Niamh Lucey (Chair) joined the committee in 2018 and has past experience of working on 
the HSLG committee as well as substantial experience working as hospital librarian. She is head of Library & Information Services at St Vincent’s University Hospital with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Electronic Resources, Metadata, Library Management, Digital Preservation, and Library Science. Strong consulting professional graduated from University College Dublin.
Mary Dunne (Vice Chair & Research Officer) is a Chartered 
Information Specialist in the HRB National Drugs Library, Dublin. Mary’s principal interest is how we can maximise, evaluate and communicate our value. She was involved in the development of both the CILIP and Knowledge for Healthcare impact toolkits. Mary has presented at numerous conferences, and authored articles for library and health-related publications. She was elected to the Register of Chartered Members of CILIP in 2015 and the Register of Associate Members of the LAI in 2016. Her qualifications include a Masters in Psychology and a Masters in Information and Library Studies (Distinction). http://ie.linkedin.com/in/LibrarianMaryDunne
Noreen McHugh (Treasurer) 
joined the committee in 2018 while working in the Rotunda Hospital Library & Information Service. She has broad experience of working in health science and academic libraries including RCSI Library, DIT and DBS libraries. She previously worked in the library in St. Vincent’s University Hospital and as an intern in UCD library. Noreen graduated from UCD with a BA and Higher Diploma in Education. Her library career began when she completed her Masters in Library & Information Studies in 2011. She is committed to customer service excellence and improving user experience (UX). Noreen’s current Librarian role is in St. Michael’s Hospital, Dun Laoghaire.
Mairea Nelson (Events/CPD Officer) 
is an Information Officer in the HRB National Drugs Library, a position she has held since 2010. She has written articles and presented at many conferences. Her professional interests include social media and library value and impact. She has a Masters in Applied Social Research from Trinity College Dublin. Mairea was the first candidate to have their professional registration submission upgraded from Certification to the higher level of Chartership by CILIP. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mairea
Nicola O’Shea (Secretary) Nicola has been a librarian since 2012 and after a brief stint in a hospital library early in her career, she returned to health library sector in 2018. Her background is primarily in academic and special libraries, having previously worked in UL, TCD, and the National Gallery of Ireland. She also served as a committee member and secretary of the LAI Rare Books Group. She has been a librarian in Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin since 2018 and in her current role she is responsible for reference services and user education.
Jean McMahon (Communications Officer) joined the committee in 2023 and is responsible for the HSLG Mentoring Scheme. Jean McMahon is Head of Library and Information Services at Tallaght University Hospital in Dublin. Jean obtained her BA in Philosophy and Spanish with Portuguese from UCD in 1986. She taught English and Translation at the University of Lisbon, both on the main campus and on the island of Madeira, in the 80s and 90s. She also spent time living in Venezuela and the UK. While living abroad, she completed an MA in E
ducation through the Open University, an early pioneer of flexible, distance learning.
When Jean moved back to Ireland at the height of the Celtic Tiger, many multi-nationals were seeking to employ language graduates and Jean held a number of positions in the burgeoning, international call-centre business, working in first-line management at IBM, Dell and Kodak. Jean decided to move career following the birth of her daughter and took a Postgraduate Diploma in Information and Library Studies at the University of Wales at Aberystwyth. She started work in the Library in TUH in 2005, intending to move to the academic or public sphere, but was immediately hooked on health librarianship.
When the Hospital introduced coaching some years ago, Jean completed her Advanced Diploma in Life, Leadership and Executive Coaching and since then, in addition to her main role, has been one of TUH’s internal Coaches and assists with coordinating the Hospital’s ever-growing coaching and mentoring programmes.
Julianne O’Callaghan (Website Officer & Journal Operational Editor) 
Julianne has worked in libraries since 2008. Her first role was in Cork County Council’s Staff & Members’ Library. It was during her time here that she completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Information & Library Studies online, long-distance with Robert Gordon University. Julianne has been the librarian in South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork since 2016. The South Infirmary medical library is committed to supporting the hospital’s role as a teaching hospital focused on patient-centered care.
Paul Breen (Social Media Officer) Before embarking on a career in library and information studies, Paul worked in broadcasting while completing a research master’s at the 
University of Limerick. His work primarily involved writing and recording daily traffic reports for a local radio station, as well as managing its social media presence. In 2022, he took up a role at the Drama League of Ireland Library and subsequently completed his MLIS at University College Dublin. Since then, Paul has held positions in libraries at the University of Galway and Shannon College of Hotel Management. Since January 2025, he has been the Librarian at Mercy University Hospital.
Liis Cotter (Project Officer) is a clinical librarian for the Adult Mental Health Services in Cork since 2015. Liis completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Information and Library Studies at the University of Wales at Aberystwyth and believes that continuing professional education is an absolute must in her profession. Liis has been active in LAI groups since joining the association in 2019, initially becoming a member of the HSLG group and a couple of years later served a year as the Secretary for the LAI Munster Regional Section following its 
re-establishment in 2023. In 2025, Liis got elected to the HSLG Committee and hopes to focus on projects supporting HSLG members CPD and networking experience. Her professional interests are embedded librarianship, stakeholder engagement initiatives, library outreach projects, and knowledge mobilisation with special interest in nursing journal clubs.
HSLG Committee 2025