General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary

Sheila Nunan is General Secretary of the INTO. She has been a member of the executive of the INTO since 1995 and was INTO President in 2005/2006.

In 2006 Sheila was elected Deputy General Secretary/General Treasurer and served in that role until her election as General Secretary in 2009.

Sheila is a former primary school teacher and principal. She taught in Tallaght and in Bray. She is a graduate of University College, Dublin and St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra.

Noel is INTO Deputy General Secretary/General Treasurer since Easter 2010 following his election. From Abbeyfeale, he qualified as a teacher in St. Patrick's, Drumcondra. Noel taught in Dublin city and in Scoil Maelruain, Tallaght, and was CEC Representative from 1988 to 1995 prior to his appointment in 2002 to INTO Head Office.

In Head Office, he worked from 2002 to 2010 with the Legal and Industrial Relations and Equality Section. He holds a primary degree, a H. Dip. in Education and an MA in Education from UCD.

Noel has also served on secondment in positions as a Government Programme Manager (1995-1997) and as a Project Manager with the second Public Service Benchmarking Body (2006-2007).