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Cathedral Clergy
The Very Reverend Dermot Martin Patrick Dunne is Dean of Christ Church and the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough. Dermot is a native of Mallow Co. Cork and he was ordained deacon in 1983 and Priest in 1984.
The dean served his curacy in Milford Parish before taking up a post as chaplain at the Whittington hospital in Highgate, London. Following on from there Dermot served in St George's parish in the diocese of Southwark and St Mary's parish, Chelsea in the diocese of Westminster. On his return to Ireland Dermot was appointed Dean's Vicar at Christ Church Cathedral where he served his title for two and a half years before being appointed incumbent of the Crosspatrick and Carnew group of parishes in the diocese of Ferns.
Dermot was appointed to the deanery at Christ Church in May 2008 having served his title in the diocese of Ferns for seven years. During his time in Ferns Dermot had been Warden of Readers for the diocese of Cashel and Ferns and subsequently preferrred to the archdeaconery of Ferns. Dermot is a graduate in philosophy and theology of St Patrick's College, Maynooth and is a graduate in Arts and Theology of Dublin City University.
Dermot graduated as a psychotherapist in 1995 and completed post graduate training in psychotherapy at the London Chiron Centre for psychotherapy. Dermot is married to Celia who is from Hertfordshire and is now working as a therapist in Dublin having worked for many years in the Probation Service of the United Kingdom as a Community Service Officer.
Christ Church Cathedral Residential Priest Vicar
From Donaghadee in Co Down, the Reverend Garth Bunting was ordained deacon in 1999 and priest in 2000. As a curate-assistant, Garth served in the Parish of Clooney with Strathfoyle in Derry diocese, before becoming rector of Leckpatrick and Dunnalong in 2002 (also Derry diocese) and rector of Finaghy and Upper Malone in Connor Diocese in 2006.
He has been on the staff of the cathedral as Residential Priest Vicar since September 2010. Garth’s particular area of interest is in Christian spirituality, including the monastic way of life and practices that can help all Christians today sustain, develop and grow in their relationship with God and one-another.
Garth has recently moved to live in the old Deanery at Werburgh St. From there he hopes to develop a "new monastic" movement that aims to look at the traditional monastic ways of life and reinterpret them for living in today’s world.
Cathedral Music Department
Ian Keatley is Organist and Director of Music at Christ Church Cathedral. He is responsible for the direction of the Cathedral’s music, both at the daily choral services and the many diocesan and national occasions which take place there. He directs the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral in its programme of concerts, broadcasts, recordings and tours.
Before moving to Dublin in January 2012, Ian was Director of Music at Westminster Abbey Choir School and was previously Deputy Master of Music at the Chapels Royal, Her Majesty’s Tower of London. From 2004 – 2006 he was Organ Scholar at Westminster Abbey where he played at a number of Royal and State Occasions. Whilst Organ Scholar at Southwark Cathedral from 2002 – 2004, Ian founded and directed the Cathedral Merbecke Choir which performed services, concerts and recitals for City of London Livery Companies. In 2004 he graduated from the Royal College of Music where he was a prize winner for Organ Performance.
Before moving to London, Ian was a Choral Scholar at Wells Cathedral and studied singing with Ashley Stafford. Recently Ian has performed organ recitals at Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, St Paul’s Cathedral, Southwark Cathedral, Liverpool Cathedral, St Alban’s Abbey and Truro Cathedral. In 2009, Ian performed an organ and bagpipe duet recital with Her Majesty The Queen’s Piper at Westminster Abbey, a first for the recital series at the Abbey!
Mr David Bremner, Assistant Organist
David Bremner is an organist, composer and pianist based in Dublin. Originally from West Cumbria, UK, he moved to Ireland in 1999 following an Organ Scholarship at Keble College, Oxford. He first took up the instrument while a chorister at Durham Cathedral. He has studied organ with David Sanger and Mark Duley, and piano with Mary Lennon, and has participated in masterclasses with Rolf Hind, Helen Yorke, and Ben van Oosten. He was Organ Scholar at both Christ Church Cathedral and St Patrick’s Cathedral in 2002-2003. From 2003 to 2010 he was Organist and Director of Music at Sandford Parish Church and St Philip's Milltown, during which time he has become in demand as a recitalist and accompanist on organ and piano, and has performed for concert and broadcast with many of Dublin’s leading ensembles, including the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, and Crash Ensemble.
