Board Members
Voluntary Management Board
Ballinasloe Social Services is governed by a voluntary management board who are drawn from different walks of life in the local community. The board meets in the Social Services Centre on the first Wednesday of every month (excluding July & August).
Officers
Regina Power
Chairperson
Regina is a Ballinasloe native and a National School teacher. She has been a Board member since 2009 and is a Company Director.
Annette Lynagh
Vice – Chairperson
Annette is a native of Cork and has lived in Ballinasloe for over 40 years. Her professional background is in education as a Home Economics teacher, from which she is now retired. She has been on our Borad for over 20 years, serving 2 terms as Chairperson. She is a Company Director and a member of the Governance/Strategy and Vetting sub-committees.
Jenny O'Sullivan
Treasurer
Jenny is originally from Mayo and has lived in Ballinasloe for 40 years. Her professional expertise comes from the banking sector and she has been a member of the Board since 2003. She is a Company Director, chair of the Audit sub-committee and a member of the Governance Committee. She is also a volunteer in our Day Care Centre.
Michael Lally
Secretary
Michael is a long standing member of the Board who became involved in the services in 1980 and was Chairperson from 1984 – 1986. He is a retired Secondary School teacher and qualified Counsellor. He is a Company Director and a member of the Vetting sub-committee.
Management Board
Stephen Kerr
Stephen is a native of Clones, Co Monaghan and a former Bank Manager, who has lived in Ballinasloe since 1993. He joined the Board in 2016 and is a member of the Audit sub-committee.
Margaret Oliver
Margaret is a retired National School teacher and has been a Board member since 2005. She is a Company Director and also a volunteer in our Day Care Centre.
Janice O'Grady
Hailing from Carrick-on-Shannon in Co. Leitrim, Janice came to Portiuncula in Ballinasloe in 1995 as a student nurse. She has spent her career here with the exception of a brief stint in Tullamore in the 90’s. The opportunity to return to Portiuncula and her marriage followed in 2002 and she now has 4 children. She is very involved in many aspects of the local community including Ballinasloe Social Services, Gaelic Games and East Galway& Midlands Cancer Support Centre. Janice joined the Board in 2019.
Catherine Colleran
Catherine lives in Aughrim, where she grew up and went to school. In the late 80’s, she moved to London where she worked as an Office Admin and PA. She moved back to Enfield, Co Meath in 1996 and in 2007, along with their son, they moved back to Aughrim. Catherine works as an Office Admin and is involved in Garbally Parents Association, where she helps out with fundraising. She is also involved in Aughrim Foróige and local GAA and rugby. She joined the Board in 2019.
Una Hernon
Declan Quinn
Declan is from Ballinasloe. He is a retired Social Worker having worked for over 30 years with the HSE and Tusla. His father Tom enjoyed many happy years of involvement with the Social Services.
Sub-Committee Members
Audit Committee
Jenny O’Sullivan
Stephen Kerr
Vetting Committee
Michael Lally
Annette Lynagh
Teresa Coughlan
Staffing Committee
Michael Lally
Governance Committee
Jenny O’Sullivan
Teresa Coughlan
Director of Services: Teresa Coughlan
Donations And Support
Ballinasloe Social Services is a charity, registered with the Charity Regulator. Our Registered Charity Number (RCN) is 20025717. We are also registered with the Revenue Commissioners as a charity (CHY 10149).
Contact Us
Ballinasloe Social Services,
Brackernagh,
Ballinasloe,
Co. Galway
H53 KC98
090-9643217
daycare@ballinasloesocialservices.ie
preschool@ballinasloesocialservices.ie