Welcome to the
Faculty of Business & Social Sciences
Welcome to the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences at ATU Sligo. There is a high demand for Business and Social Science graduates in today's dynamic world. Qualifications in these areas open doors due to the broad range of valuable transferable skills. Graduates of our Faculty are highly sought after, working at the highest levels across a wide range of industries and sectors both nationally and internationally.
EXPERTS IN THE FIELD
We have 130 teaching staff and 2,000 students
MODERN LEARNING
The Faculty building has been renovated recently to a modern finish
EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT
Work placements as part of the course work
Within this Faculty, we have three departments
| Staff Name | Position | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Colette | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| Barrett, Michael | Jt Head Of School Of Business & Soc Sci | Business |
| Bartlett, Angela | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| Caslin, Clodagh | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| Coyle, Ms Diolinda | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| Coyne, Mr Bryan | Jt Assistant Lecturer | Business |
| Flavin, Mrs Beatrice | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| Gaynor, John | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| Gorman, Mrs Geraldine | Jt Part-Time Assistant Lecturer | Business |
| Grady, Helen | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| Howard, Mr Kieran | Jt Business Data Analyst | Business |
| Keane, Marie Alice | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| Leonard, Susan | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| Lowe, Denise | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| Lyons, Riona | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| McCann, Mairead | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| McManus, Karen | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| McNulty, Caroline | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| McTaggart, Valerie | Jt Head Of Dept Of Social Sciences | Business |
| McWeeney, Mr Paul | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| Moran, Marie | Jt Head Of Dept Of Business | Business |
| Murphy, Lorraine | Jt Assistant Lecturer | Business |
| O'Connor, Dr Siobhain | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| O'Kelly, Cathy | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| O'Murchu, Cillian | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| Reynolds, Gary | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| Scanlon, Maria | Jt Lecturer | Business |
| Treacy, James | Jt Sl1(T) | Business |
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| Staff Name | Position | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Casey, Caroline | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Crowe, Clodagh | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Dunne, Lisa | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Gaynor, Roddy | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Gilmartin, Mary | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Hanrahan, James | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Higgins, Ann | Jt Tu Project Manager | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Kelleher, John | Jt Head of Dept of Comp & Electronic Eng | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Kelly, Alan | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Kelly-lahon, Clare | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Larkin, Kerry | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| McCaffrey, Patricia | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| McGuckin, Mary | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| McGuinn, Catherine | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| McKenna, Shirley | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Moran, Dr Carol | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Morrison, Joan | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| O'Halloran, David | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| O'Keeffe, Ms Mary | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Ryan, Suzanne | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Ryder, Paula | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Sheehan, Carmel | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Sweeney, Joanna | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Walsh, Louise | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Walsh, Ms Ruth | Jt Lecturer | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
| Ward, Ms Emer | Jt Sl1(T) | Marketing, Tourism & Sport |
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| Staff Name | Position | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Banaghan-sesta, Rose | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Barrins, Sinead | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Broderick, Patrick | Jt Assistant Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Brown, Kate | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Byrne, Dr Deirdre | Jt Post Doctoral Researcher | Social Sciences |
| Casserley McCann, Ms Emma | Jt Registrar's Office Administrator | Social Sciences |
| Cavaliero, Tamsin | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Colleary, Suzanne | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Delimata, Natalie | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Doyle, Martha | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Fewer-hamilton, Anna | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Friel, Fidelma | Jt Assistant Staff Officer | Social Sciences |
| Gallagher, Niamh | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Gillen, Dr Allison (mary Christina) | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Hanniffy, Maire | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Hegarty, Gerry | Jt Student Affairs Manager | Social Sciences |
| Johnston, Deirdre | Jt Academic Affairs Manager | Social Sciences |
| Kane, John | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Mannion, Jess | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| McCaffrey, Ms Deirdre | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| McDonnell, Susan | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| McGloin, Ms Linda | Jt Access Officer | Social Sciences |
| McNelis, Catherine | Jt Student Services Officer | Social Sciences |
| McTaggart, Breda | Jt Head Of School Of Business & Soc Sci | Social Sciences |
| Meehan, Bernadette | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Mulkeen, Majella | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| O'Toole, Dr Jacqueline | Jt SL II | Social Sciences |
| Pender, John | Jt Sl1(T) | Social Sciences |
| Regan, Sinead | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Rushe, Rosaleen | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Scarbrough, Gwen | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Seddon, Deborah | Jt Careers Officer | Social Sciences |
| Taylor, Dr Leonard | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Walsh, Orla | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| White, Dr Karin | Jt Lecturer | Social Sciences |
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Explore Our Programmes
Why Choose Faculty of Business and Social Sciences at ATU Sligo?
We are committed to postgraduate and executive education with master’s programmes in areas such as leadership, social work and marketing and a number of on-line programmes such as Business, Social Sciences and Marketing.
We value recognition – some of the professional bodies who accredit our courses are Insurance Institute of Ireland, The Life Insurance Association, Chartered Accountants Ireland, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and Certified Public Accountants.
We won the best business and third level collaboration at the Education Awards in 2018.
MORE THAN A DEGREE
A wide range of programmes are on offer from Level 6 Higher Certificate awards to Level 10 PhD doctorate awards. Many of our programmes provide professional accreditations, professional exam exemptions, additional external qualifications.
RECOGNITION
We won the best business and third level collaboration at the Education Awards in 2018.
STUDY ABROAD
We offer opportunities for our students to study abroad or take a work placement abroad as part of their study. Often funded, students can improve their language, communication and adaptability skills.
Meet Our Students and Graduates
Meet Darragh Devaney BA (Hons) in Accounting
Meet Mary Olive Wanjuru BBs in Marketing & Sales
Andy Moran BBs (Hons) in Sport with Business
Get in Touch
Dr Breda Mc Taggart
Head of School of Business & Social Sciences
Having qualified as a nurse, Breda worked in acute frontline healthcare for fifteen years. During this time, she completed a BA (Hons) in Business Studies, a BSc (Hons) Specialist Practice: Teaching, Learning & Management, an MSc (Hons) in Strategic Management a Doctorate in Educations.
In 2006 Breda began her lecturing career in Northern Ireland. She commenced her role as Head of the Department of Social Sciences, ATU Sligo (formerly IT Sligo), in 2014 and took over the post of Head of School of Business and Social Science in October 2021.
Breda has been a member of ATU Sligo`s Planning and Coordination Committee since 2013 and its Chair since 2018.
She is the Institute of Technology representative on the Qualifications Advisory Board (QAB) for the Early Learning and Care (ELC) Sector.
Breda is research active. Her current research activities are in the field of widening access within education systems, professionalism and leadership practices and inequity in Ireland over time.
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