Election Candidate Biographies

The ballot papers for the Dental Council elections to elect seven dentists to sit on the Dental Council from 2025 to 2030 were posted on 3 October 2025.  The following candidates are standing and if you click on the link, you can view their biography and personal statement on why they are standing:

• Dr Francis Burke, Cork
• Dr Patrick Cleary, Dublin
• Dr Niamh Coffey, Cork
• Dr Kirsten Fitzgerald, Dublin
• Dr Sarah Jane Grufferty, Dublin
• Dr Gerry Kearns, Dublin
• Dr Paul Leavy, Co Kildare
• Dr Philip Mulholland, Co Cavan
• Dr Carmel O’Brien, Co Galway
• Dr Anne O’Donnell, Co Wexford
• Dr Annette O’Donovan, Limerick
• Dr Isabel Olegário da Costa, Dublin
• Dr Enda Whelan, Co Laois

This is your opportunity to have your say on who can contribute best to the work of the Dental Council and you are encouraged to vote.