Damien Gallagher
Assistant Vice Principal at Department of Education and Youth
Ireland
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Top SchoolDamien Gallagher is an experienced educator and school leader with 13 years of practice across PE, strength & conditioning, and adapted physical activity, now serving as Assistant Vice Principal in Ireland. He combines curriculum development and classroom leadership with hands-on coaching—from designing British/American-aligned PE programmes to running primary football clubs and sports performance analysis. Damien’s background in sports science (DCU) and a PGCE from Loughborough underpins a data-informed approach to student wellbeing and physical education. He has international school experience in the UAE and managed centre-level operations and language instruction, showing adaptability across cultures and age ranges. Colleagues describe him as a practitioner who turns performance data and fitness science into engaging, inclusive learning experiences.
13 years of coding experience
Postgraduate certificate in Education (PGCE) with QTS, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, Postgraduate certificate in Education (PGCE) with QTS, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching at Loughborough UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Sports Science and Health, Bachelor of Science - BS, Sports Science and Health at Dublin City University
Github Skills (14)
jenkins-api-plugin6
jenkins-plugin6
jenkins5
docker4
continuous-deployment4
velocity4
gitflow4
spinnaker3
git3
continuous-delivery3
kubernetes2
cfml2
devops2
open-source1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
BCCRiskAdvisory/edgescan-cloudhook-aws-user-integration
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
Digital-Repository-of-Ireland/dri-app
Dec 2012 - Mar 2014
Digital Repository of Ireland's Samvera application
Contributions:65 commits in 1 year 2 months
samveradigital-repository
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