COLLEGE GOVERNANCE

Mary Immaculate College is a registered Charity (under Section 2 of the Charities Act, 1973) and operates under governance structures set out in a number of regulatory instruments. These documents are listed below, together with a description of the various bodies involved in the governance of the College.

Governance & Regulatory Instruments

The governance of the College is regulated, primarily, by two documents, the Scheme of Incoporation and the Instrument of Government. The Scheme of Incorporation sets out the role of An Bord Rialaithe (the Governing Body of the College), which according to the Scheme is "the body appointed by the Trustees to govern and control all the affairs of the College, subject to [the] Scheme of Incoporation and in accordance with the Instrument of Government approved by the Trustees."

The Instrument of Government is the document which sets out the structures and procedures for the goverance and regulation of the College. The Universities Act (1997) requires that all universities adopt an Instrument of Government based on its provisions and, although MIC, as a College of Education, is not covered by this statute, it has adopted an instrument based on the Universities Act model, subject to the provisions of the Scheme of Incorporation. The Instrument of Government describes the role of the College President (Uachtaran) who is Chief Executive of the College. It also lists the bodies charged with governing and regulating the affairs of the College, in accordance with the Scheme of Incorporation, and details the role and membership of those bodies.

These include:

• An Bord Rialaithe (Governing Body)
• An Bord Acaduil (Academic Council)
• Coiste Bainistiochta an Cholaiste (College Management Committee)
• Faculty Management Committees
• An Bord Agaillaimh (Interview Board)

Academic Linkage & Accreditation

In 1991, an academic linkage was established between Mary Immaculate College and the University of Limerick. This linkage provides for the academic accreditation, by the University of Limerick, of all university-level (NFQ Levels 6-10) programmes at MIC, with the exception of other arrangements jointly agreed by the College and the University. The terms of this linkage are set out in the Memorandum of Understanding in Regard to the Academic Linkage between Mary Immaculate College and the University of Limerick.

Current Membership of the Trustees and An Bord Rialaithe

The Board of Trustees

Most Rev. Dermot Clifford (Archbishop of Cashel & Emly)

Sr. Peggy Collins (CSM)

Sr. Breda Coman (CSM)

Sr. Thomasina Finn (CSM)

Very Rev. Tony Mullins, Chair (Administrator of the Diocese of Limerick)

Most Rev. William Murphy (Bishop of Kerry)

Ms. Margaret O'Brien

An Bord Rialaithe (Governing Body) - 2009-2012

Prof. Michael Breen (Dean of Arts)

Mr. Noel Byrne (Vice President, Students' Union)

Dr. Liam Chambers (Academic Staff Representative)

Mr. John Coady (Vice President Administration & Finance)

Ms. Mairead Collins (President, Students' Union)

Sr. Breda Coman (CSM)

Dr. Patrick Connolly (Academic Staff Representative)

Mr. John Dalton

Mr. Tom Donoghue

Ms. Rachel Godfrey (Administration & Services Staff Representative)

Mr. John Hayden

Prof. Michael A. Hayes (College President)

Prof. Michael G. Healy (Associate Vice President Research)

Ms. Anne Kavanagh (CEO, PAUL Partnership)

Dr. Anne Looney (CEO, National Council for Curriculum & Assessment)

Ms. Gerardine Moloney (Administration & Services Staff Representative)

Ms. Dorothy Morrissey (Academic Staff Representative)

Very Rev. Tony Mullins, Chair (Administrator of the Diocese of Limerick)

Dr. Deirdre Ni Chroinin (Academic Staff Representative)

Prof. Gary O'Brien (Associate Vice President Administration)

Mr. Margaret O'Brien (Principal, St. Joseph's Secondary School, Tulla)

Prof. Teresa O'Doherty (Dean of Education)

Sr. Michele O'Kelly (CSM)

Geraoid Uas O Tiarnaigh

Dr. Carol O'Sullivan (Academic Staff Representative)

Sr. Eucharia Ryan (CSM

Ms. Caitriona Spooner