CONTACT IGG
CONTACT IGG
Irish Girl Guides National Training Centre
Unit 2, The Square Industrial Complex
Belgard Square East
Tallaght
Dublin D24 FEX5
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Thank you for visiting the IGG website. If you need any further help please contact National Office who will be more than happy to assist you in any way they can. They can also put you in touch with the appropriate volunteer. For data protection reasons, we don’t give out volunteers’ personal contact details but we will pass yours on to them to contact you if required.
Use our Contact Form below or scroll down to find the contact details for our National Office and Distribution Centres.
FEEDBACK & COMPLAINTS PROCEDURES
If you wish to make a complaint about any aspect of IGG, please follow our Complaints Procedures below.
National Office
Irish Girl Guides National Training Centre
Unit 2, The Square Industrial Complex
Belgard Square East
Tallaght
Dublin D24 FEX5
Tel: 01-668 3898
Email: info@irishgirlguides.ie
GPS Coordinates: 53.2897917, -6.3716734
We are located in The Square Industrial Complex next to the Dublin Climbing Centre.
Dublin Distribution Centre
Irish Girl Guides National Training Centre
Unit 2, The Square Industrial Complex
Belgard Square East
Tallaght
Dublin D24 FEX5
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 11.30AM – 4:30PM
Tel: 01-660 5503
Email: dc.assistant@irishgirlguides.ie
Limerick Distribution Centre
34 Edward Street, Limerick, V94 KW25
Opening Hours: Tuesday 9:30AM – 1PM, Saturday 10:30AM – 2PM
Telephone: 061-41 3099 Email: igglimerickshop@gmail.com
Membership of IGG happens through your local Unit. Each Unit is registered with the National Organisation and Leaders go through an in-depth training process to run our Units. You can enter the area where you live on the Unit Locator map to see if there is an Irish Girl Guide Unit near to you. If there is, please contact National Office to be put in touch with your local Unit Leaders. Alternatively, you can choose your town/county and the Locator will determine which Regional Development Officer (RDO) is the appropriate person to contact – the RDO will be happy to help you join a Unit. If there isn’t a Unit near you and you would like to set one up, we would be delighted to support you.
National Office
Irish Girl Guides National Training Centre
Unit 2, The Square Industrial Complex
Belgard Square East
Tallaght
Dublin D24 FEX5
Tel: 01-668 3898 or 01-668 9035
Email: info@irishgirlguides.ie
Our National Office staff members and Regional Development Officers provide vital support to the volunteer Leaders in the organisation thereby enabling them to carry out their roles effectively and to live up to our Mission Statement.
National Office Staff
Claire Barkey, Chief Executive Officer
The CEO is responsible for the management of the organisation in accordance with the strategic direction set by the Executive Committee. Claire has overall responsibility for implementing the organisation’s business plans and representing Irish Girl Guides to potential funders, partners, stakeholders and regulatory bodies.
Claire works Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00.
ceo@irishgirlguides.ie
(01) 668-3898 EXT 101
Lisa Challoner, Safeguarding Officer
Lisa is IGG’s designated child and adult protection person who deals with all child/adult protection issues within IGG. She supports IGG members, Leaders and Unit Helpers in respect of any aspect covered in our Code of Ethics. Lisa is responsible for handling all concerns and/or complaints that may arise within the organisation and deals directly with members and non-members to help resolve the issues, from queries up to disclosures. Lisa is also responsible for administering the IGG screening process, including Garda Vetting and acting as Liaison Person on behalf of IGG.
Lisa works Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 09:00 – 18:00 and on Tuesday from 09:00 – 17:30.
safeguarding@irishgirlguides.ie
(01) 668-3898 EXT 109
Naomi Levins, Accounts Administrator
Naomi ensures the smooth financial running of the organisation and is responsible for the accounts and payments. Naomi is a non-voting member of the Finance Committee.
Naomi works Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 09:00 – 15:45.
accounts@irishgirlguides.ie
(01) 668-3898 EXT 107
Siobhán Dunne, Finance Support
Siobhán supports local Units to compile and submit their annual accounts and audit same. She also works with the Accounts Administrator and the Finance Committee to fulfill ongoing accounting requirements and achieve compliance.
Siobhán works Monday to Friday from 09:00 – 17:00.
annualaccounts@irishgirlguides.ie
(01) 668-3898 EXT 108
Valeria Lorenzo, Programme Officer
Valeria supports the development, implementation and evaluation of activities in line with the IGG Journey Programme and feeds into the Operational Plan. She also works with volunteer committees to develop evaluation and impact measurement strategies.
Valeria works Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 09:00 – 17:00.
programme.officer@irishgirlguides.ie
(01) 668-3898 EXT 106
Karina Early, Operations Co-ordinator
Karina supports the CEO and Chief Commissioner as Executive Administrator. She is also a Garda Vetting clerk and provides administrative support to the Safeguarding Officer as well as a range of supports to National Volunteers including International Travel.
