The Advocacy Initiaitive could not have been possible without the support and participation of many people from across the community and voluntary sector. Below is a list of those on our Steering Committee who provided invaluable guidance and support over the duration of the project.

  Noeline Blackwell,
  Director General of Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)

 

 

 

  Frances Byrne
  in her role as CEO of OPEN representing lone parents in Ireland

 

 

  Ivan Cooper,
  Head of Advocacy at The Wheel

 

 

  Selina Donnelly,
  Policy Officer, Trócaire

 

  Caroline Fahey,
  Policy Officer, Society of Saint Vincent de Paul

 

 

 

  Eugene Flynn,
  Director,
  54 Degrees

 

 

 

  Noleen Hartigan
  in her role as Programmes Director,
  Amnesty International

 

 

 

  Catherine Joyce,
  Head of Advocacy,
  Barnardos

 

 

 

  Joyce Loughnan,
  CEO,
  Focus Ireland

 

 

 

 

  David Lynch,
  Central Group Member,
  Community Workers Co-operative

 

 

  Gerry Mangan

 

 

 

 

  Kieran Murphy,
  National Director of the
  Society of Saint Vincent de Paul

 

 

 

 

  Sheila Nordon,
  Director,
  Irish Charities Tax Reform

 

 

 

  Brid O'Brien,
  Head of Policy & Media,
  The Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

 

 

 

 

  Orla O'Connor,
  CEO,
  The National Women's Council of Ireland

 

 

  Joan O'Donnell,
  Support Officer,
  Disability Federation of Ireland

 

 

 

  Diarmaid Ó'Corrbuí,
  CEO,
  The Carmichael Centre

 

 

 

  Siobhan O'Donoghue,
  Representative of Community Platform

 

 

 

  Kathleen O'Meara,
  Head of Advocacy & Communications,
  Irish Cancer Society

 

 

 

  Niamh Randall,
  Head of Policy & Communications,
  Simon Communities of Ireland

 

 

 

  June Tinsley,
  Policy Officer,
  Barnardos

 

 

 

  Tanya Ward, Chief Executive,
  Children's Rights Alliance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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