Meet The Team

Noelle provided business development training, education and public affairs consultancy to a wide variety of both private and public sector clients. She held management consultancy positions in Accenture; headed up the Training, Education and Development function of the Construction Industry Federation, and was formerly a Director on the Board of Skillnets.
Noelle also has significant experience in the co-operative and third-level sectors. She holds an MSc in International and European Politics from the University of Edinburgh and a BA Hons in European Studies and Languages from UCC. She is also a Fellow of the Irish Institute of Training and Development, a member of the CIPD and the Institute of Directors of Ireland, and a member of the Board of Alliance Française Ireland.

She worked on communications and academic scholarships with the National University of Ireland and is currently PRO on the Board of the Irish Fulbright Alumni Association. She was Communications Manager of Gaeil ar son Rogha, the Irish language branch of the Together for Yes Referendum Campaign and also worked on communications with Tá Comhionannas, the Irish language branch of the 2015 Yes Equality Referendum Campaign. Lisa was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Connecticut and later worked with the Fulbright Commission in Ireland. A fluent Irish speaker she taught Irish language and literature in third level institutions including Trinity College Dublin, UCD and Maynooth University. Lisa completed with a BA in Modern Irish and Philosophy from Trinity College Dublin, an MA in Communications through Irish from UCD and a diploma in Digital Marketing with The Irish Times.

Tá réimse leathan taithí ag Lisa i gcúrsaí cumarsáide, feachtasaíochta, oideachais agus gníomhaíocht/oideachas na Gaeilge.

D’oibrigh sí ar chúrsaí cumarsáide agus scoláireacht acadúil le hOllscoil na hÉireann agus tá sí mar Oifigeach Caidreamh Poiblí ar Bhord Chumann Iarscoláirí na hÉireann. Bhí sí mar Bhainisteoir Cumarsáide le Gaeil ar son Rogha, le craobh Gaeilge an fheachtais reifrinn Together for Yes agus d’oibrigh sí ar chúrsaí cumarsáide le Tá Comhionannas, craobh Gaeilge Feachtais Reifrinn Yes Equality 2015. Ba scoláire Fulbright í in Ollscoil Connecticut agus d’oibrigh sí le Coimisiún Fulbright na hÉireann ar ball. Cainteoir Gaeilge í, mhúin sí Gaeilge agus litríocht na Gaeilge in institiúidí tríú leibhéil, Coláiste na Tríonóide, COBÁC agus Ollscoil Mhá Nuad san áireamh. Rinne sí BA sa Nua-Ghaeilge agus san Fhealsúnacht i gColáiste na Tríonóide, MA i Scríobh agus Cumarsáid na Gaeilge i gCOBÁC agus dioplóma sa Mhargaíocht Digiteach leis an Irish Times.

Sam graduated with a Master’s degree in Human Geography at the University of Nottingham.
As Policy and Brexit Research Officer, Sam is responsible for the preparation of briefings on the latest developments in European politics, including detailed analysis of the Brexit negotiations. Sam also supports the organisation’s wider policy output through the drafting of various publications and communications material.

having most recently worked in the Pharmaceutical sector for central European markets.

Prior to this Shane provided outsourced IT, Finance and Operations consultancy to SMEs throughout Ireland, developing and improving processes to drive growth and improve profitability. Shane graduated from UCD with a Bachelor of Commerce (International) with German and has worked extensively in Germany and Austria.

and New Zealand with a focus on public affairs, political consultancy and social change communications. Most recently, while based in London, he worked with governmental clients in the UK, the EU and Africa on crucial issues facing society, including extremism, deforestation, migration, and tribalism. Prior to this, he led the European Green Party’s media team in Brussels, working closely with member parties in EU Member States and beyond.
Rory holds an undergraduate degree in Journalism and Visual Media Communications.

 in designing and driving effective communications strategies for the organisation, as well as coordinating the organisation’s flagship educational initiative, The Blue Star Programme. Ryan has graduated from University College of Cork with a Masters in International Relations.