28.07.2016
This year’s National University of Ireland honorary degree conferring ceremony will take place on 1 December 2016. At the ceremony, the Chancellor of the University, Dr Maurice Manning, will confer honorary degrees on the following individuals who have made exceptional contributions in their respective fields:
Brian Bourke, painter
For his contribution through painting to Irish culture. DFA
Rhona Mahony, Master of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street
For her contribution to public health and specifically to healthcare for women and infants as Master of the National Maternity Hospital. DMed
Margaret Mullett, Chair of the Irish Haemochromatosis Association
For her contribution to public service/public health in raising awareness of haemochromatosis. LLD
Professor Helen Watanabe O’Kelly, Professor of German Literature, University of Oxford
For her contribution to the study of German literature and culture. DLitt
Professor Gearóid O Tuathaigh, Professor Emeritus in History, NUI Galway
For his contribution to Irish History, the Irish language and Irish public life. DLitt
Ruairí Quinn, former Minister and leader of the Labour Party
For his contribution to Irish public life and public service. LLD
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