Community Development

The Community Development Pillar is chaired by Paul Carroll, Director of Services, Housing and Community Development, Fingal County Council.  The purpose of the Pillar is to continue making Balbriggan an ambitious, confident, safe and inclusive community where all people can realise their full potential. To plan, assist and collaborate in the development of services and improve interagency cooperation to achieve this.  The Group meets on a quarterly basis. 

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Chair

Paul Carroll

Interim Director of Services, Housing and Community Development, Fingal County Council 

Members

  • Declan Ryan – Senior Executive Officer, Town Regeneration Office, Fingal County Council
  • Claire Barkey – Dublin and Dunlaoghaire, Education Training Board, Youth Development Officer
  • Ralf Costigan – Senior Community Officer, Fingal County Council
  • Linda Ennis – Principal Community Officer, Fingal County Council 
  • Valerie McAllorum Byrne – Integration Support Officer, Fingal Council 
  • Chloe Farrell – Senior Sports Officer, Fingal County Council
  • Ray Gainsford – Librarian, Balbriggan Library
  • Niall McGuirk, Healthy Fingal Officer, Fingal County Council
  • Seamus Quigley – Department of Employment & Social Affairs
  • Insp. Brendan Keane – An Garda Siochana, Balbriggan
  • Jane Behan – HSE Representative
  • Lorna Dunne – HSE Representative
  • Felix Gallagher – Empower
  • Joe McKenna – Empower
  • Karin Davy – Daughters of Charity
  • Aine McGuinness – Foroige
  • Amada Cullen – Foroige
  • Caroline Brogan – Mental Health Ireland, THRIVE
  • Louise O’Neill – Aster Family Support
  • Siobhan Maher – North Dublin Regional Drugs Task Force
  • Frances Killeen – Dublin and Dunlaoghaire Education Training Board, Youth Reach
  • Eamonn Donlyn – Smart Balbriggan Co-ordinator
  • Sonya Logan – Sonas Domestic Violence
  • Aisling Cleary – Crosscare
  • Mick Lawlor – Crosscare
  • Cristina Santamaria – ~Aoibhneas
  • Sarah Duku – Cairde
  • Adrienne Doyle – Fingal County Childcare Committee
  • Una Caffrey – Fingal CYPSC
  • Nora Flanagan – Tusla
  • Angela Manoli – Fingal Leader Partnership 
  • Clodagh Carroll – Barnodos
  • Alice Davis – Balbriggan Community Council
  • David Creed – North Dublin Regional Drugs Task Force
  • Aoife Leahy – Balbriggan Integration Forum
  • Ayodele Yusuf  Balbriggan Integration Forum
  • Niall McEvoy – Childrens Disability Network Team (CRC)
  • Sarah Louise O’Brien – Jigsaw
  • Emmet Sheridan – Balbriggan Community College
  • Margaret McDonnagh – Balbriggan Traveller Project
  • Nominee – Older Person’s Group Representative
  • Nominee – Balbriggan Chamber of Commerce