Sarah Daly
Executive Director

Sarah has a background in Fine and Applied Arts and creative enterprise. Experienced in business development for SMEs, particularly in the creative sectors, Sarah also has a keen interest in community development and engagement through creative practice.  

Barry McDonald
Facilities & Training Manager

Barry is a graduate in Hospitality Management from DKIT. He joined the team in October 2015 wishing to expand his knowledge and skills in office administration and computing.

Gráinne Murphy
Print Studio Coordinator

Gráinne Murphy joined the team in 2018. Gráinne studied Fine Art Printmaking from Limerick School of Art and Design. She is an experienced art facilitator teaching adults and children across Munster and Leinster, including pop up workshops in schools and galleries. She has experience running and curating exhibitions and is also a practising artist.

Niamh Gregory 
Marketing and Outreach Officer

Niamh is the most recent addition to the Creative Spark team. Niamh graduated from Dublin City University with a Bachelor of Honors in Communications Studies and has worked in marketing since. She has an avid interest in the media and arts, history and literature. 

Gerry Faulkner
Projects Co-ordinator

Gerry Faulkner is a graduate from The College of Marketing and Design, where he studied Visual Media and Graphic Design. He also has a background in Video Production, Photography and Theatre Design. He’s a painter and sometimes Tattooist, but at the moment he’s specialising pen and Ink pointillism. He has a keen interest in History and Politics. He is hoping to develop new skills in Print Making.

Julie Whitmarsh 
Accounts Administrator

Velimir Dukic  Caretaker