Governance Committee
The purpose of the AISPN Governance Group is to ensure balanced and effective representation within the Steering Group, oversee decision-making structures and processes, and uphold strong standards of accountability and compliance. The Group provides strategic leadership in responding to opportunities, enquiries, and challenges, while ensuring the AISPN operates ethically, transparently, and effectively in fulfilling its mission and obligations.
Deirdre Connolly
Professor Occupational Therapy
School of Medicine
Trinity College Dublin
Deirdre Connolly is a Professor of Occupational Therapy at the School of Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin. She is also a researcher in social prescribing, evaluating the impact of social prescribing on the health and well-being of individuals with chronic diseases, multimorbidity, and people living with and beyond cancer.
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Email: connoldm@tcd.ie
Eóin McCafferty
Slaintecare Healthy Communities
HSE SE
Eóin McCafferty is a Sláintecare Healthy Communities Administrator with the HSE South East, bringing over 15 years of experience working across diverse sectors and within a wide range of communities. He supports individuals and organisations to achieve their wellbeing goals through strong administration, excellent communications skills, project coordination and event management, alongside a lifelong commitment to sport, teamwork, and community participation.​
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Email: eoin.mccafferty@hse.ie
David Robinson
Consultant Geriatrician, Saint James’s Hospital
Associate Professor in Medical Gerontology
Trinity College Dublin.
Dr David Robinson is a consultant physician in geriatric medicine at St James' Hospital and a senior clinical lecturer at Trinity College, Dublin. He helped create the Local Asset Mapping Project (LAMP), a community-generated online directory of services to improve health and wellbeing through social prescribing.
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Email: davidjamesrobinson@me.com
Tony Doherty
Regional Coordinator of Healthy Living Centre Alliance, NI
Tony is the Regional Coordinator with the Healthy Living Centre Alliance, a network of health and well-being organisations in the north. He Chairs the Northwest Integrated Care Partnership and, as such, has been involved in a number of NI Government Workstreams i.e. Expanding Community Development Practice and the new Integrated Care Service. A published writer of memoirs, Tony is Chair of the Bloody Sunday Trust in Derry and is a Member of the NI National Lottery Community Fund.
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Email: tony@hlcalliance.org
Seán Ahern
Manager - Midleton Family Resource Centre
Director - FRC National Forum
A native of Co.Cork, Seán has extensive experience in community development and has applied its principles in a meaningful and sustainable way to enhance communities nationally and internationally over the past 25 years. A Maynooth Alumni (National University of Ireland), he has previously worked in a host of diverse communities across Ireland and in Lagos, Nigeria, for a period. Seán currently sits on the Board of Directors of the FRC National Forum and CYPSC Cork. He remains passionate and driven on social issues, including Justice, equality and human rights. He strongly believes in creating a sustainable future for every member of society and society as a whole through cooperation, consultation, and collaboration.
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Email: manager@midletonfrc.com