About Us
Founded in 1991, South West Mayo Development Company (SWMDC) is a community-owned and volunteer-led Local Development Company (LDC), which was established to implement the pilot LEADER European Rural Development Programme in south west Mayo.
SWMDC has been a cornerstone of the local, rural, community development and social inclusion sectors in Mayo for three decades. We now employ 52 people, with an additional 450 people employed through social employment schemes.
Our geographical remit for some programmes now covers all of County Mayo and stretches into Roscommon and Galway. While our initial focus was on rural and community development, social inclusion and employment/activation are now significant areas of work in the company.
Through the work of SWMDC, communities, enterprises and people across Mayo and the wider western region have benefitted from training, capacity building, animation, investment and the development of projects. All our work is based on the fundamental principle that our interactions with people and communities should be empowering, enriching and energising.
SWMDC – Growth and Change since 1991
Our Board

Clew Bay & Islands

Castlebar & Hinterlands

Disability Sector

Claremorris & East Mayo

Ballinrobe & South Mayo

Ballinrobe & South Mayo

Ballinrobe & South Mayo

Farming Sector

Farming Sector

Trade Union

Environment

Údarás na Gaeltachta
Management Team


Seán Carolan
Rural Development (LEADER) Manager

Kevin Cunniffe
RRS & Tús Initiative Coordinator
Catherine McCloskey
Social Inclusion Manager (Coordinator)
Catherine McCloskey
Social Inclusion Manager (Coordinator)
- Phone:087 124 7771
- Email:cmccloskey@southmayo.com

Mary O'Malley
Financial Controller

Community Employment

Norah Campbell
CE West Assistant Supervisor


Ann Connor
CE West Supervisor

Declan Walsh
CE South Supervisor
Finance and Administration Team
Cathy Connor
Office Administrator (Balla)
Margaret Lawless
Office Administrator (Newport)

Leanne Loftus
Office Administrator (Newport)


Peg McGrail
Finance Administrator


Fiona McGreal
Finance Administrator

Roma Malinovskaja
Finance Administrator
Ann Moogan
Finance & Office Administrator

Majella Mulchrone
Finance Administrator


Sinéad Gavin
Finance & Office Administrator

Sinéad O'Malley
LEADER Compliance and Support Officer
Sinéad O'Malley
LEADER Compliance and Support Officer
- Phone:086 136 5037
- Email:somalley@southmayo.com
Hosted Employees
Niail Cherbatji
Health Liaison Worker, EROC Ballaghadereen
Geraldine Leneghan
Community Futures Coordinator, Mayo County Council
Geraldine Leneghan
Community Futures Coordinator, Mayo County Council
- Phone:087 258 5957
- Email:gleneghan@communityfutures.ie
Annalisa Murphy
Community Futures Coordinator, Mayo County Council
Annalisa Murphy
Community Futures Coordinator, Mayo County Council
- Phone:087 741 4141
- Email:amurphy@communityfutures.ie
Harold Slok
Social Care Leader – Social Inclusion, EROC Ballaghadereen
Harold Slok
Social Care Leader – Social Inclusion, EROC Ballaghadereen
- Phone:086-4182932
- Email:Harold.Slok@hse.ie
LEADER Programme
Norita Clesham
LEADER Community Project Officer
Sue O'Toole
LEADER Senior Enterprise Project Officer
Living well Programme

Liam Gildea
Living Well Administrator

Olga Maguire
Living Well Administrator
Fiona Cunnane
Living Well Coordinator
Welcoming & Including New Communities (WIN)
Natalya Pestova
Direct Provision Support Officer & WIN Project Officer
Natalya Pestova
Direct Provision Support Officer & WIN Project Officer
- Phone:086-0406134
- Email:npestova@southmayo.com

Patricia Quinn
WIN Outreach & Training Officer

Office Maintenance
Ann Marie McManamon
Newport Office Maintenance
Ann Marie McManamon
Newport Office Maintenance
Padraig Grimes
Balla Office Maintenance
Padraig Grimes
Balla Office Maintenance
Rural Social Scheme Team
Gabrielle Clesham
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor

Padraic Corcoran
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor

Martina Fadden
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor
Frank McNeela
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor
Chris Mannion
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor
Noel Mulroy
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor

Maura Murphy
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor


Mark Reed
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor

Mark Reed
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor
Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP)
Anne-Marie Carroll
Employment & Training Officer

Caroline Healy
Community Development, Education & Training Officer

Caroline Healy
Community Development, Education & Training Officer
- Phone:087-6151675
- Email:chealy@southmayo.com
Catherine McCloskey
Social Inclusion Manager (Coordinator)
Catherine McCloskey
Social Inclusion Manager (Coordinator)
- Phone:087 124 7771
- Email:cmccloskey@southmayo.com

Breda Murray
Self-Employment Specialist

Social Farming
Tús Initiative Team
Linda Beirne
Tús Supervisor
Mairead Dooley
Tús Supervisor

Brian Finn
Tús Supervisor

Trevor Grimes
Tús Supervisor
Walks Scheme & Rural Recreation

Martin Dillane
Rural Recreation Officer & Walks Scheme

Martin Dillane
Rural Recreation Officer & Walks Scheme
- Phone:087-6578147
- Email:mdillane@southmayo.com
Western Region Drug & Alcohol Task Force
Our Team


