Tipperary ETB Retired Staff Presentations, Anner Hotel Thurles, back row: Diarmuid Heafey (Adult Literacy, South Tipperary), Cáit Leyne (Coláiste Phobal Ros Cré), Sean O’Regan (Scoil Ruáin, Killenaule), Una Fogarty (Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed, Thurles), Bernadette Ryan (Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed, Thurles), Geraldine Flynn (Coláiste Dún Iascaigh, Cahir), Michael Roycroft (VTOS, Teach an Léinn, Nenagh), Eibhlís Purcell (Head Office, Nenagh), Mary Ryan (VTOS, Coláiste Eile, Thurles). Front row, Patricia Prout (Templemore College of Further Education), Jane Quinlan (Templemore College of Further Education), Bernadette Cullen (Chief Executive, Tipperary ETB), Cllr Roger Kennedy (Chairperson, Tipperary ETB), Mary Hackett (VTOS, Teach an Léinn, Nenagh), Eddie Cantwell (Central Technical Institute). Photo: Odhran Ducie

ETB retirees honoured

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Tipperary Education and Training Board (ETB) honoured 22 of its former staff members at its biannual 2024 Retired Staff Presentation at the Anner Hotel in Thurles recently.

Each of the retirees attending were presented with a Tipperary Crystal vase and a citation to mark their achievements in the education sector. They were joined by family and friends at the presentation.

Chief Executive of Tipperary ETB, Bernadette Cullen, welcomed attendees to Thurles, and thanked them for their professionalism and commitment to the ETB’s core values of Excellence, Equality, Respect, Care and Community during their education careers.

Chairperson of Tipperary ETB, Cllr Roger Kennedy, also thanked each of the retirees for their help in delivering outstanding educational provision to people of all ages across the county.

Tipperary ETB is patron of Nenagh Community National School (CNS), Coláiste Shliabh na mBan, 10 post-primary schools, as well as providing Further Education and Training (FET) courses from 21 centres across the county. Tipperary ETB also delivers a range of additional education services in community settings.

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The list of Tipperary ETB retired staff members honoured on the night was:

Philip Bourke, Adult Education, Adult Literacy North; Karen Burke Ryan, Teacher, Newport College; Eddie Cantwell, Special Needs Assistant, CTI Clonmel; Séamus Coffey, Caretaker, Newport College; Gabrielle Egan, Clerical Officer, Admin Offices (Clonmel); Geraldine Flynn, Teacher, Coláiste Dún Iascaigh (Cahir); Una Fogarty, Assistant Staff Officer, Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed (Thurles); Liam Griffin, Caretaker, Scoil Ruáin (Killenaule); Mary Hackett, Teacher, VTOS Nenagh; Diarmuid Heafey, Caretaker, Adult Literacy South; Cáit Leyne, Teacher, Coláiste Phobal (Roscrea); Denise McDonnell, Teacher, Coláiste Phobal; Mary O’Callaghan, Teacher, Borrisokane Community College; Carmel O’Connell, Teacher, Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed (Thurles); Sean O’Regan, Teacher, Scoil Ruáin; Agnes O’Sullivan, Clerical Officer, Admin Offices (Nenagh); Patricia Prout, Teacher, Templemore College of Further Education; Eibhlís Purcell, Administrative Officer, Admin Offices (Nenagh); Jane Quinlan, Deputy Principal, Templemore College of Further Education; Michael Roycroft, Teacher, VTOS Nenagh; Bernadette Ryan, Teacher, Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed and Mary Ryan, Teacher, VTOS Thurles.

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