Aisling Byrne

A highly motivated employee with a desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Colourful Semantics 2023

Critical Incident 2022

Guitar for the Classroom, CPD College 2021

Using Digital Technologies in the Classroom, CPD College 2021

Religious Education: Grow in Love, Hibernia College 2018

Third and Fourth Class Education, CPD College 2017

Early Childhood Education, Hibernia College 2016

Maths for Infants, CPD College 2015

Aistear, Dublin Education Centre, Spring 2015

Infant Education, CPD College 2014

• 2.1 Honours
• First Class Honours

Social Committee Presentation Girls’ School, Maynooth (2017- Present)

Organising social events for staff.

Purchasing of gifts for a variety of occasions and arranging celebrations for significant milestones.

SSE Gaeilge Team and Gaeilge Committee

Working collaboratively with other staff to assess the teaching, learning and interest of pupils in Gaeilge.

Introduced ‘Aoine Aoibhinn’ and ran Coicís na Gaeilge.

Concern Primary Debating (2022)

Led a small group of colleagues in organising a team of pupils in the debating competition.

Salesians of Don Bosco Ireland

Volunteer in Youth Office – administration work, September 2023 – ongoing.

Volunteer with the Salesians Summer Camp for international students, July 2022

Consecration to Our Lady – Fr Michael Gaitley MIC (2017)

MC of an event to promote ‘Consecration to Our Lady’ in Carton House. Liaising with volunteers across Ireland to distribute literature and information to promote the event.

Religious Coordinator (Prior to this role being assigned to the Assistant Principal Post – AP2)

Collating and distributing monthly religious packs of handouts to all class levels.

Creating and displaying liturgically appropriate content on Religion notice board.

Organising and leading prayer services each term for all class levels.

Assisting with and attending 6th Class graduation masses.

Organising liturgical events (distribution of ashes and stations of the cross).

Youth 2000 (2015-2019) – Regional Leader of Leinster

Organising Catholic retreats for young people aged 16-35.

Promotion of each retreat on all platforms - online, radio, parish bulletins.

Liaising with office staff in preparation for each retreat.

Organising and locating vetted volunteers and assigning appropriate roles to each.

Delegation of jobs to volunteers.

Contacting and liaising with Clergy for talks and sacraments.

MC of national and regional retreats.

Member of the National Council - attended NC meetings.

Running weekly Prayer Meeting on Maynooth University Campus for students (2014-2021).

Speech & Drama Completed Guildhall Examinations whilst attending Maynooth School of    Speech and Drama. Participated in Feis Maitiú, Scór na nÓg, An Nuadha Players Society   plays, film auditions, in school debating.

Music  I have a love of music and singing, completed voice training lessons and have been a member of

singing groups.

v Ms Cora Mc Gorry, Principal Presentation Girls’ School, Maynooth, Co. Kildare 087-6357006

v Fr Cyril Odia, SDB, Rector at Salesian House of Theology, Maynooth, Co Kildare 089-9623456