The Oireachtas Essay Competition Committee (‘Competition Organisers’) is assisted by a Competition Advisory Committee (‘Judging Panel’). The Judging Panel will determine and ratify all Competition winners and awardees. The Competition Convenor is the non-voting chairperson of the Judging Panel.
Members of the Judging Panel:
Mr Paddy Boyle, Former Principal, Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew, Co. Galway
Ms Geraldine Delaney, Principal, Palmerstown Community School, Co. Dublin
Ms Claire Dollard, Teacher, Holy Family Community School, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin
Mr Gerard Elwood, Author, Teacher and Subject Examiner (Politics and Society), Maynooth Post-Primary School, Co Kildare
Mr David Gibney, Teacher, St Mary’s College C.S.Sp., Rathmines, Dublin 6
Dr Hubert McDermott, Professor Emeritus of English, University of Galway
Professor Gary Murphy, DCU School of Politics
Ms Gráinne Ní Bhroin, Teacher, Newpark Comprehensive School, Blackrock, Co Dublin
Dr Caoimhe Nic Lochlainn, Lecturer in Irish, DCU
Dr Dorothy Ní Uigín, Riarthóir Theagasc na Gaeilge, Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge, University of Galway
Ms Jennifer O’Donoghue, Teacher, Millstreet Community School, Millstreet, Co. Cork
Mr Conor Reale, Oireachtas Education Unit, Leinster House, Dublin 2
Alan Titley MRIA, Emeritus Professor of Modern Irish, UCC