Karina works Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:00.
oc@irishgirlguides.ie
(01) 668-3898 EXT 103
Selena Waghorn, Administrative Assistant
Selena is the friendly voice at the end of the phone. As well as looking after telephone and email queries, she deals with a range of administrative duties, including event support.
Selena works Monday to Friday from 09:00 – 17:00.
info@irishgirlguides.ie
(01) 668-3898 EXT 102
Stephen Mahon, IT Management Officer
Stephen is responsible for supporting volunteers with their Online Guide Manager (OGM) and technical-based questions. He also helps with creating and updating pages on the IGG website and is the go-to person in relation to the training section of the website. As well as maintaining and updating the membership database, Stephen co-ordinates the annual membership census.
Stephen works Monday to Friday from 09:00 – 17:00.
techsupport@irishgirlguides.ie
(01) 668-3898 EXT 110
Nandana James, Publications Officer
The Publications Officer is in charge of the development of IGG’s publications including Trefoil News. Nandana works Tuesday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00.
publications@irishgirlguides.ie
(01) 668-3898 EXT 105
Christopher Jablonski, Communications Officer
The Communications Officer coordinates effective media coverage and communications strategy for the IGG brand. He also manages the IGG website and social media outlets. Chris works Monday to Thursday from 09:00 to 17:00.
communications@irishgirlguides.ie
(01) 668-3898 EXT 104
Distribution Centre
Fióna Walsh, Distribution Centre Assistant
dc.assistant@irishgirlguides.ie
(01) 668-3898 EXT 201
Katherine Moore, Distribution Centre Assistant
dc.assistant@irishgirlguides.ie
(01) 668-3898 EXT 202
Regional Development Officers
The role of the Regional Development Officers (RDOs) is to develop and support Guiding in their Region and to provide advice and practical support to volunteers.
Anita Larkin, Eastern RDO
Dublin North East, Dublin South East and Wicklow
Annette Coughlan, West and Central Midlands RDO
Galway, Longford, Roscommon, Leitrim, Westmeath and parts of Offaly
Anne Hyland, North East RDO
Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan
Diana Sanmartin, South West RDO
Cork, Kerry and parts of Waterford
Rachel Sherlock, Eastern RDO
Dublin South West, Kildare and Dublin North
Sarah Conaghan, North West RDO
Donegal, Mayo and Sligo
Susan O’Brien, Mid West RDO
Limerick, Clare and parts of Laois, Offaly and Tipperary
Suzanne Dunne, South East RDO
Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny and parts of Tipperary and Waterford
Irish Girl Guides is a volunteer-led organisation and there are many volunteers involved in the decision-making of the organisation. For further information on the structure check out Structure.
Chief Commissioner: Amanda O’Sullivan chief.commissioner@irishgirlguides.ie
President: Deirdre Henley president@irishgirlguides.ie
National Treasurer: Fiona O’Connor nationaltreasurer@irishgirlguides.ie
International Commissioner: Aisling Claffey international@irishgirlguides.ie
Finance: Evelyn Hayes finance.chair@irishgirlguides.ie
Assistant Chief Commissioners: Sarah O’Donovan assistantchief@irishgirlguides.ie, Vacant assistant.chief.commissioner@irishgirlguides.ie
Governance: Jillian van Turnhout governance@irishgirlguides.ie
North East Regional Commissioner: Annamarie Lawlor neregcom@irishgirlguides.ie
South West Regional Commissioner: Ciara O’Reilly swregcom@irishgirlguides.ie
Eastern Regional Commissioner: Andrea Lazenby Simpson eregcom@irishgirlguides.ie
South East Regional Commissioner: Jo Dowdall seregcom@irishgirlguides.ie
West Central Midlands Regional Commissioner: Caroline Flanagan wcmregcom@irishgirlguides.ie
North West Regional Commissioner: Kathy Walsh nwregcom@irishgirlguides.ie
Mid West Regional Commissioner: Vacant mwregcom@irishgirlguides.ie
NYCI Rep: Eve Moody nyci@irishgirlguides.ie
Trust Corporation: Theresa McCarthy trust.chair@irishgirlguides.ie
Council of Irish Guiding Associations (CIGA): Dara Callanan ciga@irishgirlguides.ie
Programme and Training (P&T) Commissioner: Jenny Gannon pandt@irishgirlguides.ie
Adult Training and Outdoors Committee (ATOC): Jemma Lee atoc@irishgirlguides.ie
Ladybird Branch: Mary O’Donovan ladybird.branch@irishgirlguides.ie
Brownie Branch: Roisin Mills brownie.branch@irishgirlguides.ie
Guide Branch: Carina Egan guide.branch@irishgirlguides.ie
Senior Branch: Ciara Casey senior.branch@irishgirlguides.ie
Trefoil Guild: Sally Smith trefoil.guild@irishgirlguides.ie
Communications: Jessica Woods communications.chair@irishgirlguides.ie
Membership, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (MEDI): Amy McAuley medi@irishgirlguides.ie
National Programme and Training (NPT) Treasurer: Yvonne Pope
