John Walsh
Chairperson
Chairperson of the Spiritan Education Trust (SET) Board of Directors.
Email: chair@spiritaneducation.ie
Ronan Barry
Executive Officer
Ronan Barry was appointed SET interim Executive Officer in December 2024. Ronan was previously a member of the SET executive team for over ten years. Ronan is currently the Director of Spiritan Mission Ireland (SMI) and a member of the Spiritan Leadership Team for the Province of Ireland.
SMI was set up in 2017 to respond, in line with Spiritan charism, to the current context of the Irish Spiritan Province and Church.
Email: eo@spiritaneducation.ie
Laura Hannigan
Finance Officer / Company Secretary
Laura is a Certified Public Accountant and was appointed to the position of Finance Officer / Company Secretary of SET in November 2024.
Frank Brown
Ethos and Faith Development Officer
Frank was appointed to SET in September 2022, He is a native of Belfast, now an honorary Dub after living there for more than 30 years, Frank is married with 3 children and has extensive experience in building the ‘Community of Faith’ through networking, quality relationships, and pastoral care. Frank is a passionate and dedicated pastoral professional with comprehensive and demonstrated experience in designing and implementing various faith formation services and resources and has worked as Parish Pastoral Worker in the Dublin Diocese for almost 12 years
Frank holds a MA in Religion and Education.
Email: frank.brown@spiritaneducation.ie
Sheila Lanney
Administration
Sheila started off her working career in London working in numerous 5 star hotels before returning to Dublin. Before joining SET Sheila worked in one of Dublin’s top law firms as a legal secretary for 14 years.