The Executive Committee of the MLSA is responsible for the administration of the affairs of the MLSA and the development of the union. The committee consists of ten members elected by the membership for a two-year term, according to the rulebook of the Association. The Executive Committee meets 10-12 times a year. At the first meeting of each new Executive Committee after the AGM, the ten members elect the officers of the committee in a secret ballot. There are four officer roles: Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, Treasurer and Honorary Secretary.
For data protection reasons, committee member contact details are not available on the website but members can seek contact information from Head Office.
The new Executive Committee for 2021-2022 convened for the first time on May 13th 2021 and elected officers for the next year. All of the 2020-21 officers were elected unopposed for a further year.
MLSA Executive Committee 2021-2022
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Officer |
Name |
Laboratory |
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Chairperson |
Kevin O’Boyle 2 |
OLOL University Hospital, Drogheda |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Darren O’Toole 2 |
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin |
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Treasurer (interim) |
Emer Hennessy 1 |
Mayo University Hospital |
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Honorary Secretary |
Tom Hesketh 2 |
Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar |
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Members |
Colm Carolan 3 |
Children's Hospital Ireland, Temple Street |
| Patrick Naughton 2 ** | Mercy University Hospital | |
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Esther McCormack 1 |
Sligo University Hospital |
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Jerry McSweeney 1 |
St. Vincent’s University, Dublin |
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Hugh O’Byrne 1 |
Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise |
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Mairead Ní Mhuimhneacháin 2 |
University Hospital Kerry |
1 Elected to the Committee in 2020 for a two-year term
2 Elected to the Committee in 2021 for a two-year term
3 Co-opted onto Committee in 2021 for a on-year term following the resignation of Kate Donnachie, who was elected in 2021 but resigned following a career change.
** Resigned May 2022