Our Team

Tanja Arnhold

Operations Coordinator

Ian O'Reilly

Projects Coordinator

Dimitra Stefanopoulos

Registration Officer

Clare O'Connor

Accommodation

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

Director of Studies - Junior Programmes

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

Academic Coordinator

Thiago Glober

Marketing Executive

Barry Smyth

Teacher

M Jędrzejowska

Teacher

Ken Smith

Teacher

Brian Higgins

Teacher

Mark O'Sullivan

Sales Coordinator

Chris Fogarty

Service Manager

Aoife Maguire

Teacher

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

Teacher

Ruth McNamara

School Operations Manager

William Hooper

Teacher

Laura Gormley

Director of Studies

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

Front Desk and Operation Assistant

Aoife Doherty

Accommodation

Eimear McCormack

Student Engagement and Operations Assist

Magdalena Choroszy

Accommodation

Christian McHugh

Academic Coordinator

Britt-van-der-Kroon

Teacher

Kirsten-McSharry

Teacher

Mohamed-Ali

Teacher

Sammy-Meredith

Teacher

Fionn-McGovern

Teacher

Robbie-Hutchinson

Teacher

Sharon-Reynolds

Teacher

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

Activity Guide

Caoimhe Bonehill

Activity Guide

Chloe Maguire Sedgwick

Activity Guide

Cian Galvin

Activity Guide

James Gaffney

Academic Coordinator

James is from Limerick, and holds an LLB in Law and European Studies from the University of Limerick. He has worked as an English Language Teacher for many years, and has also been the Director of Studies of other schools. He has taught in Ireland, Qatar, and several times in Brazil. He is an active member of ELT Ireland, a professional network interested in promoting best practice in the English Language Teaching sector in Ireland. As well as teaching, he has also worked in radio journalism. In his free time he enjoys running, travelling and reading.