Distinguished academic takes over from Mary Harney who has held the role since 2018
Prof Brigid Laffan was one of the first students to attend UL, then the National Institute of Higher Education. Photograph: Sean Curtin/True MediaIn October, the governing authority failed to reach a two-thirds majority needed among members to ratify the candidacy of the university’s current deputy chancellor, Rose Hynes.
Prof Kerstin Mey, president of the university, said it was “truly fortunate“ to have secured a person of Prof Laffan’s calibre, international profile and abilities.“We owe a great debt of thanks to our outgoing chancellor Mary Harney who has worked tirelessly on behalf of UL since taking on the role of chancellor in 2018. UL has benefited hugely from her vast experience, political nous and her steady counsel over the past almost six years.
“I have watched the university grow and flourish over the last 50 years and now, as the newly elected chancellor, I very much look forward to being part of its future. Prof Laffan is a native of Cahersiveen, Co Kerry, and she now lives in Dublin. She is a European studies graduate , emeritus professor of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute, Florence, emeritus professor of UCD and a well-known commentator on European affairs.
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