St. Mary's Secondary School, Ballina

Board of Management

Board of Management

A Board of Management is elected every three years for St. Mary’s Secondary school. The Trustees of the school – CEIST nominate four representatives with the Chairperson coming from this quartet. Teachers nominate two representatives. The remaining two members are elected after a ballot of the parents of students in the school. The Principal of the school acts as Secretary to the Board. Meetings take place as required – usually about once per term. Full training is provided for members of the Board who all act in a voluntary capacity and without remuneration. The current members of the Board are as follows:

Board of Management 2025-2028:

First Name Surname Nominee
Fionnghuala King CEIST
Marie Gilvarry CEIST
Neil McCole CEIST
Peter Dooley CEIST
Regina Hallahan Teacher
Mark Barrett Teacher
Ghia Harrison Parent
Kevin Clarke Parent

The Principal Mr. Robert O’Reilly is Secretary to the Board of Management.

You can access Board of Management Agreed Reports here

Feb 23
2026
Classes resume after midterm
Feb 24
2026
First Year Parent Teacher Meeting
Mar 17
2026
No classes Public Holiday
Mar 27
2026
Classes end for Easter Break
07-Feb-2026
Transition Year Musical: 4Ever in Blue Jeans
04-Jan-2026
School Closed Monday Jan 5th
08-Dec-2025
School Closure Notice – Tuesday, 9th December 2025
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