Our Team

DALC is team of wonderful people made up of our our Board, our CEO, Mary Maher, our skilled Adult Educators, our Support Team and our Community Employment workers.

Our CEO

Mary Maher Chief Executive Officer

Our CEO, Mary Maher, has a long track record in Adult Education and Community Development. She originally worked in the Literacy Scheme of the Dublin Institute of Education and had the vision to found the Dublin Adult Learning Centre when the Institute closed down.

Mary’s hands-on approach creates the friendly, open atmosphere that is seen in the centre from the top down. Mary works closely with the City of Dublin Education and Training Board and other local providers to deliver the services our students need. She works closely with national organisations such as Aontas and the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) and personally welcomes the many Erasmus visitors from abroad each year.

Our Board

DALC Board As a clg and registered charity, we are governed by a committed Board of Directors.

Our Directors are drawn from the Legal, Financial, Risk, Education and Community Sectors and bring their considerable collective skills and experience to oversee the sustainability and governance of the organisation to the highest standards.

John Farrelly

Retired, former Research and Development Officer, City of Dublin ETB

John Collins Chair of Audit Committee

Retired, ex-Director of Bank of Ireland

Dr. Yvonne Emmett

Assistant Professor, Centre of Lifelong Learning, NCI

Nicola Kelly

Development worker, Inner City Organisations Network

Patricia Lawless

Retired solicitor & former partner in McCann Fitzgerald

Mark Kelly

Retired, Governance Risk Manager Aviva Insurance

David Treacy

Retired, City of Dublin ETB, F.E.T. Director.

Adult Educators

The demographics and profile of the North Inner City is ever changing. But we have a fantastic, talented and flexible group of Adult Educators here to meet the changing needs of our students. Our tutors are made up of educators who have worked in the field for decades, along with new tutors educated to third level - working together through team teaching and learning from each other every day. We provide continuous professional development and encourage all staff to access further training and education that will enhance their skill set.

Peadar Glennon

Deirdre Keogh

Riam Naji

Lisa Kilbride

Nicola Rogers

Jaki Meredith

Elizabeth Stein

Cameron Maxwell

Mary-Claire Halley

Ailbhe O’Rourke

Michael Clowry

Pat Golding

Daisy O’Sullivan

Fionnaigh Connaughton

Aishling Fitzgerald

Sinead Hawkins

David Kane

Trish Murphy

Alex Kirrane

Esme England

Tracey Foran

Our Support Team

Our support team are there to welcome you at reception, make your cup of tea in the canteen, run our childcare facility, maintain the library, and carry out all the background work in finance, governance and administration. They keep us compliant and working in the best way we can.

Columba O’Connor Assistant CEO

Dee Byrne Administrative Officer

Rose Corrigan Finance Officer

Veronica Brogan Community Employment Supervisor

Clara O’Connor Student Liaison Officer

Audrey Moynihan Canteen Staff

Victor Kelly Caretaker

Annie Fitzgerald Cleaning Staff

Colette Stringer Receptionist

Sharon Meehan Receptionist

Mary Cullen Receptionist

Caroline Fitzgerald Creche Manager

Angela Sheridan Creche Staff

Jana Reaney Creche Staff

Sharon Kelly Creche Staff

Serena Brennan Creche Staff

Community Employment

The Community Employment (CE) programme aims to help people who are long-term
unemployed or otherwise disadvantaged to get back to work through part-time and
temporary placements in jobs within local communities.

At DALC, the CE places we offer are called general assistants who are also improving their
basic skills in reading, writing, spelling, and digital skills. We also have some positions that
help with reception, classes or payroll.

Participants must be 21 and be receiving a social welfare payment such as jobseekers
allowance for more than one year. They will work 19.5 hours a week, receive an additional
€27.50 on top of their social welfare payment, and are allowed to keep their secondary
benefits.

You can find all CE vacancies at https://jobsireland.ie