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Senior Management

The College President (an tUachtarán) is Chief Executive of Mary Immaculate College and the senior management team comprises of four Vice-Presidents with different areas of responsibilities, and the Deans for the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Education.

Professor Dermot Nestor

President

Professor Niamh Hourigan

Vice-President of Academic Affairs

Michael Keane

Vice-President Administration and Finance

Professor Gary O'Brien

Vice-President of Governance and Strategy

Professor Michael Healy

Vice-President of Research

Professor Lorraine McIlrath

Director Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Interculturalism

Professor William Leahy

Dean of Arts

Professor Emer Ring

Dean of Education

Dr Angela Canny

Acting Dean of Education & Senior Lecturer

MIC Organisational Structure

Academic Affairs

Professor Niamh Hourigan is Vice-President of Academic Affairs and is responsible for managing the academic activity of MIC and maintaining intellectual quality of the institution’s teaching and research.

She also oversees a range of functions across the College including:

Prof. Niamh Hourigan
Prof. Niamh Hourigan

Research

Professor Michael Healy is Vice-President for Research and oversees all aspects of the RGS (the Research Office and the Graduate School at MIC), and directs the formulation and implementation of the research and postgraduate elements of the MIC Strategic Plan and coordinates research policy. 

Research & Graduate School

Research Office

Prof. Michael Healy
Prof. Michael Healy

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Interculturalism (EDII)

Professor Lorraine McIlrath is Director of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Interculturalism and is responsible for...

EDII

Prof. Lorraine McIlrath
Prof. Lorraine McIlrath

Faculty of Arts

Professor William Leahy is Dean of Arts and is responsible for...

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Arts Office

Prof. William Leahy
Prof. William Leahy

Faculty of Education

Professor Emer Ring is Dean of Education and is responsible for...

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Education Office

Prof. Emer Ring
Prof. Emer Ring
Michael Keane
Michael Keane

Administration & Finance

Michael Keane is Vice-President of Administration & Finance.

He oversees a range of functions across the College including:

Prof. Gary O'Brien
Prof. Gary O'Brien

Governance & Strategy

Professor Gary O'Brien is Vice-President of Governance & Strategy and is responsible for strategic and operational planning, policy development, ICT operations, Strategic Communications & Marketing, Quality Assurance, and external reporting.

He also oversees a range of functions across the College including: