Past Judges
Judged by the Industry's Elite: The Education Awards 2025 Our esteemed panel of past judges is composed of renowned experts who have made significant contributions to the education industry. They come from diverse backgrounds in academia, business, and related sectors, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the judging process. Their involvement ensures that entries are evaluated by the highest standards of excellence, objectivity, and fairness. The calibre of our past judges is a testament to the rigorous and impartial nature of the awards.
Declan J Allen
Head of Logistics, Supply Chain and Project Management, Technological University Dublin
Garry Allen
CTO, Kildare Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB)
Larry Banville
lecturer in Supply Chain Management, IT Carlow, IT Carlow
Finneen Bradley
Careers Academy Manager & Deputy Head of Learner Services, North West Regional College
Prof. Louis Brennan
Trinity Business School, Trinity Business School
Dr. Robert Butler
Lecturer, Department of Economics, UCC, UCC
Joseph Collins
Director of Further Education and Training, ETBI
Dr. Matt Cotterell
Head of School of Mechanical Electrical and Process Engineeringunster , Technological University
Dr Jennifer Cowman
Lecturer, School of Global Business, TU Dublin
Claire Cox
Deputy Head of the International Office, Griffith College
Dr. Patricia Cremen
Applied Social Studies, Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT), Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT)
Dr. Valerie Cummins
Senior Lecturer, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, University College Cork
Willie Donnelly
Director of Research and Innovation, The Technical Higher Education Association THEA
Stephen Easley-Walsh
Maths, Physics and ICT Lecturer
Robert Farrell
Senior Lecturer, Griffith College Dublin, Griffith College Dublin
Dr. Alan Fernihough
Queen’s Management School, Queens University Belfast, Queen’s Management School, Queens University Belfast
Tomas Finneran
Co-founder and Director, Flúirse Education Solutions
Seamus Fitzpatrick
Head of Business Faculty, Griffith College Dublin, Griffith College Dublin
Dr. Sheila Flanagan
Vice President for Academic Affairs & Registrar, Dundalk Institute of Technology
David Ganly
Founder & Director, Future Learning Ireland
Prof. Graham Heaslip
Head of School of Engineering, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology
Gavin Henrick
CEO, Brickfield Education Labs
Colette Henry
Head of Department of Business Studies, Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT)
Dr. Kieran Hickey
Senior Lecturer & Head of the Department, Geography & Head of the School, Human Environment, University College Cork
Dr. Teresa Hurley
Former Head of School of Management, Technological University Dublin
Dr. Ingrid Hunt
Senior Educational Developer & Lecturer, Supply Chain Management, University of Limerick, University of Limerick
Padraig Hyland
Head - Education Technology , Information Technology Division, University of Limerick
Bertie Kelly
Commercial Director, National College of Ireland
Dr. Tomás Mac Eochagáin
Director of Academic Programmes, Griffith College, Griffith College
Donal McAlister
International Affairs Manager, South East technological University
Eoin McCarthy
Head of Creative Media, College of Further Education & Training, Mulgrave St. Campus, Limerick
Dr. David McKevitt
Lecturer, Management, University College Cork
Aine McManus
Head of Faculty, Graduate Business School, Griffith College Dublin, Griffith College Dublin
Donal McAllister
International Affairs Manager, Institute of Technology Carlow
Karen McAvinue
Europe & Erasmus Manager, Technological University of the Shannon
Danielle McCartan-Quinn
Vice Dean Undergraduate Studies, School of Business, National College of Ireland
Aine McManus
Head of Faculty, Graduate Business School, Griffith College Dublin
Denise McMorrow
Head of Student Experience, Institute of Art, Design and Technology & Co-Chair of UNESCO Dublin Learning City
Siobhan Murphy
Assistant Principal, Kerry College
Paul Mullally
Director, Education Lighthouse
Dr. Jane O’Keeffe
Director of Supply Chain, NMCI/CIT, NMCI/CIT
Cllr Naoise Ó'Cearúil
Kildare County Council & KWETB, Kildare County Council & KWETB
Gerard O'Donovan
Head of the Faculty of Business and Humanities, Munster Technological University
Dr. Ciarán Ó hAnnracháin
Atlantic Technological University Transformation Project Manager, ATU Donegal
James O'Malley
Maths Tutor, Maynooth University, Maynooth University
Robert O'Neill
Director of IT, Hibernia College, Hibernia College
Liam OReilly
Director of IT, University of Limerick
Dr. Alison Porter-Armstrong
Senior Lecturer Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Ulster University
Dr. Kushan Rathnasekara
Researcher, University of Kelaniya
Elaine Rea
International Marketing Manager, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies, NUI Galway
Celestine Rowland
MD, Galway Business School / Galway Cultural INstitute
Dr. Seán Rowland
Founder & President, Hibernia College, Hibernia College
Eoin Smith
Course Director, Pulse College
Dr. Penpatra Sripaiboonkij
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, University College Dublin
Prof. John Sweeney
Emeritus, ICARUS Research Centre, Maynooth University, Maynooth University
Dr. Shelagh Waddington
Emeritus Lecturer, Geography Department, Maynooth University, Maynooth University
Yuxin Wang
CEO and Co-Founder, GoMappED
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