Aideen Lynch

Aideen Lynch has a strong background in fundraising and marketing. Aideen started their career as a Fundraising Assistant at Oxfam Ireland in 2002. From 2004 to 2006, they worked as a Fundraising and Marketing Executive at the Irish Youth Foundation. Aideen then moved on to the Irish Heart Foundation, where they held the positions of National Campaign Manager from 2006 to 2012 and Individual Giving Manager from 2012 to 2018. In 2021, they joined Trinity College Dublin as the Associate Director for Regular Giving and Legacy Giving, overseeing the strategic direction of fundraising programs. Currently, Aideen is the Head of Individual Giving at LauraLynn, Ireland's Children's Hospice, where they are responsible for designing and executing the Individual Giving strategy.

Aideen Lynch obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in European Studies from the University of Limerick in the years 1995 to 1999. Following this, they pursued a Master of Arts degree in International Relations at Dublin City University from 2000 to 2001. Later, between 2005 and 2007, Aideen attended the Fitzwilliam Institute, where they earned a Graduate Diploma in Public Relations.