Ms Aoife De Náis appointed as Deputy Principal at Coláiste Ailigh

Effective at the beginning of the academic year, Ms Aoife De Náis will take up the role of Deputy Principal of Coláiste Ailigh, taking over from the former Deputy Principal, Rosa McLaughlin

Ms Aoife De Náis has been appointed as the new Deputy Principal of Coláiste Ailigh in Letterkenny.

Aoife vacates the post as Deputy Principal of Gairmscoil Chú Uladh, which she took up in 2022, having worked there as a Physical Education and Maths Teacher after graduating from the University of Limerick in 2001.

Coláiste Ailigh in Letterkenny is an Irish-speaking school managed by the Donegal Education and Training Board (Donegal ETB). Seán Mac Suibhne is the school Principal, and Aoife will replace the former Deputy Principal, Rosa McLaughlin. Aoife takes up her appointment at the start of the new academic year. The post-primary school has almost 330 students and thirty staff members.

“I am excited to join the Coláiste Ailigh management team and support the school’s ongoing commitment to academic excellence and Irish culture,” Aoife said. “I admire the school’s focus on supporting all aspects of student development and its strong promotion of the Irish language.”

Congratulating Aoife on her appointment, Dr Martin Gormley, Director of Schools with Donegal ETB, said: “I warmly welcome Aoife to the senior leadership and management team of Coláiste Ailigh.

“I congratulate her on this well-deserved appointment and wish her every success in her new role as she works closely with Principal Seán MacSuibhne. I would also like to sincerely thank Rosa McLaughlin, the outgoing Deputy Principal, for her outstanding contribution to the development of the school over the past number of years.”

Coláiste Ailigh is one of fifteen of the county’s twenty-seven post-primary schools under the management of Donegal ETB, the largest education and training provider in the county. In the previous academic year 2024-2025, over 6,000 students attended Donegal ETB post-primary schools.