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St Francis Special School, Whitefield, Beaufort, Co. Kerry
Admissions Window for the 2025-26 School Year The Admissions Window for the 2025-26 School Year will open on the 18th of October until the 15th of November.
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Staff

 

Keith Ó Brolacháin

Principal

 

Colin McGillicuddy

Deputy Principal

 

Elaine Kelliher 

Permanent Teacher 

Holly Class 

Senior ASD

Breda Courtney

Permanent Teacher

Alder class

Severe / Profound

Aisling Kelliher

Permanent Teacher 

Hawthorn class

Severe / Profound

Niall Dennehy

Fixed Term Temporary Teacher

Hazel class

Severe / Profound

Aisling Foley

Permanent Teacher 

Juniper Class

Multiple Disability

Katie Sugrue

Permanent Teacher

Rowan class

Multiple Disability

Maeve O’Donoghue

Mary Riordan

Permanent Teacher

Permanent Teacher

Job Sharing

Oak class

Multiple Disability

Cora Evans

Louise Keating

Permanent Teacher

Permanent Teacher

Job Sharing

Chestnut class

Multiple Disability

Ailish Dineen

Fixed Term Temporary Teacher

Elm class

Multiple Disability

Róisín O Hara

Permanent Teacher 

Arbutus class 

Multiple Disability

Noelle Jameson

Permanent Teacher

Ash class

Multiple Disability

Eleanor Dunne

Fixed Term Temporary Teacher

Willow class

Junior ASD

Mikey Griffin

Fixed Term Temporary Teacher

Cherry class

Behaviour Support


Extra-Curricular Teachers

Martin Stack

PE Teacher

Bernadette O’Neill

Art Teacher and Home Economics Teacher

Reena Glavin

Music Teacher


Special Needs Assistants


Valerie O Callaghan

Eibhlis Blackwell

Mary Slattery

Sharon Godfrey

 

 

Temporary SNA

Permanent SNA

Permanent SNA (Job Sharing)

Permanent SNA (Job Sharing)

Holly class

Senior ASD

Bernie Coppinger

Elaine O Grady

Jane McMonagle

Denise Myers

Permanent SNA (Job Sharing)

Permanent SNA

Permanent SNA

Permanent SNA

Alder class

Severe / Profound


Rosemarie Brosnan

Rebecca O Halloran

Rob Hunt

 

Permanent SNA 

Permanent  SNA 

Permanent SNA

Hawthorn class

Severe / Profound


Elaine O Grady

Mary Kissane

Fiona Carroll

 

Permanent SNA 

Permanent SNA (Job Sharing)

Permanent SNA

Hazel class

Severe/Profound

Agata O’Sullivan

Emma Cremin


Permanent SNA

Permanent SNA

 

Juniper class

Multiple Disability

John Brosnan

Fidelma Cremin

Aoife O Connor 

Permanent SNA

Permanent SNA

Permanent SNA

Rowan Class 

Multiple Disability

Breeda Daly

Maura Healy

Nora Ahern

Permanent SNA

Permanent SNA

Permanent SNA

Oak class

Multiple Disability

Marita Dunne

Shane Riordan

Permanent SNA

Permanent SNA

Chestnut class

Multiple Disability

Sarah Murphy

Michelle McCarthy

Amy Golden

Permanent SNA 

Permanent SNA

Fixed Term Temporary SNA

Elm class

Multiple Disability

Shirley Fisher

Donal Kelliher 

Lorraine O Connor

Permanent SNA

Permanent SNA

Temporary SNA (Job sharing)

Arbutus class

Multiple Disability

Laura Murphy

Tríona O Neill

Permanent SNA

Permanent SNA

Ash class

Multiple Disability

Phil O’Shea

Debra O’Sullivan

Lisa Hayes

Permanent SNA

Permanent SNA

Permanent SNA

Willow class

Junior ASD

Amanda O’Shea

Lorraine O Sullivan

Donal Kelliher

Permanent SNA (Job sharing)

Temporary SNA (Maternity cover for Emer Curran)

Permanent SNA

Cherry class

Behaviour Support

School Secretary: Claire O'Shea

School Cleaner: Mary Tuohy

School Caretaker: Adrian Devane