Galway Programme

Commencing Thursday & Friday, 8th& 9th October, 2026

The Galway Programme Lead Facilitator is the Joint Director of Coach Institute of Ireland, Dr. Evelyn P. Gilmore.

Dr. Evelyn P. Gilmore, B.A (Hons), M.Sc., Prof D., C. Psychol., Ps.S.I., M.I.A.H.I.P., M.A.C.

Evelyn is a consultant work & organisational psychologist, an organisational development consultant, a business and executive coach, coach trainer, and coach supervisor. She is joint Director of Coach Institute of Ireland and Psychodynamics at Work. Evelyn has an honours degree in psychology from the University of Galway and a first class honours masters in work & organisational psychology from Dublin City University (DCU). She completed a three-year Tavistock Consulting to Organisations qualification. In addition, Evelyn has a professional doctorate in Consultation and the Organisation with the Tavistock & Portman NHS in London, accredited by the University of Essex. Her current clients include individuals, groups, and organisations from both the public, private and not-for-profit sector.

She is a chartered psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland (P.S.I.), a full member of their work & organisational division, and a member of their coaching psychology group. She is an accredited psychotherapist with the Irish Council of Psychotherapy, and is also a member of OPUS, an Organisation Promoting Understanding of Society.

In addition, she has conducted research on leadership development and emotional intelligence as part of her Master’s Degree. Evelyn’s doctorate thesis was an action research project and focused on how an organisational practitioner can help manage the emotional aspects of organisational life during times of organisational change. She has lectured on organisational change in the department of management in the University of Galway, and has been a visiting lecturer to doctorate students in the Tavistock in London.

Evelyn’s areas of interest and expertise include leadership development, group dynamics, role consultation, systems psychodynamics coaching, organisational development and change. In particular, she uses a person centered, psychodynamic, and systemic lens when working with individuals, groups and organisations. For more information on Evelyn’s psychodynamic work visit www.psychodynamicsatwork.ie

Additional Galway Programme Tutors

Mike O’Halloran, B.A., M.A., H. Dip. Ed., M.I.A.H.I.P., M.A.C.

Mike O'Halloran founded Coach Institute of Ireland, the first coaching training programme to be held in the country, in 2000. He has worked for over twenty five years as a gestalt psychotherapist, coach, supervisor, trainer and group facilitator. He holds a Master’s in Counselling from Durham University, a B.A. and H. Dip. Ed. from U.C.D, and he trained extensively in London in the field of gestalt. Since 2000 he has jointly directed and facilitated the Diploma in Business and Executive Coaching. In this capacity, Mike has trained several hundred coaches from a wide variety of professional and industrial backgrounds. His training is informed by person centred, gestalt, and existential psychology. Mike is a member and recognised supervisor of IAHIP (Irish Association for Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapy), ICP (Irish Council for Psychotherapy), and the Association for Coaching.

Eileen Woodford

Eileen has a first-class Honours Masters in Personal and Management Coaching from University College Cork. She is also a Master Accredited Executive Coach and Fellow of the Association for Coaching.

Eileen has a background in business and has been coaching since 2006 on completion of her Diploma from Coach Institute of Ireland. She has worked in all sectors - corporate, private, public and academic, delivering coaching, training and facilitation focusing on leadership, vertical development, career and emotional intelligence.

She is an Executive Coach at University of Galway for Executive MBA students, and she is an associate Executive Coach with Ignite Executive Coaching, Galway and Harmonics in Limerick.

Her areas of interest are vertical development, leadership development and emotional intelligence, role transition, and working with individuals who are preparing for retirement and redundancy.

Eileen’s research for her master’s thesis was the lived experience of vertical developmental coaches in the work environment, who are working with struggling and ineffective leaders.

Venue: Maldron Hotel, Oranmore, Galway.

Galway Programme Dates

Module One: Thursday & Friday, 8th & 9th October, 2026
Module Two: Thursday and Friday, 5th & 6th November, 2026
Module Three: Thursday and Friday, 3rd & 4th December, 2026
Module Four: Thursday and Friday, 14th & 15th January, 2027
Module Five: Thursday and Friday, 11th & 12th February, 2027
Module Six: Thursday and Friday, 4th & 5th March, 2027
Module Seven: Thursday and Friday, 8th & 9th April, 2027
Module Eight: Thursday and Friday, 13th & 14th May, 2027

Times
Thursdays: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fridays: 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

For an informal interview / discussion, telephone Joint Programme Director, Dr. Evelyn P. Gilmore, on 087-7944048. Alternatively, please make contact with us through the contact page on this website.