Deirdre de Bhailís
Manager, Dingle Hub
Deirdre is an active and committed member of the local community. She is involved in coordinating and organising projects and events, facilitating stakeholder and community involvement, promoting the work both locally and nationally, and securing funding.
Email: deirdre@dinglehub.com
Brendan Tuohy
Dingle Hub
Brendan was one of the initial group of people involved in proposing a vision for Corca Dhuibhne 2030/Dingle Peninsula 2030. He facilitates engagement with senior people in local and national Government, the public service and private sector, promotes the projects at county and national level, and helps with applications for financial and other support.
Claire McElligott
Community Engagement Manager, ESB Networks
Claire has managed the roll out of ESB Networks Dingle Project Ambassador Programmes and facilitated renewable technology installation on the peninsula. She also works with the community to help trial and test these renewable technologies on the electricity network, the results of which will support the development of a low carbon network of the future.
Email: Claire.McElligott@esb.ie
Séamus O’Hara
Area Manager, NEWKD
Séamus is responsible for implementing the SICAP Programme in W Kerry, and is an SEC energy mentor. Séamus is a founding member of Transition Kerry, and works collaboratively with communities, business and farming groups, and local state agencies. He initiated and coordinated a recent demographic, socio-economic and energy survey throughout the Peninsula.
Email: seamusohara@nekd.ie
Dr Clare Watson
Engaged Research Team, MaREI
Clare provides advice and support on community engagement issues and strategies, and she helps to develop good communication and collaborative practices across the initiative. She is coordinating the production of co-created reflective learning briefs on particular activities, projects or outcomes relating to the work of Dingle Peninsula 2030.
Email: clare.watson@ucc.ie
Aoife Deane
Communications and Public Engagement Manager, MaREI
Aoife acts as a sounding board and provides on-going advice to the MaREI Dingle team. She assists with reporting, funding applications, project management (on an SFI Discover grant for the Dingle Peninsula 2030 initiative), and the development of outputs and dissemination. She is also helping to create effective methods of evaluation and impact assessment.
Email: aoife.deane@ucc.ie
Evan Boyle
PhD Student (Sociology), MaREI
Evan is conducting qualitative research on the ESB Networks Ambassador Programme and EV trial, and on the stakeholder collaborative process, and is writing a series of journal papers and reports. He assists with organizing events and meetings and promotes the initiative within the academic sector.
Email: evan.boyle@ucc.ie
Connor McGookin
PhD Student (Energy Engineering), MaREI
Connor has conducted detailed analysis of the current energy system on the Dingle Peninsula and associated CO2 emissions, which informed the Energy Master Plan. He has also helped with the organisation of several events including ‘LED bulb swaps’ and ‘Climate Hacks’, as well as a series of community meetings exploring the social, economic, and environmental challenges facing the area, in collaboration with NEWKD. He has co-produced a number of learning briefs and is writing a series of journal papers.
Email: connor.mcgookin@ucc.ie
