We welcome our Speech and Drama Adjudicator Dr. Marian McCarthy.
Marian McCarthy was born in Cork and educated at St. Vincent’s Convent, where her early interest in Verse-Speaking and Drama were nurtured, both in Irish and English. She then completed her Speech and Drama training with Mrs. Judy Eades at the Cork School of Music. Meanwhile, she continued her academic studies at UCC. In 1980, she founded the Crosshaven School of Speech and Drama and directed its work for over a decade. She has extensive acting, directing and teaching experience and taught English and Drama for many years in an all-Irish environment in Coláiste an Phiarsaigh, Glanmire. She then taught at UCC for the remainder of her career, where she also served as a governor, and recently retired as vice president for teaching and learning. She continues to pursue her academic research and has a keen interest in diversity and inclusion in education and the role of the arts in furthering an education for all. Marian is a member of the advisory board of Feis Maitiú, the board of management of the North Monastery, Cork, and a member of the senate of the National University of Ireland.