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University of Galway announced last evening that the new President to lead it into the 2030s will be Professor David J. Burn, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University.

As the presidential race tentatively takes shape, there is a current of quiet excitement rolling out from the west — and not just for the political theatre ahead. For the first time, there is the distinct possibility that two of Galway’s most remarkable political daughters, Dr. Máire Geoghegan-Quinn and Deputy Catherine Connolly, could feature prominently in the contest for Ireland’s highest office. In a race that is often framed by personality and geography, there is something deeper stirring here: the opportunity for two extraordinary, sea-shaped lives to bring Ireland a story it sorely needs to hear.

A new chapter in the history of Galway was opened last Thursday when Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris T.D. today officially launched University of Galway.

Dr Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has been appointed chairperson of Údarás na hOllscoile, the University’s Governing Authority. Dr Geoghegan-Quinn, a former government minister and European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, was unanimously selected at the first formal meeting of the new Údarás.