She is an Erasmus Mundus MA in Women’s and Gender Studies (GEMMA) student in the Central European University in Vienna and the Universidad de Granada and a BA European Studies graduate of Trinity College Dublin. Mairéad has been a board director since April 2023 and is also a member of the Programmes Subcommittee. She has been a member of the Plan International Ireland Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) since January 2021.