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UL Confers Six Honorary Doctorates – Pictured: University of Limerick, Chancellor, Hon. Mr Justice John Murray, Chief Justice, Supreme Court, Michael Flatley, Adi Roche, Ali Hewson, Peter Malone,  Josephine Feehily, Professor John Cleland Watson Wylie and Prof Don Barry, President UL at the ceremony. Picture: Sean Curtin/Fusionshooters

UL confers six honorary doctorates on exceptional individuals from the worlds of humanitarianism, business, the arts and the public sector.

Josephine Feehily, Chairperson of the Police Authority, first female Chairperson of the Revenue Commissioners, Chair of the World Customs Organisation and Chair of the OECD Forum for Tax Administration was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Economic Science.

Michael Flatley, dancer, choreographer, and musician, internationally known for Irish dance shows Riverdance, Warlords, Lord of the Dance, Feet of Flames, and Celtic Tiger was conferred with the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters. Ali Hewson, activist and humanitarian and recipient of the Princess Grace Humanitarian Award, was conferred with the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters.


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UL Confers Six Honorary Doctorates on exceptional individuals

Michael Flatley, watches World Champion Irish Dancer Fionn O’Sullivan McCarthy age 10 from Ballysimon, Limerick.
Pic: Sean Curtin FusionShooters.

Peter Malone, former Chairman of the National Roads Authority, Aviva, CBRE Gunne Property Group and the Business Tourism Forum.  Former Chancellor of the University of Limerick was conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Economic Science. Adi Roche, founder of the Chernobyl Children’s Project International was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters.

Professor John Cleland Watson Wylie, professor of law and primary draftsman of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.

UL President, Professor Don Barry said; “Today is a very special event for us here at UL.  It is the day when we get the opportunity to honour those who have inspired, who have led with courage and passion and who have made great contributions in their fields of endeavour.  Thats why today UL Confers Six Honorary Doctorates. We bestowed upon these outstanding individuals the University of Limerick’s highest honour and invite them to take their place in the history of this institution.”

Check out the list of previous honorary doctorate award winners here

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