Teaching Hero Awards

The Teaching Hero Awards are student-led awards which celebrate the best of Ireland’s higher education teachers for the impact they have on the development of their students and the part they play in promoting educational excellence in higher education.

These awards are organised by the National Forum, in collaboration with the Union of Students in Ireland and other student unions nationwide. The awards aim to enhance and motivate outstanding teaching in all our higher education institutions. Teaching Heroes are nominated by individual students, who submit a short personal piece that explains why the person is their ‘Teaching Hero’. Based on student nominations, all Teaching Heroes identified, with their agreement, receive national recognition.

The Teaching Hero Awards were first presented in 2014, and again in 2016.

Teaching Heroes 2014 & 2016

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Characteristics of a Teaching Hero

Teaching Hero Publications »

Institute	Teaching Hero 2016
College of Computer Training	Padraig McDonagh
College of Computer Training	Michael Weiss
Cork Institute of Technology	Aisling O’Driscoll
Cork Institute of Technology	Padraig Trehy
Dublin City University	Paraic James
Dublin City University	Lisa Duke
Dublin Institute of Technology	Luca Longo
Dundalk Institute of Technology	Fionnuala Power
Dundalk Institute of Technology	Karen Dunne
Galway Mayo Institute of Technology	Tom Conlon
Galway Mayo Institute of Technology	Anne O’Leary
Griffith College Dublin	Wendy Doyle
Griffith College Dublin	Ryan Brennan
Hibernia College	Bernadette McHugh
Institute of Technology Blanchardstown	Gael Le Roux
Institute of Technology Blanchardstown	Kevin Murphy
Institute of Technology Carlow	Eleanor O’Leary
Institute of Technology Carlow	Larry Banville
Institute of Technology Sligo	Dave Doyle
Institute of Technology Tallaght	Denise Behan
Institute of Technology Tralee	Colm O’Doherty
Institute of Technology Tralee	Ashley Gaskin
Letterkenny Institute of Technology	Cormac Conaghan
National University of Ireland Galway	Jerome Sheahan
National University of Ireland Maynooth	Ciarán Mac an Bhaird
National University of Ireland Maynooth	James O’Malley
Royal College of Surgeons Ireland	Celine Marmion
Royal College of Surgeons Ireland	Muirne Spooner
Trinity College Dublin	Shane Timmons
Trinity College Dublin	Pete Karageorgis
University College Cork	Robert Butler
University College Cork	Steven Robinson
University College Dublin	Conor Galvin
University of Limerick	Niall McInerney
University of Limerick	Barbara Geraghty
Waterford Institute of Technology	Sheila O’Donohoe
Waterford Institute of Technology	Neil Van Dokkum

Institution	Teaching Heroes	Department
Athlone Institute of Technology	Jean Russell	Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology Pharmacology Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Athlone Institute of Technology	Joseph Egan	Marketing
Institute of Technology Blanchardstown	Marie Brennan	Department of Humanities
Institute of Technology Blanchardstown	Pamela Kelly	Department of Humanities
College of Computer Training	Colette Kirwan	Computing
College of Computer Training	Gemma Davis	Business
Cork Institute of Technology	Roy Sleator	Biological Sciences
Cork Institute of Technology	Maurice Murphy	Management & Enterprise
Dublin Business School	Siobhan Magner	Marketing Department
Dublin Business School	David Wallace	Management Department
Dublin City University	Stella Vlachou	Nursing and Human Sciences
Dublin City University	Brian Leavy	Management, DCU Business School
Dublin Institute of Technology	Bryan Duggan	School of Computing
Dublin Institute of Technology	Pat Hannon	School of Media
Dundalk Institute of Technology	Marese McCabe	Applied Sciences
Dundalk Institute of Technology	Paula Mullen	Business and Humanities
Galway Mayo Institute of Technology	John Carty	Hospitality and Tourism
Galway Mayo Institute of Technology	Richie Hoare	Business
Griffith College Dublin	Tony Mullins	Programming
Griffith College Dublin	Eilis O’Leary	Business
Hibernia College	Muireann Conway	Early Childhood Education
Hibernia College	Redmond Connolly	Lead Music and Drama Tutor
Insititute of Technology, Limerick	Alan Kavanagh	Electrical and Electronic Eng.
Insittute of Technology, Sligo	Paula Roddy	Marketing, Tourism and Sport
Insittute of Technology, Sligo	Francis O’Regan	Computing and Creative Practices
Institute of Physical Therapy and Applied Sciences	Breda Berry	IPTAS
Institute of Physical Therapy and Applied Sciences	Terry Christie	IPTAS
Institute of Technology Tallaght	Elizabeth Mathews	Humanities
Institute of Technology Tallaght	Gerard Phelan	Accountancy & Professional Studies
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Eileen Doyle-Walsh	Department of Humanities
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Jenny Russell	Department of Electronic, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Institute of Technology, Tralee	Mary Brosnan	Nursing and Health Care Sciences
Institute of Tecnology, Tralee	John Brosnan	Computing
Mary Immaculate College	Diarmuid O’Driscoll	Mathematics & Computer Studies
Mary Immaculate College	Mary Moloney	Early Childhood Care and Education
Maynooth University	Frank Mulligan	Experimental Physics
Maynooth University	Kevin Kavanagh	Biology
National University of Ireland, Galway	Deirdre Curran	School of Business & Economics and Whitaker Institute (Employment Relations)
National University of Ireland, Galway	Mark Lang	School of Physics (Centre for Astronomy)
Open Training College	Raymond Watson	Social Care
Open Training College	Alacoque McAuley Savage	Social Care
Royal College of Surgeons Ireland	Mary Leader	Department of Pathology
Royal College of Surgeons Ireland	Michelle Flood	Department of Pharmacy
Trinity College Dublin	Nicola Marples	Zoology
Trinity College Dublin	Stephen Connon	Chemistry
University College Cork	Eileen O Leary	Chemistry
University College Cork	Kieran Keohane	Sociology
University College Dublin	Sinead Sheerin	School of Veterinary Medicine
University College Dublin	Kevin Costello	School of Law
University of Limerick	Joseph Lynch	Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Limerick	John Heneghan	Accounting and Finance
Waterford Institute of Technology	Olivia Freyne	School of Humanities, Languages Tourism and Hospitality
Waterford Institute of Technology	Tony Reid	Health Science, Nursing

Nominated Teaching Heroes 2016

Nominated Teaching Heroes 2014

Teaching Heroes 2014 & 2016

Characteristics of a Teaching Hero

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