Board of Directors

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is elected every year by the Membership at the AGM. The Board of Directors is charged with providing vision and direction for the Association and engage in tasks relating to Membership, Treasury, Policy Development, Journal, Line Managing Employees, Communications and International Affairs. The Directors are the legal and governance structure of the Association whose responsibilities include compliance with regulation and laws that apply to our association, these include: meeting contractual requirements to funders, Data Protection Legislation, Employment Legislation, Health & Safety Legislation, Company Law, Revenue Commissioners (tax obligations), and the promotion of the IASW Code of Ethics & Practice.

 

2025 - 2026 IASW Board of Directors

Fiachra Ó'Súilleabháin

Chairperson

Senior Lecturer/Assistant
Professor and Vice-Head of
School in the School of Applied
Social Studies, UCC

Oby Enekwechi-Ibebugwu

Director

Social Worker in Children & Care team, TUSLA

Brian Fitzgerald

Director

Children in Care Social Worker,
TUSLA

Monica Hynds O’Flanagan

Director

Assistant Director,
Barnardos Guardian ad
Litem service

Denise Kirwan

Independent Director

Partner at Comyn Kelleher
Tobin solicitors

Grainne Maguire

Independent Director

Brand Manager Church of Oak
Multi-disciplinary
marketing/brand strategist

Dr Claire McGettrick, born Lorraine Hughes

Independent Director

Adopted person, adoption
scholar and co-director of
the Clann Project

Dearbhla Ní Ríordáin

Director

General Manager for Social
Work at HSE South West

Evelyn Oboh

Director

Social Work Team Leader
& Student Placement
Coordinator TUSLA