Manager at Limerick university appointed new role at Hibernia College

HIBERNIA College, Ireland’s largest educator of school teachers, has announced three senior leadership appointments.

The new appointments include Miriam McCarthy, who was previously the Health Sciences Academy manager at the University of Limerick (UL).

Ms McCarthy has been appointed as dean of the soon-to-be-established School of Health Sciences, as Hibernia College prepares to “expand into allied healthcare education” following its acquisition of the Institute of Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy (IICP). 

A spokesperson for the Dublin-based college said that Ms McCarthy “brings a wealth of clinical and academic expertise that will shape Hibernia College’s future direction in healthcare education”.

In her role as Health Sciences Academy manager, Ms McCarthy worked across UL and HSE Midwest “leading collaboration in research, innovation, education and training”. 

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“She originally trained as a physiotherapist, is faculty with the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and established a range of services including an Adult Cystic Fibrosis physiotherapy service in University Hospital Limerick before moving to primary care and a patient advocacy and liaison service across the acute hospitals in HSE Midwest,” the spokesperson continued.

CEO of Hibernia College, Paul Farrell, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Miriam, a seasoned leader with a national profile in health and education, to the Hibernia College team. I know Miriam’s leadership skills and proven track record in driving significant improvements will benefit us as we expand our education programmes to include Allied Health Sciences.”

Also joining the senior leadership team are Dr Julie Uí Choistealbha as registrar and Niamh O’Loughlin as group commercial director. 

“These appointments reflect Hibernia College’s ambition to lead from the front in a continuously evolving education landscape,” continued Mr Farrell. “With an exceptional team on board, our focus now is to continue to deliver much-needed highly trained graduates to the education and healthcare sectors.”