Maria Fenton

Maria Fenton is a Spanish teacher with 20 years’ experience.  She is the author of 4 Spanish textbooks: ¡Venga! Leaving Cert Spanish, Edco, 2020; ¿Qué pasa? 1 Junior Cycle Spanish, Edco 2017  and ¿Qué pasa? 2 Junior Cycle Spanish, Edco

Patrick Fitzsimons

Patrick Fitzsimons is a French and Spanish teacher at the Institute of Education. He earned a First Class Honours degree in French and Spanish from University College Dublin, during which time he received several awards for his proficiency in each

Emma Grealy

Emma is a dedicated educator with 20+ years of experience teaching Higher Level Leaving Certificate English. She holds an honours B. A in English, an honours M.A in Film Studies and an honours PGCE. She has also worked with the

Ali Fox

Ali Fox is a talented teacher of both Chemistry and Mathematics and will be teaching 5th Year Chemistry students in the 2026/2027 academic year. Ali’s academic background reflects a sustained commitment to excellence, with advanced study at Dublin City University

Brian Gregan

Brian Gregan is our Leaving Cert Physical Education teacher & has been here at The Institute for 5 years. He is a professional 400m sprinter, eight-time national 400m championship title holder, European Medalist and has represented Ireland at five World

Chloe Griffin

Chloe joined the Biology Department at the Institute in 2020 teaching IGCSE Science and 4th year Biology. Prior to that she spent over 2 years teaching Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level Science in England and Biology in Ireland. An

Adam Goodwin

Adam Goodwin is a dedicated and energetic teacher of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Applied Mathematics. He studied at University College Dublin, completing both his undergraduate and Master’s degrees with First Class Honours. His Master’s thesis focused on the types and

Clodagh Havel

Clodagh is an English teacher with over 25 years’ experience. She also holds a Diploma in Law and Education from Kings Inns as well as a Masters in Political Science and a Diploma in Journalism. Clodagh is a exam corrector

Catriona Hendry

Catriona Hendry teaches Agricultural Science and has vast experience delivering both the theory and laboratory components of the curriculum. She also teaches our Biology and Agricultural Science practicals. Popular with students, she has a great rapport with them and enjoys