
Vincent Lyons
[email protected]
Municipal District:
Oranmore/Athenry

Jarlath P. Canney
[email protected]
Municipal District:
Tuam

Carmel McGrath
Electoral College: Community and Voluntary Pillar

Dan Dowling
[email protected]
Municipal District:
Ballinasloe

Martin Ward
Electoral College: Social Inclusion

Aodán Mac Donncha
Aodán has been involved with community development in the Furbo to Rosamhíl / Aran Islands areas for over 20 years. He is the manager of Comhlacht Forbartha an Spidéil teo (local development co.). He is involved and committed to various voluntary campaigns and voluntary committees as well as daily community work.
Tá Aodán ina chonaí gar don Spidéal le 40 bliain anuas, agus baint aige le Forbairt Pobal i gCeantar Chois Fharraige agus Oileán Árann le 20 bliain anuas. Ta sé ina bhainisteoir de Chomhlacht Forbartha an Spidéil Teo.

Nicola Johnston
Nicola Johnston is a Community Youth Worker with YWIG at the Loughrea Youth Project. Loughrea Youth Project is a UBU funded, targeted youth project providing youth work programmes and activities for young people from Loughrea and its environs aged 10 – 24 years.
Nicola has been involved in youth work since 1996 after completing a HDip in Community Work in Maynooth University. She has also been involved in facilitating youth work courses and training, and in 2011 completed an MA in Adult Learning and Development with NUIG.
Nicola is relatively new to working in County Galway, coming to Loughrea Youth Project after a short time working with young people in Ballygar. Prior to this Nicola has worked for Youthwork Ireland Midlands and the old Midland Health Board. Her training and facilitation experience was from working with GRETB and NYCI. Her work for the Midland Health Board was with the Health Promotion Unit, working with young people on the drugs issue.
Nicola has a passion for making young people’s voices heard and working with young people to ensure this happens. She believes that the youth work model offers the perfect vehicle for this.
