Co-op people

Volunteer energy from owner-members is at the heart of the Co-op - from day-to-day operations like shelf-stacking through social events to policy and strategic development. Ultimate decisions rest with members through an Annual General Meeting (AGM) and other democratic structures.

The Member-Directors

The Co-op's Co-ordinating Body (CB) is group of member-directors, elected at the AGM, who steer the overall direction of the Co-op between general meetings.

• Fintan Molloy (Chair)
• Angela Farrell
• Marc Moissard
• Mary McDermott
• Wanda Janiak
• Mark Mallin
• Owenroe Lemass

They can be contacted via: cb [at] dublinfood.coop

The Working Groups

A number of volunteer working groups have been established by the membership to oversee particular areas of Co-op operations:

• The Premises Group
• The Products Group
• The Work Rota Monitoring Group

The Staff

A team of part-time staff look after a range of administrative and operational roles...

• Reini - Office Administrator
• Tim - Operations Manager
• Anto - Assistant Operations Manager and Help Rota Co-ordinator
• Pauric - Development Coordinator
• Aoife - Checkout Supervisor
• Marian, Cecilia, Vera and Stephen - Checkout Team

The Producers

Our 'Producer Members', who operate stalls and food outlets on Saturdays, also play a huge role in the Co-op community...

• Luca and Aisling - The Co-op Café
• Sonairte (organic vegetables, fruit, plants and herbs)
• Christy Stapleton (organic fruit, vegetables and eggs)
• Deirdre O'Sullivan (organic fruit, vegetables and eggs)
• Penny Lange - Ballinroan (organic fruit, vegetables, eggs and cheese)
• Denis Healy - Organic Delights (organic fruit, vegetables and eggs)
• Mary Kelly - Moon Shine Organic Dairy Farm (milk, cheese and yoghurt)
• Lino Olivieri - Colleta Olivieri Olive Oil (olive oil, fairtrade coffee)
• John De Courcy - Tropical Oils Europe (organic coconut oil and more)
• Jordan De Courcy - Jordan Juice Co. (juices and smoothies)
• Georg Heise - George's Patisserie (bread)
• Blazing Salads (bakery, pesto, etc)
• Robert Gepart - Mills and More (grain mills, soy milk makers and bakery)
• Caryna Camerino - Caryna's Cakes (cakes and biscuits)
• Anna Scully - Dream Delights Bakery (cakes and biscuits)
• Katerina Psimopoulis - A Taste of Greece (hot and cold food)
• Bob's Belgian Waffles (hot waffles)
• Bala Moorthy - Vegeplanet (Indian food)
• Siraj Zaidi - North Indian Gourmet Delight
• Urs Tobler - Vendemia Wines (organic wine)
• Sophie Rieu - Unicorn Design (clothing)
• Susan Kelly - Naturamatics (personal care products)
• Melissa Garrigan (aromatherapy oils)
• Laura Turner (new and second-hand books)
• Anna Felton (craft and beadwork)
• Sara Fontannaz - Sara's Potions (lotions and potions)
• Adrian Hamilton - Simply Water (water filters and treatment)

The Sunday Marketeers

The organisers of Sunday Markets bring added events and colour to the Co-op venue. While retaining their identity as independent events, at least one of the organisers of each market is a Co-op member and we particularly encourage members to develop new events at the venue.