From 2008 to 2019, Máirin was the CEO of the Robert Emmet Community Development Project (recently renamed the Liberties Community Project) in Dublin. Prior to that she worked for six years in Ballymun – firstly as a volunteer support worker and later with in the then Ballymun Partnership managing community development supports.
As such, Máirin has considerable knowledge of the local and community development sector and has seen it evolve over recent decades. She knows the impact the sector has on social inclusion and economic development within communities.
Máirin has a Higher Diploma in Community and Youth Work from NUI Maynooth, a Bachelors degree in Agricultural Science from UCD and an MBA in Sustainable Leadership from TCD.
From 2019 to recently, Máirin served as the Dublin Development Officer with Waterways Ireland.
Máirin takes over the role from Dr. Carol Baumann who led the network for three years and saw it expand, including a rebranding earlier this year – it was previously known as the Irish Local Development Network.
The companies it supports engage in community development and social inclusion work, employment training and placement, supporting social enterprise, environmental and climate justice initiatives and much more. They reach out to communities and individuals.
You can read our July interview with Carol here:
INTERVIEW – Dubliner Carol Baumann on her career in development
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