Archways Vision

We work towards an Ireland where children and families experiencing challenges have the capacity to create lasting positive change in their lives, with access to timely, high quality support programmes.

Archways Mission

We effect real and lasting change for children and families experiencing behavioural, social and emotional issues. We do this by developing and scaling-up evidence based and innovative national
solutions and interventions that support families to realise their potential.

Archways Values

  • Our Focus is People: What drives all our decisions and work is how this will affect children, young
    people and families.
  • Innovative: We are motivated by dynamic thinking and creative solutions.
  • Evidenced Based: We use proven programmes and data to show that what we do works.
  • Continuously Improving Quality: We improve and adapt to people’s changing needs.
  • Partnering to Maximise: Working with others means we can achieve more than we can alone.
  • Maximising Value: We provide the best service for the least cost in order to reach the most
    people.
  • Accessibility and Inclusivity: We work with people where we can make the most difference
    and make to it as easy as possible for people to take part in our programmes.
  • Family Focus: We work with families in a way that respects their perspective and upskills them.

COVID-19 Update

Our team continue to work from the office on a restricted basis and remotely the remainder of the time.

If you need to contact any of the team please see contact details of team leads below. Email addresses for all of the Archways team can be found in the Contact Us section of this website,

Hugh Doogan CEO

Contact Us

Hugh Doogan
CEO
hdoogan@archways.ie

Dr Sean McDonnell
Deputy CEO/Research & Training Manager
smcdonnell@archways.ie

Noel Fox
Finance & Administration Manager
nfox@archways.ie

Karen Costello
Project Coordinator, Blue Skies Initiative (Area Based Childhood Programme)
kcostello@archways.ie

Paul Johnston
Programme Coordinator, Incredible Years &  Mentoring for Achievement Programme (MAP)
pjohnston@archways.ie

Eimear Collins
Programme Coordinator, Incredible Years & Mentoring for Achievement Programme (MAP)
ecollins@archways.ie

Alice Ann Lee
Clinical Supervisor, Families First
alee@archways.ie

Christina Riordan
Project Manager, The Changing Lives Initiative 
criordan@archways.ie

Stephen Coughlan
Project Manager, Systemic Family Support (The Greentown  Project)
scoughlan@archways.ie

 

 

Public Health Nurse involved in facilitating Incredible Years Parent and Baby programme

“I was very, very interested [in delivery], and a bit overwhelmed, when we went to the training because it was completely out of our comfort zone. As a Public Health Nurse, you are all the time giving information, trying to solve the problems, fix people’s problems, make it better, and this is a sort of a situation where you sit back and facilitate”.

How the Parents Feel about the Incredible Years Parent Programme

 

‘Amazing Support. The help and advice from the group was amazing especially the phone calls between sessions. I have really improved my bond with my children and I feel like my children’s behaviour has greatly improved’

‘Words fall short of conveying how grateful myself and my husband are, for all the guidance and support you have given us over the last number of weeks. You have changed our lives and helped us achieve a happy home for our child. I won’t say he doesn’t continue to test us, but we now have the confidence and the tools to help him through it’.

 

Upto2 Programme

Niamh Carroll: UpTo2 Participant

“I would definitely recommend the course. It has been quite reassuring and it is quite a social thing as well, I really enjoyed it.”

Joanna Pascu, UpTo2 Participant

“I found the programme really helpful because it helps me get other tips from mams and the babies get to play. My friend is pregnant and I told her about the course, she thinks it is a great idea and she is going to join up now too.”

 

 

The Changing Lives Initiative parental perspective

‘It was great to see my child for the great little man he is, to be able to understand him better. It was great to see that you’re not on your own, that there are other parents who struggle as well. It was great to make new friends and have a laugh and be able to help, when you could. I will miss the programme when it’s over.’