Iognáid G. Ó Muircheartaigh is an Irish academic who served as President of NUI Galway between 2000 and 2008. The Ó Muircheartaigh Hall in the Sports Centre is named in his honour.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

From County Kerry, he attended an Irish-speaking school, Colaiste Mhuire, on Dublin's Parnell Square. He then attended University College Dublin. He earned a PhD in statistics at the University of Glasgow, and he was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship at Stanford University, and a US National Academy of Sciences Senior Research Associateship at the US Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.[4]

Academic career

During his term as president, NUI Galway conferred honorary doctorates on Nelson Mandela, Louise Arbour, Sr. Helen Prejean, Richard Goldstone, Philippe Kirsch, Pius Langa and Cyril Ramaphosa.[4]

As an adjunct professor in Human Rights, he continues to undertake research in Statistics, with applications in Human Rights, Economics, and Medicine.[4]

Other roles

Ó Muircheartaigh has also served on the board of directors of Aer Arann.[5]

Recognition

He was conferred with honorary doctorates by both the University of Connecticut and the University of Massachusetts.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Phelan, Shane (26 October 2010). "Academics rack up €108,000 taxpayer bill for private jets". Irish Independent.
  2. ↑ "Iognáid G. Ó Muircheartaigh". Bloomberg.
  3. ↑ "Mandela's attack on US over Iraq invasion recalled at NUI Galway". The Irish Times. 7 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Dr. Iognáid Ó Muircheartaigh - NUI Galway". www.nuigalway.ie. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "University head an Aer Arann director". 21 December 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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