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Cathy Jones
General Availability:MON-FRI: 7am-9.30am, 6pm-9.30pm
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SAT/SUN: 9am-1pm, 6pm-8pm -
Eadine Hickey
General Availability:MON-FRI: 10am-4:30pm, 7:30pm-9pm
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Cathy Cribben
General Availability:SUN, MON, TUES, WED, THUR: 4pm-7pm
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FRI, SAT: 7am-12pm & 4pm-7pm -
Ted Walsh
General Availability:MON: 8am-11am, 7pm-9pm, TUE: 7am-10am, WED: 7pm-9pm, THU: 7am-10pm, FRI: 5pm-7pm
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Mona Eames
General Availability:TUE & WED: 7pm-8pm, THUR & FRI: 8am-12pm, 4pm-6pm
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SAT/SUN: 10am-12pm -
Ina Mulrooney
General Availability:MON-FRI: 7am-9pm
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Paddy Stapleton
General Availability:MON: 10am-2pm, TUE: 6pm-8pm, THURS: 10am-2pm
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Ursula Gilleran
General Availability:MON-FRI: 7am-10am
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Eileen Savage
General Availability:MON-FRI: 7.30am-11.30am, 4.30pm-8.30pm
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SAT: 8.30am-11.30am, SUN: 8.30am-12.30pm -
Pat Kennedy
General Availability:MON-FRI: 9am-9pm
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Regina Vogel PhD
General Availability:MON-FRI: 9am-6pm
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SAT/SUN: 4pm-6pm -
Mairead Callanan
General Availability:MON-FRI: 7am-9pm
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Connor McDonough
General Availability:MON-FRI: 8am-7pm
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Colm Finnegan
General Availability:MON,TUE,THURS: 7am-10am, FRI: 2pm-5pm
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Bairbre Meehan
General Availability:MON: 8am-5pm, WED: 6pm-9pm, FRI: 2pm-6pm
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Fiona Dowling
General Availability:MON: 2pm-5pm, TUE-THURS: 10am-1pm,
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WED: 7pm-8pm
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Eileen Duggan
General Availability:TUES & THUR: 7pm-9pm,
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Anne Tannam
General Availability:MON: 10am-4pm, TUES&WED: 8am-4pm, THUR: 1pm-7pm
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Frequently Asked Questions
About Us
Connect a Coach was founded by Ailbhe Harrington, a Master Certified Coach and Coach Trainer and Karen Hayes an Associate Certified Coach, facilitator.
The vision was to make it easy for frontline staff to connect directly and easily at a time that suited them, with professional coaches who wanted to help.
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Ailbhe Harrington |
Karen Hayes |
Collaborators who have kindly volunteered their time:
- Louise Leonard, Marketing Advisor
- Liisa Rodriguez, Office Manager
- Sally O’Connor, Administrator
- Connie Merrick, PR
- Brian Costelloe, Content Advisor
- Stephen Clements, Technical Advisor
- Orla Lynch, Digital Marketing
- Sean Feeney, Administrator
- Ruth Maguire, Administrator
- Meave Queally, Brand Designer
- Orla Fitzmaurice, Website Designer
- Ailbhe Harrington, Coach Supervisor
- Mary Anna Wright, Coach Supervisor
- Paula King, Coach Supervisor
- Pamela Fay, Coach Supervisor
- Deirdre McLoughlin, Coach Supervisor
- Lesley Cave, Supervisor to Supervisors
Connect A Coach is an online platform, operated on a voluntary basis, facilitating the engagement of independent professional coaches willing to give some free sessions to frontline workers through involvement with the Connect a Coach initiative. For further details please see our Terms & Conditions.
What is connect a coach?
Connect A Coach is a free coaching service for Ireland’s frontline and emergency services staff.
It is not a counselling/therapy service, but a still space for you to ‘exhale’, de-stress, and feel more resourced.
Definition of "frontline staff"
All staff:
Working within healthcare setting
Emergency services e.g. An Garda Síochána
Clergy
Social workers
Covid related services e.g. testing, tracking
Pharmacy staff
Residential care homes
Nursing homes
Booking a session
Follow the ‘Book A Session’ link under the coach of your choice.
There, you will be able to book a time to connect with your coach using phone or video call.
What can coaching do for me?
A conversation with a professional coach can enable you to focus on what’s important, gain clarity and find a way forward that works for you.
The Coaches
The coaches who have signed up to provide their professional services on a voluntary basis are independent, fully insured, and members of coaching bodies adhering to principles of professional ethics. To the best of Connect A Coach’s knowledge, your personal information will be held by the coaches in the strictest of confidence.
Code of ethics of professional bodies:
International Coaching Federation
European Mentoring & Coaching Council
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