Staff Profiles 

President

Marie Mc Loughlin

Marie McLoughlin was educated at the Carndonagh Community School in Carndonagh, Co Donegal. She qualified as a primary teacher from Carysfort College of Education and has since taught in a number of schools before joining the Primary Curriculum Support Programme (PCSP) in 2000.  During her time with the PCSP, she worked as an English, Visual Arts and Learning Support trainer. She also provided in-school support for teachers as a cuiditheoir before taking up a position as Assistant National Coordinator responsible for co-ordinating the Visual Arts and Music Teams. Marie held the position of National Co-ordinator since 2004 prior to taking up office as President of Froebel College of Education in May 2008.

Marie McLoughlin
President
Telephone: + 353 1 2888520
Fax: +353 1 2880618
E-mail: marie.mcloughlin@froebel.ie

Head of Education

Séamie Ó Néill, B.A.,B.Ed., H.Dip. in Ed.,H.Dip in Ed. Studies,M.Ed. 

Director of Teaching Practice

Lecturing Responsibilites:
Professional Development

Research Interests:
Múineadh na Gaeilge mar dhara theanga

Room 509 . Telephone 2888520
Email: seamie.oneill@froebel.ie

Art

Katherine Lally, M.A. Art Ed, Dip ADT,Dip. N.C.AD Fine Art

Visual Arts Coordinator

Research Interests:
Visual Art and Disadvantage,
Visual Art Methodologies in Primary Classroom.

Room 604 Telephone: (01) 200 0166

Email: Katherine.Lally@froebel.ie

Laura Thornton, NDAD H.Dip Art Ed. Dip ADT

Lecture Responsibilities:
Art 

Research interests:
Children's development through drawing stages
areas

Cross-curricular integration of Art cross strands

Room 306 Telephone: (01) 200 0171

Email: Laura.Thornton@froebel.ie

Drama

Tríona Stokes, B.Ed., M.A. Drama and Theatre Education. Grad. Dip. Dance.

Lecturing Responsibilities:
Drama Education

Research Interests:
Drama and Development Education

Dance in Education

Room 512 Telephone: (01) 211 2028

Email: Triona.Stokes@froebel.ie

English

Dr. Patricia Kennon, B.A. (Psy.), B.A. (Eng.), M.Litt., Ph.D.

Lecturing Responsibilities:
English Language and Literature

Research interests:
Children's literature
Young adult fiction
Popular culture and the sociology of childhood

Room 219 Telephone: (01) 200 0165

Email: Patricia.Kennon@froebel.ie

Niamh Daly, B.Ed, MA

English Methodologies

Lecture Responsibilities:
English Curriculum Studies

Research interests:
Teaching of Reading
Language activities
Emergent writing and spelling

Room 506 Telephone: (01) 200 0161

Email: Niamh.Daly@froebel.ie

Gaeilge

Máire Nic an Bhaird,  BA (idirnáisiúnta; Gaeilge agus Gearmáinis), MA (Gaeilge)

Litríocht agus Teanga na Gaeilige

An Ghaeilge Acadúil

Freagrachtaí léachtóireachta:
An Béaloideas agus an Scéalaíocht
Ranganna comhrá
Ranganna gramadaí

Tá Máire Nic an Bhaird i mbun dochtúireachta sa Choláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath. Is é an t-ábhar taighde atá aici ná ‘An Scríbhneoir Gaeilge agus an Stát'.Tá sí ag díriú ar fheiniméan na cinsireachta sa nualitríocht agus bhí tionchar ag an bpróiseas seo ar litríocht na mbunscoileanna.

Room 110 Telephone: (01) 200 0168

Email: Maire.NicanBhaird@froebel.ie

Liam Mac Amhlaigh,  LL.B., B.A., Cert. Applied Languages

Litríocht agus Teanga na Gaeilge

Languages
An Ghaeilge Acadúil

Freagrachtaí Léachtóireachta:
An fhilíocht agus an drámaíocht chomhaimseartha
Gearrscéalta is litríocht na Gaeilge
Módúl i nGaelscoileanna
 
Stiúrthóir ar scrúduithe cainte an Choláiste

Comhordaitheoir ar chúrsa JF agus JS i dteanga na Gaeilge

Oifigeach Scrúdaithe an Choláiste
 
Taighde & Foilseacháin

Room 216 Telephone: (01) 211 2027

Email: Liam.MacAmhlaigh@froebel.ie

Fiona Nic Fhionnlaoich, B.Ed. M.Ed.

