Project Structures

Project Structures

NUI Maynooth has established project management structures to oversee the delivery of the new library building and to liaise with, and gather feedback from, all project stakeholders. The following groups are available to receive comments and feedback about the Library Building Project:

• The Library Project Steering Group
• The Library Project Consultative Forum 
• The Library Project Design Team 

The Library Project Steering Group
The responsibilities of the Library Implementation Group (LIG) include:

Oversee the delivery of the project on time and within budget
Liaise with the design team
Liaise with the architects and construction firm
Liaise with St Patrick’s College
Liaise with relevant external agencies (e.g. Kildare County Council)
Liaise with the Library Project Consultative Forum

The members of the LIG are: 

Professor Jim Walsh (Chair), Deputy President
Rev. Hugh Connolly, St Patrick's College 
Frank Fitzmaurice, Director of Corporate Services
Finbarr Horrrigan, Campus Planning and Development Officer
Cathal McCauley, Librarian
Mike O'Malley, Bursar

The Library Project Consultative Forum  
The role of the Library Project Consultative Forum (LPCF) is to: 

Coordinate inputs on behalf of various groups of stakeholders to the Library Implementation Group
Provide inputs to the project design team at the inception stage

The members of the LPCF are: 

Prof. Jim Walsh (Chair), Deputy President
Prof. Ann Burnell, Governing Authority
Mr Brian Carolan, Director of the Computer Centre
Prof. Tom Collins, President, NUI Maynooth
Rev. Hugh Connolly, St Patrick's College 
Dr. Thomas O'Connor, Dean of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy
Ms Susan Durack, Library Staff Representative
Dr Honor Fagan, Dean of Research
Mr Frank Fitzmaurice, Director of Corporate Services
Dr. Robert Galavan, Dean of Social Sciences
Mr Finbarr Horrigan, Campus Planning & Development Officer
Ms Claire McAvinia, Centre for Teaching and Learning
Mr Cathal McCauley, Librarian
Dr. Bernard Mahon, Dean of Science and Engineering
Prof. Chris Morash, Academic Council
Aengus Ó Maoláin, Students' Union President
Ms Elizabeth Murphy, Library Staff Representative
Mr Mike O’Malley, Bursar
Prof. Ray O’Neill, Vice President of Research

The Library Project Design Team
The membership of the design team are:

Architectural Services: Scott Tallon Walker
Quantity Surveyors: Healy Kellly Turner Townsend M & E
Consultants: J.V. Tierney and Associates
Structural Engineering Consultants: Michael Punch and Partners