DrGráinne Ní Dhomhnaill

Professional Education
As a qualified primary teacher, I taught for several years in a school designed for co-operative teaching in Dublin. Following a B.A. degree, I completed the Higher Diploma in Education course in University College Dublin. This is a recognised teaching qualification for post-primary teachers. My professional training as an educational psychologist was undertaken in University College London.
Professional Qualifications
Fellow of The Psychological Society of Ireland
Chartered Educational Psychologist

Professional Activities:
Indicative Activities - Former President of The Psychological Society of Ireland, the professional body for psychologists in Ireland;
- Invited by the State Department of Education and Science to serve on a technical working party to advise on the establishment of the National Educational Psychological Service;
- Appointed by a number of Irish and British universities as an external examiner for courses in initial teacher education at early years, primary and post-primary level. In some cases, this entailed the observation of students' professional practice in schools
; - Served as the Course Director of the M.A. degree in Educational Psychology at University College Dublin. This is a professional training course for educational psychologists. I was involved in securing accreditation of the course by the British Psychological Society and by the Psychological Society of Ireland
; - Appointed as the Course Director of the Ph.D. degree programme in Educational Psychology;
- Served as the first Chief Examiner of the Postgraduate Professional Diploma in Educational Psychology organized by The Psychological Society of Ireland. Graduates of this programme are recognized educational psychologists;
- Member of the Division of Educational Psychology of the Psychological Society of Ireland;
- I have been involved in the accreditation of courses both in initial teacher education and in educational psychology in both the Republic of Ireland and elsewhere.