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

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

Anna Hughes

Anna Hughes is an Irish teacher with 10 years teaching experience at secondary level. Anna works as a state examiner for the Irish oral exam and as a written examiner for Leaving Certificate higher level Irish. Anna has five years teaching

Robert Kiernan

Robert teaches Design & Communication Graphics. Robert has worked as both an exam corrector and examiner with the State Examinations Commission for the past 2 years.