Sheila Nunan

Sheila Nunan is a former President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and former General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation.[1][2] She has been a member of the executive of the INTO since 1995 and was INTO President from 2005 to 2006 and INTO General Secretary from 2010 until 2019. Sheila Nunan was the first woman to hold the role of General Secretary in the trade union's 150 year history.[3]

Sheila Nunan, INTO General Secretary speaking on a panel at Education Conference 2018

In 2006 Nunan was elected Deputy General Secretary/General Treasurer and served in that role until her election as General Secretary in 2009.

Nunan is a former primary school teacher and principal. She taught in Tallaght and in Bray. She is a graduate of University College, Dublin and St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra.

She stood for the Labour Party in the Ireland South constituency at the 2019 European Parliament election in Ireland. Her selection attracted controversy as she lives in County Dublin, which is not part of the South constituency. Her team replied that she lives near the border with County Wicklow and her parents are from County Kerry, both located in the South constituency.[4][5]

References

  1. "Taking INTO into the breach". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. 6 April 2010.
  2. "Congress Committees » About Congress » Congress". ictu.ie. Irish Congress of Trade Unions. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. Flynn, Sean (16 April 2009). "INTO appoints its first female general secretary after 141 years". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. "FG's Doyle selected to run in European elections". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 4 March 2019.
  5. "Nunan defends constituency links after ex-TD's online posts". Independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 7 May 2019.
Trade union offices
Preceded by
John Carr
General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation
2010–2019
Succeeded by
John Boyle
Preceded by
Brian Campfield
President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions
2017–2019
Succeeded by
Gerry Murphy

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