He presents recitals which often feature works by living Irish composers (including his own work), combined imaginatively with music from the past. In January 2010 he performed an all-contemporary song-recital programme with Hilliard in the National Concert Hall as part of the Irish Composers' Collective series, and in Spring 2010 accompanied Imelda Drumm and Julian Hubbard in a critically-acclaimed tour by Opera Theatre Company, The Schumann Story. With Elizabeth Hilliard he has set up a music company, Béal, whose projects include a festival of new music and text in Dublin. Solo recital engagements include St Michael's Church, Dun Laoghaire, St Patrick's Cathedral, St Bartholomew's Clyde Rd and the National Concert Hall.
Ms Donna Magee, Organ Scholar
Mr Jamie Boshell, Junior Organ Scholar
Cathedral Administrative Staff
Ms Bernie Murphy, Managing Director
Bernie is responsible for the overall management of Christ Church Cathedral. Previous positions include Chief Executive with the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE Ireland) and Headway Ireland, the Irish Youth Foundation and the establishment of the Finglas Youth Service while working with Catholic Youth Care. Academic qualifications include a BA and a Higher Diploma in Education from St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth; a Masters in Industrial Relations from the University of Keele in Stafforshire,UK; an MBA from Dublin City University and a Diploma in Public Relations from the PRII. She was a member of the Department of Health Strategic Review Group on Acquired Brain Injury, an organisational representative on the Northern Area Heath Board Coordinating Committee and an elected member to the boards of the Disability Federation of Ireland and the Finglas/Cabra Partnership. She was a member of the Education Advisory Group with the Bank of Ireland Millennium Scholars Trust and is currently a member of the Board of St. Dominic’s Secondary School, Ballyfermot.
Ms Nuala Kavanagh, Director of Operations
Nuala is responsible for the day to day running of the cathedral including the co-ordination and promotion of services and events and the supervision of the office staff and vergers. Before joining the cathedral her previous roles include Public Relations and Marketing Manager at the Gate Theatre, Dublin; Operations and Communications Manager for Nemo Entertainment, a television production company based in Dublin and Pinewood Studios in London; and Advertising Executive and Features Writer for the Munster Express Newspaper. Academic Qualifications include a BA degree from Waterford Institute of Technology, an MA from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth and a Diploma in Piano Performance from the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
Mr Mark Hansard, Cathedral Manager
Mark has over 20 years experience in the construction industry as a Stonemason. He re-trained with Community Action Network (CAN Action) in understanding community development and the promotion of equality in the community. He has recently completed his CompTia A+ Essentials in computer technology.
Ms Lesley-Anne Carey, Education Officer
Originally from Northern Ireland, Lesley-Anne moved to Dublin in 2008 to study for an MPhil in Literary Translation at Trinity College Dublin, simultaneously taking up the role of Soprano Lay Vicar Choral in the cathedral choir. She has been working in the cathedral office since October 2010 and became Education Officer in November 2011, responsible for organising tours, educational programmes and the annual Christmas Market. Previous roles include English Language and Civilisation teacher at the Université Nancy2 and SciencesPo Paris, and in her spare time she teaches piano, singing and recorder to children in music schools around Dublin.
Mr Ruairi Ferrie, Administrative Officer
Ruairi is originally from Galway, and is a graduate of the University of Limerick. After working for a period in office administration in Galway, Ruairi spent several years working as an archaeologist in Dublin and throughout the east of Ireland. When he wasn't doing this he was touring around Ireland, Europe and the US with his band. He joined Christ Church Cathedral in spring 2011.
Ms Mary McEvoy, Financial Administrator
Mr Peter O’Neill, Welcome Desk Co-ordinator
Mr John Maguire, Welcome Desk operative/part time verger
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