Governing Body of UCG, 1980-83/ Coiste Rialaithe Choláiste na hOllscoile, 1980-83
Item
- Format
- JPEG
- Title
- Governing Body of UCG, 1980-83/ Coiste Rialaithe Choláiste na hOllscoile, 1980-83
- Identifier
- VHPS0001
- Depiction
- 23 men in 3 rows, standing in front of a large doorway
- Description
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An official photograph of the members of the Governing Body / Coiste Rialaithe in office for the period 1 February 1980 – 31 January 1983, together with the two senior administrative officers servicing it. Missing are 3 members, viz. Mícheál Ó hUiginn (representing Galway Corporation ?), and two others.
Pictured, from left to right:
Third row: Seán McEvoy (Mayo Co. Council), Professor Martin L. Newell (graduates’ nominee), Most Rev. Michael Harty (Bishop of Killaloe; Clare Co. Council nominee). Michael P. J. (‘Bobby’) Curran (graduates’ nominee), Séamus Ó Cathail (Rúnaí Acadúil / Academic Secretary), Dioraí Ó Coirbhin (Rúnaí-Sparánaí / Secretary-Bursar).
Second row: An tOllamh Eustás Ó Héideáin, Dr Hubert McDermott (coopted), Professor James N. Flavin (Academic Council nominee), Cathal Mac Gabhann (Príomhfheidhmeannach Údarás na Gaeltachta; NUI Senate nominee), Christopher J. Townley (Librarian; elected by graduates).
Front row: An tOllamh Déaglán Ó Caoimh (J.D. O’Keeffe) (Registrar, elected by Academic Council), Patrick Briody (Leitrim Co. Council), Séamus Scott (Roscommon Co. Council), Most Rev. Joseph Cunnane (Archbishop of Tuam; nominee of Minister of Education), Eugene Henry (Sligo Co. Council), An Dr Colm Ó hEocha (Uachtarán), Professor George F. Imbusch (elected by Academic Council), Professor L. Kieran Dunican (elected by Academic Council), Michael D. Higgins (Galway Co. Council), Professor Eamonn O’Dwyer (coopted), An Dr Iognáid Ó Muircheartaigh (elected by academic staff), Right Rev. John Coote Duggan (Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry, nominee of Minister of Education). - References
- UCG Calendar, 1980-81
- Contributor
- Séamus Mac Mathúna
- Bibliographic Citation
- S. Mac Mathúna, J. Conroy, 'Governing Body of UCG, 1980-83/ Coiste Rialaithe Choláiste na hOllscoile, 1980-83', Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 13749, Archival Record Id VHRS
- Spatial Coverage
- The Quadrangle
- Temporal Coverage
- 1980-1983
- Period
- 1980s
- Category
- b&w
- group
- on-campus
- outdoors
- Subject
- University of Galway
- Governing Authority
- Údarás na hOllscoile
- Politicians
- Bishops
- University Registrars
- University Presidents
- Presidents of Ireland
- Language
- English
- Irish
- Creator
- Ray Shanley
- Publisher
- University of Galway Library
- Provenance
- Official photograph (colour and black and white) by Ray Shanley (A.B.C. Studios, Galway) in Secretary’s Office archives; digitized by Séamus Mac Mathúna for the Visual History Retired Staff Collection in 2023.
