Cuidiú - The National Team
The Board is the governing body of Cuidiú. The Board is made up of Directors who are members of the Company Limited by Guarantee. The Board’s responsibility is to provide goverance, direction, control and accountability for the charity. The Directors are involved in, and oversee the work of the Administrative Council. All Board members are elected / appointed at the company AGM.
The Administrative Council is the Management Team for Cuidiú who are responsible for the day to day operational running of the Charity. The Administrative Council members include representatives from each of the three training sectors, Breastfeeding, Antenatal and Parent to Parent.
All Directors and members of the Administrative Council work on a voluntary basis to govern Cuidiú according to our constitution.
Cuidiú also has a President, you can read more about our current president and her role here.

BOARD MEMBERS
| Board | Name | BRANCH | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board Chairperson | Paula Tahaney | Dublin South West | boardchair@cuidiu.ie |
| Board Secretary | TBC | TBC | boardsec@cuidiu.ie |
| Finance Director | Maria Ward | Drogheda | finance@cuidiu.ie |
| IT Director | Craig Colley | Dublin North East | boardit@cuidiu.ie |
| HR Director | VACANT | boardhr@cuidiu.ie | |
| Marketing Director | VACANT | ||
| Governance Director | Paul Bennett | Kildare & Naas | governance@cuidiu.ie |
| General Director | Ruth Quealy | Dublin North East | director.ruth@cuidiu.ie |
ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS
| ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL | NAME | BRANCH | CONTACT |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Queries | info@cuidiu.ie | ||
| Chairperson | Melissa Tsang (Interim) | Kilkenny | chair@cuidiu.ie |
| Secretary | VACANT | secretary@cuidiu.ie | |
| President | Niamh Healy | Dublin North East | president@cuidiu.ie |
| FINANCE TEAM | |||
| Treasurer | Kate O'Connor | Kilkenny | treasurer@cuidiu.ie |
| Grants | VACANT | grants@cuidiu.ie | |
| Membership | Gillian Gordon | Dundalk | membership@cuidiu.ie |
| Branch Finance | Dorina McNally | Dublin South East | branchfinance@cuidiu.ie |
| GOVERNANCE TEAM | |||
| Governance Rep | VACANT | acgovernance@cuidiu.ie | |
| Data / GDPR (AC Sub Team) | Ursula McGlinn | Dublin North East | dataprotection@cuidiu.ie |
| Insurance (AC Sub Team | Anna Moore (Kildare & Naas) | cuidiuinsurance@gmail.com | |
| Child Protection Officer (AC Sub Team) | Claire Withey | Galway | dlpcuidiu@gmail.com |
| IT TEAM | |||
| IT Rep | VACANT | please contact info@cuidiu.ie | |
| Website | Tara O'Donnell | Waterford | website@cuidiu.ie |
| MARKETING TEAM | |||
| Marketing Rep | Amy Woodbyrne (Bartlett) | North Wicklow | marketing@cuidiu.ie |
| Events | VACANT | events@cuidiu.ie | |
| Social media | VACANT | via info@cuidiu.ie | |
| Tito Admin & Financials (AC Sub Team) | Alison Cronin | Dublin North East | tito@cuidiu.ie |
| Instagram / Facebook Admin (AC Sub Team) | Maria OSullivan & Doina Olteanu | DNW / DSW | please contact info@cuidiu.ie |
| Canva Admin (AC Sub Team) | Marika Dunne | Waterford | canva@cuidiu.ie |
| VOLUNTEERING TEAM | |||
| Volunteering Rep | VACANT | Galway | via info@cuidiu.ie |
| Branch Rep | VACANT | ||
| Internal Comms | VACANT | ||
| TRAINING SECTORS | |||
| Antenatal Rep | Tara Durkin | Galway | antenatalrep@cuidiu.ie |
| Breastfeeding Rep | Fiona Lynch | N Wicklow | cuidiubreastfeedingpanel@gmail.com |
| Parent Support Rep | Helen Corcoran | Cork | parentsupportacrep@cuidiu.ie |
| Cross Training Sector Rep | Helen Corcoran | Cork | via parentsupportpanel@cuidiu.ie |
| ORDINARY MEMBERS | |||
| Ordinary Member | Liz McGovern | Dublin South East | cuidiuAC3@gmail.com |
