Iognáid G. Ó Muircheartaigh

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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]

Biography[]

From Co. Kerry he attended the irish speaking school, Colaiste Mhuire, in Dublin's Parnell Square, from there he went to University College Dublin. He was awarded a PhD in Statistics by Glasgow University, and he held a Fulbright Fellowship at Stanford University, and a U.S. National Academy of Sciences Senior Research Associateship at the US Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.^{[citation needed]}

He was conferred with honorary Doctorates by both the University of Connecticut and the University of Massachusetts.^{[citation needed]}

During his period as President, NUI Galway conferred honorary doctorates on Nelson Mandela, Louise Arbour, Sr. Helen Prejean, Richard Goldstone, Philippe Kirsch, Pius Langa and Cyril Ramaphosa.^{[citation needed]}

As Adjunct Professor in Human Rights, he continues to undertake research in Statistics, with applications in Human Rights, Economics, and Medicine.^[4]

He has also served on the board of directors of Aer Arann.^[5]

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