Governing Authority

University Secretariat
email: govauth@ucd.ie

Functions of the Governing Authority are (Universities Act, 1997):

(a) to control and administer the land and other property of the university,

(b) to appoint the chief officer and such other employees as it thinks necessary for the purposes of the university,

(c) subject to the Act and its charter, statutes and regulations, to determine the membership from time to time of the governing authority, and

(d) to perform such other functions as are imposed on it by or under that or any other Act or by its charter, statutes and regulations.

• A Manual of the Structure, Code of Practice & Procedures of the Governing Authority of UCD

Governing Authority Membership 2019-2024

Chair 
Marie O'Connor

Nominations from Organisations 
Charles Coase
Isabel Foley
Mary O'Dea

Minister's Nominees  
Noeline Blackwell
Dermot Lacey
Anne Marie Taylor

Lord Mayor of Dublin 
Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy

Elected by the Association of Irish Local Government
Cllr. John Paul Feeley
Christy Curtin
Cllr. Rosaleen O’Grady
Sinéad Guckian
Cllr. Emer Higgins
Cllr. Ita Reynolds Flynn
Cllr. Pat Daly
Pádraig Conneely

Nominated by the National University of Ireland 
Julie O'Neill
Liam McLoughlin  

UCD Graduates 
Clíona de Bhaldraithe Marsh
Eoghan Murphy 

Chief Officer 
Prof. Orla Feely 

Senior Officer - Registrar 
Prof. Barbara Dooley

Non-Academic Staff 
Claire Nolan
Helen Kenny
Hugo O'Donnell

Student Representatives 
Molly Greenough
Martha Ní Riada
Míde Nic Fhionnlaoich

Postgraduate Student Representative 
Marc Matouc

Total Seats: 40
Seats filled to date: 40
Seats vacant: 0

Please note these dates have been approved by GA but are subject to change. 

 GA Meeting Schedule 2023/2024

GA/ARMC/FRAMC Dates 2023-24

• Summary of Meeting 23 March 2023
• Summary of Meeting 21 February 2023
• Summary of Meeting 26 January 2023
• Summary of Meeting 15 December 2022
• Summary of Meeting 13 October 2022
• Summary of Meeting 15 September 2022
• Summary of Meeting 23 June 2022
• Summary of Meeting 10 June 2022
• Summary of Meeting 12 May 2022
• Summary of Meeting 24 March 2022
• Summary of Meeting 27 January 2022
• Summary of Meeting 16 December 2021
• Summary of Meeting 7 October 2021
• Summary of Meeting 9 September 2021
• Summary of Meeting 24 June 2021
• Summary of Meeting 13 May 2021
• Summary of Meeting 25 March 2021
• Summary of Meeting 10 December 2020
• Summary of Meeting 12 November 2020
• Summary of Meeting 8 October 2020
• Summary of Meeting 10 September 2020
• Summary of Meeting 25 June 2020
• Summary of Meeting 14 May 2020
• Summary of Meeting 26 March 2020
• Summary of Meeting 20 February 2020
• Summary of Meeting 20 December 2019
• Summary of Meeting 17 October 2019
• Summary of Meeting 9 May 2019
• Summary of Meeting 28 March 2019
• Summary of Meeting 21 February 2019
• Summary of Meeting 12 December 2018
• Summary of Meeting 19 June 2018
• Summary of Meeting 30 April 2018‌
• Summary of Meeting 27 March 2018
• Summary of Meeting 20 February 2018
• Summary of Meeting 13 December 2017‌
• Summary of Meeting 3 October 2017
• Summary of Meeting 27 June 2017
• Summary of Meeting 21 March 2017 ‌
• Summary of Meeting 7 February 2017
• Summary of Meeting 20 December 2016‌
• Summary of Meeting 18 October 2016
• Summary of Meeting 28 June 2016
• Summary of Meeting 17 May 2016
• Summary of Meeting 22 March 2016

• GA Submission Form
• UCD Governing Authority Standing Orders
• Schedules of Reserved Decision Making and Delegated Authority
• UCD Governing Authority Code of Conduct