Connect Trade Union Staff Officials & Offices

Our General Secretary leads our team of full-time professional negotiators and our experienced support team from our Head Office and throughout our six  regions.
Connect Trade Union has five Offices throughout the Country which are listed below.
Location Email Telephone Fax
Connect Trade Union Head Office 6, Gardiner Row, Dublin 1. info@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media 018747047 018747048
Connect Trade Union Cork Office FORSA Building, 14-15 Father Matthew Quay, Cork. cork@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media 0214806000/1 0214806005
Connect Trade Union Galway 23/26 Mulvoy Business Park,  Sean Mulvoy Road, Galway,H91 HT27 galway@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media 091533606
Connect Trade Union Limerick Office FORSA Building, 30/36 Roxboro Road, Limerick. limerick@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media 061 316810
Connect Trade Union Waterford Office 83, Lower Yellow Road, Waterford waterford@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media 051857030 051857036

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General Secretary

Paddy Kavanagh

General Secretary

On behalf of Connect Executive Council I lead our team of full-time professional negotiators and our experienced support team from our Head Office and throughout our six  regions. Our Executive Council is elected by our general members and is representative of our network of 25 Branches throughout the Country , a number of Industrial Consultative Committees, our Women’s Forum and our Youth Forum. If you are not already a member why not join up, it is free to join and a modest weekly contribution is payable thereafter. Email paddy_k@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

Full Time Officials

Brian National Connect

Brian Nolan

Assistant General Secretary

01-8747047 brian_n@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

National Electrical Contracting (ENJIC) Mechanical Industry (MEBSCA & MECA)

Construction Industry Film Industry

Groups Construction Industrial Committee – Consultative Committees Mechanical, Electrical and Film Industry

Branches Dublin 8 & 10

Derek Beegan

Regional Secretary South Dublin

01-8747047 derek_b@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

National Lift & Escalator and Drinks Industry

Groups Britvic, HVAC & Refrigeration, Diageo & Irish Distillers

Branches – Dublin No 1, Wicklow & Kildare

Ger Mooney

Regional Secretary South East 

Based in Waterford Office

051-857030 ger_m@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

Groups Glanbia, Kerry Foods, Danone & Dawn Meats

Consultative Committee Women’s Forum

Branches Carlow/Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford No. 1 Waterford No. 2

Thomas Faulkner

National Construction Official (Civils)

01-8747047 thomas_f@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

Groups Irish Cement – Consultative Committees

Painters, Carpenters & Sheetmetal

Branches Drogheda & Dundalk

Mark Dobbyn

Regional Secretary Region 4 South Ireland

Based in Cork Office

021-4806000 mark_d@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

National Pharma/Chem & Gas

Groups Bord Gais, Consultative Committees Pharma,/Chem, Gas, Medical Devices

Branches Cork & Kerry

Darren Erangey

Regional Secretary Region 6 West

Based in Galway Office

091-533606

darren_e@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

National Windfarm , Green/Eco, Overhead Powerlines

Groups Bord Na Mona

Branches Galway (Athlone)

Executive Secretary & Office Manager

Tamara Harte

Office Manager & Executive Secretary to the General Secretary

+018747047

tamara_h@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

Support Staff

Michelle Carroll

Support Staff – Construction (Civils)

01-8747047

michelle_c@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

Naoise Neville

Assistant Executive Secretary Region 1

naoise_n@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

Moira Duffy

Support Staff Region 2

01-8747047 moira_d@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

Michelle Myler

Support Staff Region 3

051-857030 michelle_m@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

Margaret Madigan

Support Staff Region 5

061-316810 margaret_m@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

Enrica Walsh

Support Staff Region 6

091-533606 enrica_w@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

Jackie Starrs

Support Staff for Power & Rail

01-8747047 Jackie_s@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

Anna Farrell

Support Staff Asst. General Secretary

01-8747047 anna_f@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

Membership Department

Sharon Byrne

 01-8747047 Option 2   sharon_b@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

Claire Judge

 01-8747047  Option 2

claire_j@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

Accounts Department

Ann McKeown

Phone: 018719906

ann_m@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

Cathy Quinn

Phone: 018719919

cathy_q@sandbox.connectunion.olive.media

General President

Tony Maher

General President

Lay Executive Members

National Executive Council (NEC)
EMC = Executive Management Committee
Dublin No 1 Branch Christy Nolan
Dublin No 2 Branch Thomas Sweeney  

 
Dublin No. 8 Branch Paul Bowe
Dublin No 8 Branch Anthony Doolin
Dublin No 9 Branch Michael Ward (EMC)
Dublin No. 10 Branch Colin Tyrrell
Carlow/Wexford Michael Gilhooly
Cork Branch Frank O’Neill
Cork Branch Owen Wills
Drogheda Branch Brian Hoey
Galway Branch Dudley Nee
Kerry Branch Garry Normoyle
Kildare Branch Thomas Campbell
Kilkenny Branch Richard Keane
Limerick No. 1 Branch Jim Mulcahy
Limerick No 1 Branch Tommy Guilfoyle
North Western Branch John McLoughlin (EMC)
Portlaoise Branch Fintan Dunne
Tipperary Branch Peter Lanigan (EMC)
Waterford No. 1 Branch John Mahony
Waterford No. 2 Branch Kevin Murphy
Women’s Committee Amanda

Garrett

 Rebehak

Dunne (EMC)
Youth Committee Gary Kavanagh (EMC)
Youth Committee John Farrell
ENJIC CC Terence Gregg (EMC)
ESB CC David Hurrell (EMC)
MEBSA CC Kieran O’Neill (EMC)
Pharma Chem CC John McLoughlin
Public Sector CC James McNally (EMC)
Transport CC Jimmy  Doran
Carpenters CC David Quinn
Painters CC Damien Hanney
Sheetmetal Workers CC Eamonn Mooney
Electronic Security Systems CC Paddy Forsythe
Trustee John Fitzgerald
Trustee Thomas Phelan
Trustee David Carr