President
Dr. Máirín Glenn (NEARI)
Vice-President
Dr. Aimie Brennan (Marino Institute of Education)
Secretary
Dr. Peter Tiernan (Dublin City University)
Treasurer
Dr. Máire Ní Ríordáin (University College Cork)
ESAI Executive Members
Dr. Aideen Hunter (Ulster University)
Dr. Gavin Murphy (Trinity College Dublin)
Dr. Justin Rami (Dublin City University)
Prof. Tony Hall (NUI Galway)
Dr. Céline Healy (Ex-Officio)(Maynooth University)
General Editor IES
Dr. Audrey Bryan (Dublin City University)
Membership
Please see our membership page for further information and contact details.
List of Past Presidents of ESAI
1976-1978
1978-1980: Eustás Ó hÉideáin
1980-1982: Donal Mulcahy
1982-1984: John Coolahan
1984-1986: Seamus O’Suilleabhain
1986-1988: John Marshall
1988-1990: John Wilson
1990-1992: Aine Hyland
1992-1994: Kieran Byrne
1994-1996: Padraig Hogan
1996-1998: Kevin Williams
1998-2000: Sheelagh Drudy
2000-2002: Elizabeth Oldham
2002-2004: Margaret Reynolds
2004-2006: Denis Bates
2006-2008: Anne Lodge
2008-2010: Paul Conway
2010-2012: Joe O’Hara
2012-2014: Rose Malone
2014-2016: Delma Byrne
2016-2018: Conor Galvin
2018-2020: Enda Donlon
2020-2022: Teresa O’Doherty
2022-2024: Céline Healy
Extollatur of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI)
2018 – Prof John Coolahan
ESAI Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
2021 – Prof Donal Mulcahy
2022 – Prof Elizabeth Oldham
2023 – Prof Tom O’Donoghue
2024 – Prof Áine Hyland
