St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook

STAFF
(as of January 2024)

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP TEAM (SLT)

Principal
Mr Dáithí Murray

Vice-Principals
Ms Christine Fearon (Standards & Improvement)
Mrs Mary McMahon (Care & Welfare)
Mr Colm Murphy (Curriculum & Staffing)

Senior Leaders
Mrs Laura Hollywood (Assessment & Reporting)
Ms Clare Maguire (Staff Development)
Mrs Maria Wilson (Additional Pupil Needs and Learning Support Co-ordinator)

Bursar
Mrs Michelle Murphy

Extended Senior Leadership Team
Mrs Siobhán Kearney (Director of CEIAG)
Mr Damien McKenna (Cover Manager)

Teaching Staff

Religious Education
Head of Department: Mr Tohiln Murney
Assistant Head of Department:
Mrs Kathy Branagan
Mrs Maria Wilson
Mrs Margaret Murtagh
Mrs Deirdre Graham
Mrs Kerrie Killen
Mrs Louise McEntee
Mr Joseph Murphy
Miss Eimear O’Brien
Mr Michael Gray-Sloan
Miss Rachael Cunningham

English
Head of Department: Mrs Kelly McCormick
Assistant Head of Department: Ms Kellie McShane
Miss Niamh O’Rourke
Miss Geraldine McClinton
Mr Gerard McMahon
Mr Seamus McKenna
Mrs Maeve McShane
Mrs Roisin Mohan
Mrs Victoria Downing
Miss Caoibhe Sloan
Miss Fionnuala Donnelly
Miss Sinead O’Neill
Mrs Anne Quinn

Maths
Head of Department:  Mrs Áine Mallie
Assistant Head of Department: Mrs Áine Kearney
Mrs Laura Hollywood
Mr Alex Murphy
Mrs Emma Knipe
Mrs Laura McEvoy
Mrs Alana McBrien
Miss Clare Conlon
Miss Olivia Murray
Miss Dervla Grant
Miss Sinead Rice
Mr Michael Doyle

Environment & Society
Head of Department (Geography): Mrs Maeve McConnell
Head of Department (History): Mr Emmett McCaffrey
Mr Damien McKenna
Mrs Bernadette Cunningham
Mr Neil McArdle
Mr Joseph McElroy
Miss Niamh Rooney
Mrs Maria Lema Moreira

ICT
Head of Department and Director of ICT: Ms Joanne Leonard
Mrs Brenda Murray
Mrs Katrina Trainor
Mr Paul Caldwell
Miss Amy Rocks

Health & Social Care & Sociology
Head of Department: Mrs Caroline Hughes
Ms Christine Fearon
Ms Alana McCrink
Miss Mairead Murphy
Miss Ciara King
Mr Caomhlán Gordon
Mrs Emma Vernon
Mrs Moira Crilly

Irish
Head of Department: Miss Ciara McCoy
Mr Stephen Quinn
Mr Stephen Mooney
Miss Rachael Moore
Mrs Orla Treanor

French
Head of Department: Mrs Sinéad Pélissou
Ms Christelle Bernard
Mrs Kellie O’Kane
Mrs Sheileen Turner

Spanish
Head of Department: Miss Louise Mulholland
Miss Rachael Moore
Mrs Anne Neeson
Mrs Sheileen Turner

Science
Head of Department: Mrs Thérèse McGarvey
Mrs Ashlyn Kimbley
Miss Karina Traynor
Mr Jim Murray
Mrs Catherine Rafferty
Mrs Martina Bradley
Mrs Lisa Taylor
Mrs Martha Rafferty
Miss Aoibhín O’Hare
Dr Nicole Breslin
Miss Louise McNulty
Mrs Nicole McCoy
Miss Deirbhle McNicholl

Art & Design
Head of Department: Ms Leanne O’Reilly
Mrs Oonagh McArdle
Mr Brendan McArdle
Mrs Tracey O’Malley
Miss Brenna Meehan

Technology & Design
Head of Department: Mr Niall McGovern
Mr Bill Geoghegan
Ms Bronagh Breen
Mrs Martina McCreesh
Mr Cormac Smyth

Construction
Head of Department:  Ms Bronagh Breen
Mrs Martina McCreesh
Mr Niall McGovern
Mr Cormac Smyth

Home Economics
Head of Department:  Mrs Lisa McConville
Mrs Freda Mackin
Miss Ciara King
Mrs Maria Mulvaney
Mrs Jolene O’Hare

Business Studies
Head of Department: Mrs Ann O’Hare
Ms Clare Maguire
Ms Joanne Leonard
Mr Gary McKinley
Mrs Deirdre Grant
Miss Shelley Darling

