
Kinsale Lions Club Hosts Charity Event:
“Inspirational Leadership” with Marie Gleeson
This charity event is supporting Kinsale Community School, Kinsale Lions Club and Cork University Foundation
Kinsale Lions Club is delighted to announce an exciting and meaningful charity event, “Inspirational Leadership,” featuring the renowned speaker Marie Gleeson former Irish Navy Ships Captain & Motivational Speaker, taking place in the brand-new Shane Fitzsimons Theatre at Kinsale Community School. The first major event in Kinsale’s new theatre.
Along with Marie Gleeson we are thrilled to announce Professor Keelin O’ Donoghue will also join as a guest speaker. Professor Keelin O’ Donoghue will join the discussion to explain the work of the PRLG and discuss perspectives on resilience. This promises to be a really interesting discussion and collaboration with really strong engagement from the community. Prof. Keelin O’ Donoghue (PLRG) Consultant Obstetrician / Senior Lecturer at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) and University College Cork (UCC)
This event will inspire audiences of all ages with lessons in leadership, teamwork, resilience, and purpose while supporting an essential cause. Proceeds from the event will benefit UCC’s Pregnancy Loss Research Group based in Cork University Maternity Hospital; Leading research to better understand pregnancy and infant loss experiences and impacts.
Donations to the Pregnancy Loss Group are made through the Cork University Foundation (Registered Charity Number (RCN): 20033385; Charitable Tax Exemption No: CHY11831).
Event Details:
Venue: Shane Fitzsimons Theatre, Kinsale Community School
Date: 20th February 2025
Time: 7.45pm
Tickets: €25 per person
Purchase Tickets Online: kinsalelionsonline.com
Contact: Fitzgerald & Partners Chartered Accountants at 021 4774500 or email info@fitzgeraldandpartners.com





Professor Keelin O’Donoghue Biography
Professor Keelin O’Donoghue is a medical graduate of University College Dublin (1995) and PhD Scholar of Imperial College, University of London (2005). She is an RCOG-trained Subspecialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine from Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital London. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists (2012) and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in 2019.
Keelin took up a post as Consultant Obstetrician/Senior Lecturer at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) and University College Cork (UCC) in 2007. She was awarded promotion to Professor (Scale 2) in UCC in 2020.
At University College Cork, Keelin is Clinical Lead for Obstetric Research in the INFANT centre. She heads up the Pregnancy Loss Research Group, combining supervising a large group of postgraduate and Doctoral students with collaborative clinical research in this area. She is chair of the Graduate Studies Committee in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Research interests include pregnancy loss and perinatal mortality, multiple pregnancy, prenatal screening and diagnosis, and fetal anomaly. Current funding includes awards from Science Foundation Ireland, the Irish Research Council and the Health Research Board.
Keelin’s work has resulted in >230 peer-reviewed original papers and >370 published conference proceedings (h-index; 55).
Keelin is a member of the Specialty Training Committee and the Executive Council of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (IOG) and was appointed as a national specialty-training director for the RCPI’s higher specialist training scheme in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 2020.
In 2017, Keelin took up the role of Implementation Lead for the National Standards for Bereavement Care following Pregnancy Loss and Perinatal Death, working within the HSE’s National Women and Infants’ Health Programme (NWIHP). She continues an oversight role with the Bereavement Standards from 2021 and has taken up a new role of Guideline Lead for Obstetrics and Gynaecology within NWIHP from March 2021.
Keelin was appointed as a member of the Life and Health Sciences Multidisciplinary Committee, of the Royal Irish Academy in 2022.
This is an unmissable opportunity to gain valuable insights from one of Ireland’s most inspiring leaders while supporting a critical healthcare cause. The event is suitable for all ages, making it a fantastic evening for families, businesses, and community groups alike.
Together, we can make a difference.
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