John Boyle (trade unionist)
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John Boyle | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary of INTO | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sheila Nunan |
| President of INTO | |
| In office 2017–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Rosena Jordan |
| Succeeded by | Joe Killeen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mullaghduff, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Alma mater | St Patrick's College, Dublin |
| Occupation | Schoolteacher, trade union activist |
John Boyle is an Irish trade unionist.
Boyle was born in Mullaghduff, County Donegal. He attended Pobalscoil Chloich Cheannfhaola in Falcarragh, County Donegal.[1][2][3] He studied at St. Patrick's College in Drumcondra from 1983–1986,[2][3][4] before graduating and becoming a staff member at Scoil Mhuire, Ballyboden from 1986–2000.[2][3][5]
He became a schoolteacher and joined the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO). Within the union, he was a staff representative, chairperson of his branch, and later chair of INTO's district 8 (Wicklow and South Dublin). In 2004, he was elected to the union's Central Executive Committee.[1][2] In 2016 he was elected Vice-President,[3][6] before serving as President during 2017–2018.[1][7]
Boyle was elected as general secretary of INTO in late 2018, defeating Alison Gilliland and Deirdre O'Connor, and took up the post in 2019.[8][9][10] At the time, he was principal of St Colmcille's Junior National School in Knocklyon, Dublin where he had worked since 2000.[10][11][7]