Music
Head of Department: Miss Bridie McAvoy
Mr Colm Murphy
Mr Peter Slane
Mr Ryan Kane

Vocational Education
Mrs Julie Simpson
Mr Martin Canavan
Mrs Anne Quinn
Mr Fionnán Burns
Mrs Deirdre Grant

Careers & Employability
Director of CEIAG: Mrs Siobhán Kearney
Mrs Catherine Hughes
Ms Joanne Leonard

Learning for Life & Work
Head of Department: Mr Neil McSherry
Mr Martin Canavan

PE & Sport
Head of Department:  Mr Martin O’Rourke
Director of Extra-Curricular Sport: Mr John Rafferty

Mrs Paula O’Hare-Armstrong
Mr Barry Shannon
Mr Martin Rafferty
Miss Michaela Downey
Miss Cushla Savage

The DEN
Head of Department: Mrs Marion McMahon
Mr Jonathan Brown
Mrs Tracy O’Hare
Miss Niamh Watters
Mrs Carmel Robinson
Mr Mark McKenna

Drama
Head of Department: Ms Pauline Lynch
Mrs Roisin Mohan

Support for pupils with additional learning needs
Learning Support Co-ordinator: Mrs Maria Wilson
Mrs Karen Clarke

Heads of Year

Head of Year 8: Mrs Laura McEvoy
Head of Year 9:
Mr Stephen Kearney
Head of Year 10: Mr Martin Rafferty
Head of Year 11: Mrs Oonagh McArdle
Head of Year 12: Mr Brendan McArdle
Head of Year 13: Mrs Catriona McCartan
(Interim Head of Year 13: Miss Caoimhe Magennis)
Head of Year 14: Mrs Catherine Hughes

SUPPORT STAFF

Chaplain:
V Rev Father Seamus White, PP

Office Manager
Ms Sinéad Britton

Office staff:
Mrs Joan O’Neill
Mrs Sarah Maguire
Mrs Caroline McAteer
Miss Patrice Hughes
Mrs Joelene Davidson
Mrs Marie Burke
Mrs Aveen Hogg

ICT Support Manager:
Mr Martin Browne

ICT Support Technicians:
Mr Ryan Freeburn
Mr Gary McShane

Building Supervisors:
Mr Colm Traynor
Mr Michael McDonnell
Mr Damien Britton

Housekeeping:
Mrs Emma McMullan

Home Economics Technician:
Mrs Ciara McDonnell

Librarian:
Mrs Michelle Morgan

Science Technicians:
Mr Thomas Reidy
Mr Connor Teggart
Mrs Orla O’Shea

Reprographics Technician:
Mrs Gillian McElroy

Technology Technician:
Mr Gabriel Morris

Cafeteria Manager:
Mrs Rita McClorey

Art & Design Technician:
Mrs Muiread McMahon

Cleaning Manager:
Mrs Karen McKeown

Literacy Support Assistants:
Mrs Edel Hughes
Mrs Mary McKenna

Numeracy Support Assistants:
Mrs Nicole Rock
Mrs Leeanna Scott

Study Supervisor:
Dr Georgina Larkin

PE Technician:
Mrs Geraldine McNally

Teaching Support Assistants

Miss Malika Ahmed
Ms Junona Baleisa
Mrs Alison Boyle
Mrs Rosemary Carragher
Mrs Noelle Davey
Mrs Anne Davidson
Ms Sally Fitzpatrick
Ms Nicola Fusco
Mrs Aine Gregory
Mrs Carmel Hearty
Mrs Lorraine Hoey
Mrs Bernadine Hughes
Ms Jody Keenan
Mrs Madeline Kerr
Mrs Rosemary Kieran
Mrs Joanne King
Miss Jamie Larkin
Miss Claudine Loughran
Mrs Siobhan Loughran
Mrs Sinead Maguire
Ms Aine McNally
Ms Shauna Maginnis
Mrs Patricia McAleavey
Mrs Bridget McAleer
Ms Geraldine McAllister
Ms Colleen McArdle
Mr Kevin McCann
Mrs Bernie McCreesh
Mrs Patricia McCullough
Mrs Ann McElroy
Miss Alana McKenna
Ms Kate McKeown
Mrs Sheila McNamee
Mrs Deirdre McParland
Miss Cathy Mullan
Mr Oisín Murphy
Ms Bronagh Nugent
Ms Jenni Porter
Mrs Christina Quinn
Mrs Roisin Rowntree
Mr James Shannon
Mrs Teresa Walsh