Tag Archives: children

Olivia Dempsey, Plan Ireland Volunteer

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

After studying Social Sciences in UCD, Olivia went travelling around East Africa and got bitten by the travelling bug. Olivia returned a different person with a whole new outlook on life and having developed a passion for the developing world, she … Continue reading →

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Claire Bergin, Olympic athlete

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

Claire Bergin is an Olympic athlete and is currently working towards becoming a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte. Claire competed at the Winter Olympics on the Bobsleigh team last February in Vancouver.  She is also a member of the Irish relay … Continue reading →

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Marguerite Gallagher, Development Education and Campaign Officer

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Marguerite Gallagher is Development Education and Campaigns Officer with Plan Ireland. Marguerite is from Dublin and joined Plan Ireland in December 2010. She recently completed a Masters in Development in Kimmage Development Studies Centre. Marguerite worked with short-term volunteer sending … Continue reading →

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Caroline Curran, Communications Manager for Coca-Cola

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

Caroline Curran is Communications Manager for Coca-Cola HBC Ireland Ltd where she is responsible for internal communications and managing corporate social responsibility programmes such as the Coca- Cola Designated Driver campaign, the Coca-Cola Cinemagic Festival and Coca-Cola’s sponsorship of the Clean Coast programme. Caroline joined Coca-Cola … Continue reading →

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Margaret Gilsenan, Founding Partner of Boys and Girls

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

Margaret Gilsenan is a founding partner of Boys and Girls, a communications company that celebrated its first birthday at the end of 2010 after a very successful first year in business. Margaret is a director of Plan Ireland, sponsoring children … Continue reading →

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Tina Roche, Chief Executive

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

Tina Roche was appointed Chief Executive of The Foundation for Investing in Communities in January 2000. She established two organisations – Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) and The Community Foundation for Ireland. Tina has a MBA from IMI/Fordham and … Continue reading →

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Maura McHugh, Writer

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Maura McHugh runs the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild website and blog, and edits its fortnightly electronic newsletter. She also writes, and her short stories and poetry have appeared in markets in the USA and the UK. A script written … Continue reading →

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Madeleine Keane, Literary Editor

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

Madeleine Keane was born in Dublin and is educated at UCD and Trinity. She is Literary Editor of the Sunday Independent where she has worked since 1988 and writes about books, theatre and travel. She presented the books programme ‘First … Continue reading →

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Linda de Courcy, Nutritional Therapist

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

Linda de Courcy is a Dublin girl who gets to work for herself as a Nutritional Therapist and Pilates Instructor.  Always having had an interest in food and how it affects our health, at 7 she persuaded her dad to … Continue reading →

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Deirdre Kennedy, Manager at IBM Ireland

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

Deirdre Kennedy is Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs manager at IBM Ireland, where she is responsible for IBM’s Corporate Responsibility initiatives.  She manages IBM’s education programmes, with particular focus on promoting science, technology, engineering and maths with girls; programmes with … Continue reading →

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