Public and patient involvement in health and social care research across the island of Ireland

STEERING GROUP

Steering Group

The Steering Group provides strategic oversight and guidance for the All-Island PPI Ignite Network. The group has 22 members and brings together representatives from the Network’s 10 All-Island Partners, 11 University Partners and a member of the Network’s Impact and Communications Working Group.

Ciarán McCarthy

PPI Co-Lead

RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Clair Kerr

Academic Co-Lead

Queen’s University Belfast

Declan Meenagh

PPI Co-Lead

Trinity College Dublin

Emma Dorris

Research Support Co-Lead and Programme Manager

University College Dublin

Fiona Riordan

Research Support Co-Lead

University College Cork

Lora Ruth

PPI Co-lead

University of Limerick

Mark Robinson

Academic Co-Lead

Queen’s University Belfast

Natalie Walsh

Academic Co-Lead

University of Galway

Patrick Fitzgerald

PPI Co-Lead

Technological University Dublin

Veronica Lambert

Academic Co-Lead

Dublin City University

Dr Avril Kennan

All-Island Partner Organisation Lead

HRCI

Dr Maria Quinlan

All-Island Partner Organisation Lead

HSE Research & Development

Dr Laura Brady

All-Island Partner Organisation Lead

IPPOSI

Dr Edel Tierney

All-Island Partner Organisation Lead

TUSLA

Prof Ali Khashan

All-Island Partner Organisation Lead

SPHeRE

Dr Sheelah Connolly

All-Island Partner Organisation Lead

ESRI

Dr Betül Hekimoğlu

All-Island Partner Organisation Lead

Research Ireland

Dr Máirín Ryan

All-Island Partner Organisation Lead

HIQA

Fionnuala Parfrey

All-Island Partner Organisation Lead

Royal Irish Academy

Niall Hore

All-Island Partner Organisation Lead

ECRIN