Freagrachtaí léachtóireachta:

Modhanna Múinte na Gaeilge,
Ranganna comhrá
 
Spéiseanna Taighde:
 
Teagasc na Gaeilge agus an cur chuige cumarsáideach.
Litearthacht sa chéad agus sa dara teanga.
Ról an téacs sa léitheoireacht.
Oideachas speisialta.
Measúnú.
 
Email: Fiona.NicFhionnlaoich@froebel.ie  

Room 612 Telephone (01) 200 0170

Maths

Elizabeth Oldham, MA, M.Ed., M.Sc., D.I.C., H. Dip. Ed.

Lecture Responsibilities:
Mathematics

Research interests:
Mathematics curriculum
Cross-national studies of mathematics education
Teacher education in mathematics
ICTs in education (including calculators in mathematics education)

Room 118 Telephone: (01) 200 0164

Email: Elizabeth.Oldham@froebel.ie

Patsy Stafford, B.Soc.Sc., M.S.Ed.

Lecture Responsibilities:
Mathematics Methods
Early Childhood Education

Research interests:
Children's Understanding of Place Value
Integrated Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms

Room 218 Telephone: (01) 211 2020

Email: Patsy.Stafford@froebel.ie

P.E.

Tony Sweeney, B.Ed, M.Ed.

Lecturing Responsibilities:
Physical Education
ICT in Education

Research Interests:
Adapted Physical Education
Physical Activity Promotion
Assessment for Learning in Primary Physical Education

Room 505 Ext 211 Telephone: (01) 200 0162

Email: Tony.Sweeney@froebel.ie

Religious Education and Religious Studies 

Gearard Ó Floinn, B.Ed., B.D., M.A., M.Phil., S.T.L., H.Dip. Ed., Dip. Miss.

Co-ordinator of Religious Education and Religious Studies

Lecturer Responsibilities:
Religious Education

Research interests:
Gospel genre,
The Synoptic Gospels,
Hebrew poetry,
Church history in the late medieval and early modern period,
History of religious education, Interchurch dialogue, Interfaith dialogue, particularly Jewish Christian and Islamic Christian dialogue

Room 607 Telephone: (01) 211 2029

Email: Gearard.OFloinn@froebel.ie

Ruth Forrest, M.Ed, Dip. Soc. Stds.

Lecturer Responsibilities:
Mathematics and Religious Education

Research interests:
Personal Spirituality and its impact on classroom teaching
Liturgical Music
Faith-related Children'a Art

Room 511 Telephone: (01) 211 2021

Email: Ruth.Forrest@froebel.ie

SESE

Brian Tubbert, N.T., B.Ed.(Hons) M.Litt

Lecture Responsibilities:
SESE Geography and Science
 
Research interests:
Curriculum Integration within Social,
Environmental and Scientific Education

Room 225 Telephone: (01) 200 0172

Email: Brian.Tubbert@froebel.ie

Special Education

Marie Raftery, N.T., B.Ed (Hons), Dip.Sp.Ed, M.Ed (Sp.Ed.), M.Phil (Ling)

Lecture Responsibilities:
Co-ordinator of Special Education and Programme Development
Research Interests: The place of special education in the initial preparation of primary teachers,
Education of pupils with specific speech and language disorders,
IEPs: Legislation, Policy and Practice ,
CPD for teachers across mainstream and special school settings,
Structured language teaching in the education of pupils with SEN

Room 507 Telephone: (01) 200 0169

Email: Marie.Raftery@froebel.ie

Co-ordinator of International Programme

Fiona Nic Fhionnlaoich, B.Ed. M.Ed.

Room 612 Telephone: (01) 200 0170

Email: Fiona.NicFhionnlaoich@froebel.ie

Administration

Dr. Peter Kenny

Head of Administration

Room 116 Telephone: (01) 211 2025

Email:Peter.Kenny@froebel.ie

Freedom of Information Officer

Gabriel Simpson

Finance Officer

Room 101 Telephone: (01) 200 0175

Email: Gabriel.Simpson@froebel.ie

Breda Stanley-Pickford

Public Relations Office

Room 224 Telephone: (01) 200 0178

Email: Breda.StanleyPickford@froebel.ie

Eileen Clear

Room 510 Telephone: (01) 200 0177

Email: Eileen.Clear@froebel.ie

Sue Hosey

Room 102 Telephone: (01) 200 0176

Email: Sue.Hosey@froebel.ie  

Eilish Hurley

Room 115 Telephone: (01) 211 2022

Email: Eilish.Hurley@froebel.ie  

Deirdre Ní Mhurchú

Room 115 Telephone: (01) 200 0179

Email: Deirdre.Nimhurchu@froebel.ie