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Mary Mescal
Chief Executive Officer
T: 087 236 9841
E: mmescal@ossoryyouth.com
Paul Bolger
Assistant CEO
Youth Justice Worker
Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist
T: 087 950 3688
E: pbolger@ossoryyouth.com
Patrick Bookle
Youth Worker & Team Leader
Designated Child Protection Person
T: 087 212 9006
E: pbookle@ossoryyouth.com
Jacinta Purcell
Youth Worker & Information Officer
T: 087 887 6366
E: jpurcell@ossoryyouth.com
Conor Britton
Youth Worker
T: 087 915 2915
E: cbritton@ossoryyouth.com
Niall Mahon
Youth Worker
T: 087 718 3816
E: nmahon@ossoryyouth.com
Eilis Walklett
Youth Worker
T: 087 944 2112
E: ewalklett@ossoryyouth.com
Mel Bay
Project Worker
Kilkenny Drugs Initiative
T: 087-984 5019
E: mbay@ossoryyouth.com
Edel Fortune
Youth Justice Worker
T: 087 915 1633
E: efortune@ossoryyouth.com
Mick Greene
Youth Worker
T: 087 887 6366
E: mgreene@ossoryyouth.com
Rebecca Carbery
Youth Worker
T: 087 737 7556
E: rcarbery@ossoryyouth.com
Criostal Hennessy
Youth Worker
T: 087 708 0331
E: chennessy@ossoryyouth.com
Marie Power
Youth Worker
T: 087 067 3681
E: mpower@ossoryyouth.com
Brenda Butler
Administrator
T: 056 776 1200
E: bbutler@ossoryyouth.com
Naomi Myers
Substance Misuse Outreach Worker
T: 087 991 4305
E: nmyers@ossoryyouth.com
Ruth Hession
Community Drugs Worker
T: 087 052 5266
E: rhession@ossoryyouth.com
Emily Ward
Youth Justice Worker
T: 087 052 3020
E: eward@ossoryyouth.com
Ruth Flanagan
Youth Worker (LGBTQIA+ Project Worker)
T: 087 387 3724
E: rflanagan@ossoryyouth.com
Aoife Anderson
Youth Worker
T: 087 386 9472
E: aanderson@ossoryyouth.com
Meet The Board
Ossory Youth is managed by a voluntary board of directors. The role of the board members is to oversee the implementation of the Strategy Statement (2019-2023), to ensure a sustainable youth service, which is working with young people through a strong and committed staff team and volunteer base. The board is made up of representatives from the community and voluntary sector and individuals with specialist skills and interests in law, employment, finance, politics, community and youth.
The Board of Directors of Ossory Youth Services are:
Padraig Fleming (Chair)
Elizabeth Dermody
Maurice O’Connor
Ian Coulter
Treasa Forristal
Ken Maher
Brenda Whitely
Fr. William Purcell
Ellen Lynch
Joseph Mguni
Luke Gannon