Our Team
As a leading Fostering Agency, we believe that every child in care deserves a loving and supportive home. Fostering First is dedicated to providing exceptional, high quality care foster care placements and support to young people in care and our expanding network of foster families. Led by Marie Faughey, our Senior Management Team has extensive experience in fostering and understand the challenges that foster carers face. We are dedicated to ensuring that our foster carers feel confident and are equipped to meet the unique needs of each child in a placement with Fostering First.
Marie Faughey
Director
Taryn O'Hara
Business Support Manager
Elaine O'Byrne
Principal Social Worker
Nóra Ní Thuama
Principal Social Worker
Aideen O'Brien
Children's Services Manager
Dean Shannon
Placements and Marketing Manager
Elaine O'Flanagan
Assessment Team Manager
Jessica Mooney
Recruitment and Marketing Officer
Ruth Chapman
Quality and Training Manager
Fiona Power
Assessment Supervisor
Mary Adams
Social Work Team Manager
Joanna Murray
Social Work Team Manager
A Word From Our Director.
Our Director Marie speaks about the FFI Team, our values as one of Ireland’s leading independent fostering agencies and the supports we provide our Foster Carers all across Ireland.