Role of the Board

A board of management for an ETB school has a clear remit to manage that school on behalf of the ETB.

The primary role of a board of management is one of governance. Governance is about providing direction and oversight for a school while ensuring that the rights of all members of the school community are upheld and that the school is accountable for its work.

The functions of a board may, in the main, be categorised under three different headings:

Policy setting
Monitoring the implementation of policy, strategy and plans
Supporting the principal and his/ her staff

(Extracted from Board of Management: Functions & Responsibilities. A Brief Guide for ETB School/ College Board of Management Members.)

The Board of Management of Coláiste Mhuirlinne/ Merlin College is made up of nominees from Galway, Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB), Parent nominees and teacher nominees. The Principal of the school is Secretary to the Board of Management.

Boards of Management in the ETB sector are created and formed every five years so as to run concurrently with local Council elections.

Coláiste Mhuirlinne’s Board of Management 2020-2025

Chairperson: Mr. Tommy Glynn

Cllr. Terry O’Flaherty

Cllr. Noel Larkin

Cllr. M. Crowe

Mr. Sean Hartnett

Mr. Eoghan O’Connor

Ms. Danielle O’Neill

Mr. Richard Mabala

Ms. Tamseela Mahmood

Secretary to the Board: Mr John Cleary

Recording Secretary: Ms. Sinead Farragher

BAM Building

The final brick in the first phase was officially laid by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, TD. Board of Management, Student and Teacher representatives of Merlin Woods Primary School, along with Fr Martin Whelan, Diocesan Secretary, on behalf of their school Patron, Bishop Martin Drennan, and members of the DRA Community Development Company attended the ceremony. Coláiste Mhuirlinne/ Merlin College Post-Primary School and its Patron Galway City VEC, were represented at the ceremony by Mr. Tomas MacPhaidin, CEO CGVEC, Councillor Donal Lyons, Cathaoirleach CGVEC, Executive Committee Members past and present and Local Representatives.

Also in attendance was BAM Building who is the main contractor for the school.

The ceremony celebrated a crucial landmark in the process of creating two ultra-modern schools to cater for the educational needs of the area, which has developed rapidly in the last ten years.

Merlin College has achieved great success since opening, establishing itself as a school committed to the highest of educational standards. Both schools will enjoy the vast array of inside and outside sports facilities, including playing fields, gym and hard courts.

At full capacity, the schools will cater for 1200 pupils, with approximately 100 staff, and will offer the first combined campus of its kind in Galway City, offering pupils a seamless transition from primary to post-primary school.

Board of Management / BAM Buildings

Role of the Board

Coláiste Mhuirlinne’s Board of Management 2020-2025

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