National Executive Committee

The National Executive Committee (NEC) is the governing body or Board of Management of the INOU and has overall responsibility for the management of the organisation and its resources. NEC members are elected from amongst the wider membership of the organisation at the Annual Conference and normally serve for an initial term of two years.

NEC membership

Officers Board

  • Ann Fergus, Chairperson, Galway People's Resource Centre
  • Padraig Malone, Treasurer, Limerick Resource Centre for the Unemployed
  • Michael McNamara, Vice Chairperson, INOU General Branch
  • Joanne Farrell, Vice Chairperson, Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre

NEC Members

  • Des Bonass , Dublin Council of Trade Unions
  • Yvonne Brown, National Employability Services
  • Mick Creedon, Ballymun Jobs Centre
  • Michael Glennon, (Co-opted) Sligo Leader Partnership
  • Lorraine Hennessy, INOU Staff Representative
  • Frank Vaughan, ICTU Representative
  • Brendan Sherlock, (Co-opted)
  • Breda Murphy, EDIC Longford
  • Joe Williams, INOU General Branch
  • Seamus Orr, Springlawn Residents and Community Development Group