Committee 2024/25

Laura Sinnott

President
I hold a BA Hons in German and History, and an MPhil in Public History and Cultural Heritage from Trinity College, Dublin. After graduating I moved to Vienna, where I lived and taught at an Austrian secondary school for a number of years and fell even more deeply in love with the German language. I completed my PGDE in German at the University of Edinburgh and taught at a number of schools in Scotland before returning to Dublin, where I am from. I now teach German and History at St Dominic's College, Cabra.

Breeda Corcoran

PRO
My BA hons degree is in German and Mathematics both of which I teach. I also hold an MSc in Mathematics Education. After my degree I spent time as a Foreign Language Assistant in Stralsund Germany working in a German school and immersed in German culture. On my return to Ireland I spent two years working through the medium of German before completing my teaching qualification. Since then I’ve travelled to Germany many times and love seeing different parts of Germany. I’m currently teaching in Moyne Community School in Longford.

Medb Farrell

TPN Coordinatior

Corinna Kearns

Treasurer
I grew up in Burladingen, a small town in the Swabian Alps in the south of Germany. I have a MA in English and Theology (Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen) and a MA in German (NUI Maynooth). I completed my teacher training in Germany and moved to Ireland in 2004. I taught German and Religious Education in Swords and now teach German and Religious Studies in Donabate. I enjoy teaching German as it provides an opportunity to teach the students a new language but also to introduce the pupils to the cultural aspects behind the language.
Maria Braun

Maria McCarthy

I grew up in a small town in Lower-Austria, approximately an hour away from Vienna. My two passions in life are music and languages. I completed a diploma in Musical Theatre before I decided to go into teaching. For my BEd. I studied in Vienna, where I lived for 14 years before I decided to move to Ireland. I also obtained a MSc. for Foreign Language Teaching at Mercy College, New York. I am co-author of "Auf Kurs", a new German language textbook for senior cycle, which has been published in early 2024.
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