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Tanja Arnhold

Tanja Arnhold

Operations Coordinator

Ian O'Reilly

Ian O'Reilly

Projects Coordinator

Dimitra Stefanopoulos

Dimitra Stefanopoulos

Registration Officer

Eimear McCormack

Eimear McCormack

Operations Administrator

Niamh O'Mahony

Niamh O'Mahony

Head of Business Development

Niamh is Head of Business Development and leads the busy Sales and Marketing team. Niamh has a Masters in Work and Organisational Psychology from DCU, so is well placed to promote the quality programmes that the university has to offer. As part of her position, Niamh travels all over the world to promote language programmes at DCU. Her interests include travel, yoga and reading.
Radhika Iyer-O'Sullivan

Radhika Iyer-O'Sullivan

Teacher

Mr Cathal Maye

Mr Cathal Maye

Chief Executive Officer

Cathal joined Dublin City University Language Services as Chief Executive in 2007. With a background in management from a number of different industries, Cathal brings a wealth of experience to the DCU Language Services team. Cathal’s primary responsibility is to ensure the smooth running DCU Language School and to develop new partnerships with universities and groups from around the world.
Claire Fitzgerald

Claire Fitzgerald

Teacher

Thiago Glober

Thiago Glober

Marketing Executive

Barry Smyth

Barry Smyth

Teacher

M Jędrzejowska

M Jędrzejowska

Teacher

Ken Smith

Ken Smith

Teacher

Brian Higgins

Brian Higgins

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Mark O'Sullivan

Mark O'Sullivan

Sales Coordinator

Edyta Zemlak

Edyta Zemlak

Teacher

Aoife Maguire

Aoife Maguire

Teacher

Niall Martin

Niall Martin

Sales Manager

Niall is Sales Manager at DCU Language Services. His role is to facilitate incoming students to English courses at DCU, and helps students from around the world to come to DCU. Having studied Law at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, Niall has also completed a Masters in Business Management at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. Outside of work Niall enjoys walking his dogs, sailing, and playing rugby for his local team.
Ciska Neyts

Ciska Neyts

Teacher

Ruth McNamara

Ruth McNamara

School Operations Manager

William Hooper

William Hooper

Teacher

Laura Gormley

Laura Gormley

Director of Studies

Shima Yamanaka

Shima Yamanaka

Student Welfare and Services Coordinator

Shima works as Student Welfare Officer at DCU Language Services. She is the first person you will meet when you arrive at DCU and during your studies here. She is always available to help with student questions and to provide advice. Shima is from Japan and has been living in Ireland for more than ten years. She loves meeting people from different countries and learning about their culture (especially the food)! She is also a big fun of Gaelic Football/Hurling (traditional Irish sports). She supports the Dublin team and is keen to introduce these unique sports to you while you are studying English at DCU.
Gillian Kane

Gillian Kane

Front desk and Operations Assistant

Aoife Doherty

Aoife Doherty

Accommodation

Lucila Canale

Lucila Canale

Accommodation

Magdalena Choroszy

Magdalena Choroszy

Accommodation

Christian McHugh

Christian McHugh

Operations Coordinator

Britt van der Kroon

Britt van der Kroon

Teacher

Kirsten McSharry

Kirsten McSharry

Teacher

Mohamed Ali

Mohamed Ali

Teacher

Sammy Meredith

Sammy Meredith

Teacher

Fionn McGovern

Fionn McGovern

Teacher

Robbie Hutchinson

Robbie Hutchinson

Teacher

Sharon Reynolds

Sharon Reynolds

Teacher

Alan Sheridan

Alan Sheridan

Teacher

Alan is a Dublin native and hold a B.A. in English and Sociology from UCD. Alan has taught in DCU Language Services for 11 years and has prior experience teaching in Asia. During his time in DCU he has been involved with many of our courses including General English and Exam Preparation classes. His teaching philosophy is that authentic material and student focused communication tasks are the most effective way of improving ones language ability. Outside of work he loves spending time with his two young children and is a keen musician who can be found playing in various corners of the city.
Aodan Farrelly

Aodan Farrelly

Activity Guide

Caoimhe Bonehill

Caoimhe Bonehill

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Chloe Maguire Sedgwick

Chloe Maguire Sedgwick

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Cian Galvin

Cian Galvin

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Chris Fogarty

Chris Fogarty

Service Manager

Chris works as Service Manager and with more than 13 years industry experience, he brings a wealth of knowledge of service management from a variety of industries. His primary responsibility is to lead the Service Team to deliver excellence in customer service to all of our students. Chris's team handle all registration, accommodation, accounting and junior group requirements and the team work very closely together to exceed our students' expectations. In his spare time Chris enjoys reading and motorcycle riding.
Courtney Byrne

Courtney Byrne

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Evie Gibson

Evie Gibson

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Gemma Nugent

Gemma Nugent

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Gillian Doherty

Gillian Doherty

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Hugh Gleeson

Hugh Gleeson

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Jennie Kostiuk

Jennie Kostiuk

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John McGran

John McGran

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Karolina Grapskyte

Karolina Grapskyte

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Kelan Murphy

Kelan Murphy

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Lisa Doherty

Lisa Doherty

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Orlaith Fitzgerald

Orlaith Fitzgerald

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Sinead Kinsella

Sinead Kinsella

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Karla Zavala Urrusqieta

Karla Zavala Urrusqieta

Student Experience Coordinator

Karla works as a Student Experience Coordinator on our adult student programmes. Her primary responsibility is to organise and coordinate social and cultural activities, special events and day trips for students. Karla seeks to provide the best possible experience to international students during their stay in Ireland, integrating an extracurricular activity programme which contributes to their immersion in English language learning. Karla has more than five years of Customer Service experience and has recently obtained her second Masters Degree in International Relations. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, watching films, sports and hiking.
Stephen Horgan

Stephen Horgan

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Una O'Riordan

Una O'Riordan

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Skhelzen Berisha

Skhelzen Berisha

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Emily O'Doherty

Emily O'Doherty

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Maike Hohenhorst

Maike Hohenhorst

Student Experience Coordinator

Maike works as a Student Experience Coordinator on our Junior student programmes. Her primary responsibility is to organise and coordinate social and cultural activities for our junior students which integrates effectively with their immersion in English language learning. Maike co-ordinates a team of dedicated and highly trained Activity Leaders to deliver a safe, enjoyable and experiential programme for all students. Maike has more than four years of Customer Service experience and has recently obtained her Masters Degree in International Relations. In her spare time, she enjoys baking and playing Olympic handball.
Marta Valverde

Marta Valverde

School Operations Assistant

Eoin Gough

Eoin Gough

Teacher

Andrea Lopez

Andrea Lopez

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Colm Kearns

Colm Kearns

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Aileen Donegan

Aileen Donegan

Academic Coordinator

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