Governing Body
The Governing Body, under the terms of the Institutes of Technology Act (1992 - 2006), shall manage and control the affairs of the institute and shall perform the functions conferred on the institute. It is, therefore, the authority established by law to govern the institute. The Governing Body receives reports from the President and senior officers of the institute, evaluates them and makes strategic and policy decisions as required. Implementation of these decisions is entrusted to the President and delegated to the appropriate officers of the institute. On academic matters the Governing Body is advised by the Academic Council.
Governing Body members 2015-2020
| Frank Ryan | Chairman |
| Prof. Ciarán Ó Catháin | President, AIT |
| Bill Delaney | Vice-President for Financial & Corporate Affairs |
| Donna Mulkerrins | Students Union – President |
| Brigid Delamere | AIT Academic Rep |
| John O’Connor | AIT Academic Rep |
| James Keane | AIT Non-Academic Rep |
| Natasha Kinsella | Irish Hospitality Institute |
| Liam Rattigan | Russell Brennan Keane |
| Colette Ryan | Alkermes |
| Paul Madden | Ericsson |
| Geraldine Talty | ICTU |
| Pat Gilmore | Galway & Roscommon ETB |
| Kathleen Shanagher | Galway & Roscommon ETB |
| Denis Magner | Laois & Offaly ETB |
| Laura Leonard | Longford & Westmeath ETB |
| Tom Farrell | Longford & Westmeath ETB |
| Pat O’Toole | Longford & Westmeath ETB |