carmichael (TWG)
IrFUW C.E.R.: Maire O’Connell (GAWG)
IrFUW C.I.R.: Grace O’Malley (TWG)
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National Women’s Council of Ireland: Gisèle Scanlon (UCDWGA) (TWG)
Associations
Queens Women Graduates
QWG President: Deirdre McCauley
QWG Vice President: Aisling Cannon
QWG Secretary: Angela Kelly
QWG Treasurer: Vacant
Trinity Women’s Graduates
TWG President: Julia Carmichael
TWG Vice President: Geraldine Mahony
TWG Secretary : Rebeca Alonso
TWG Treasurer: Brigid Collins
TWG C.E.R.: Gisèle Scanlon
TWG C.I.R.: Marion Courtney
Public Speaking: Geraldine Mahony
University College Dublin Women Graduates Association
UCDWGA President: Annette Durkan
UCDWGA Vice President: Vacant
UCDWGA Secretary: Bernadette Doyle
UCDWGA Treasurer: Colette Grant
UCDWGA Committee members: Fiona Ahern. Margaret Watchorn, Niamh Hynes.
UCDWGA Dr Yvonne McGarry Groarke
UCDWGA Nuala Ryan
Galway Association of Women Graduates
GAWG President: Mary O’Gorman
GAWG Vice President: Ann Brennan
GAWG Secretary: Margaret Curley
GAWG Treasurer: Helen Dorai-Raj
GAWG Public Speaking: Margaret O’Dwyer
GAWG C.E.R.: Maire O’Connell
UCC Women Graduates’ Association
UCCWGA President: Mary Morrissey
UCCWGA Vice President: April Murray Cantwell
UCCWGA Secretary: Emma Long
UCCWGA Treasurer: Mary Hurley
UCCWGA Deputy Treasurer: Siobhán Lehane
UCCWGA C.I.R.: Bettie Higgs
UCCWGA Public Relations Officer;: Indra Roelants Downey
UCCWGA Ordinary Committee Members: : Joan Downey, Felicity Lee, Lekha Menon Margassery, Miriam Twomey, Edel O’Conner, Ciara McAuliffe