Honoured by UL

Since 1990, the University of Limerick has bestowed honorary doctorates on those listed below.

Doctoral Recipient Rhiannon Giddens Laffan

Rhiannon Giddens Laffan

Doctoral Recipient Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga

Doctorate Recipient Patrick Honohan

Patrick Honohan

Photo of Mick Guinee

Michael (Mick) Guinee

Doctorate Recipient Paul Lynch

Paul Lynch

Mick Moloney

Mick Moloney

Maeve Lewis

Maeve Lewis

Rose M. Cleary

Rose M. Cleary

Prof. Evan Petty

Evan Petty

Michael Houlihan

Michael Houlihan

Prof. Roy Hayhurst

Roy Hayhurst

Terry Prone

Terry Prone

Jörg Widmann

Jörg Widmann

Dr. Anthony Malcomson

Dr. Anthony Malcomson

John Kiely, Limerick Senior Hurling Manager

John Kiely

Brigid Laffan

Brigid Laffan

Liam Moggan

Liam Moggan

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

Sr Stanislaus Kennedy

Sister Stanislaus Kennedy

Anne Anderson

Anne Anderson

John Slattery

John Slattery

Michael Noonan

Michael Noonan

Paul Brady

Paul Brady

Garrett Fitzgerald

Garrett Fitzgerald

Loretta Brennan Glucksman

Loretta Brennan Glucksman

The Cranberries

The Cranberries

Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof

Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes

Brian O'Doherty

Brian O'Doherty

Vicky Phelan photograph

Vicky Phelan

Robert S. Langer

Robert S. Langer

George Cunningham

George Cunningham

Michael Buckley

Michael Buckley

Sr Angela Bugler RSM

Sr Angela Bugler RSM

Vincent Roche

Vincent Roche

James Patrick McCarron Jr.

James Patrick McCarron Jr.

Adi Roche

Adi Roche

Ali Hewson

Ali Hewson

John Cleland Watson Wylie

John Cleland Watson Wylie

Josephine Feehily

Josephine Feehily

Michael Flatley

Michael Flatley

Peter Malone

Peter Malone

Paul O'Connell

Paul O'Connell

Catherine Elizabeth Day

Catherine Elizabeth Day

Catriona Crowe

Catriona Crowe

Niall Fitzgerald

Niall Fitzgerald KBE

P. Gerard Boland

P. Gerard Boland

Harry E McKillop

Harry E McKillop

John McGinn

John McGinn

John O'Connor

John O'Connor

Patrick J. Kelly

Patrick J. Kelly

Patrick Leo Colgan

Patrick Leo Colgan

Chuck Feeney

Chuck Feeney

Geraldine Kennedy

Geraldine Kennedy

John Thomas Herlihy

John Thomas Herlihy

Muiris Ó Rócháin

Muiris Ó Rócháin

Anya Peterson Royce

Anya Peterson Royce

Edward M Walsh

Edward M Walsh

Frank M Daly

Frank M Daly

Jerry Kennelly

Jerry Kennelly

Oliver Patrick Murphy

Oliver Patrick Murphy

Declan J Kidney

Declan J Kidney

Cynthia Carroll

Cynthia Carroll

Daniel Tierney

Daniel Tierney

Denis M Leonard

Denis M Leonard

Seán Donlon

Seán Donlon

C. Noel Lindsay

C. Noel Lindsay

Miriam Hederman O'Brien

Miriam Hederman O'Brien

Patrick J Murphy

Patrick J Murphy

Eddie Keher

Eddie Keher

John Hume

John Hume

Mary Robinson

Mary Robinson

John Hunt

John Hunt

John Ryan

John Ryan

Pat Cox

Pat Cox

Michael J Tiernan

Michael J Tiernan

Keith Wood

Keith Wood

Romano Prodi

Romano Prodi

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Edna O'Brien

Mary Davis

Mary Davis

Terry Wogan

Terry Wogan

Desmond J O'Malley

Desmond J O'Malley

Anna Manahan

Anna Manahan

Bill Whelan

Bill Whelan

Bruno Giuranna

Bruno Giuranna

John J Quinn

John J Quinn

Thomas Hyland

Thomas Hyland

Dermot P Kinlen

Dermot P Kinlen

J P McManus

J P McManus

Ted Russell

Ted Russell

Michael S Dell

Michael S Dell

Dr. Brendan O'Regan

Dr. Brendan O'Regan

Dr. Donal Nevin

Dr. Donal Nevin

Liam Clancy

Liam Clancy

Tommy Makem

Tommy Makem

Dr. Thomas O'Dwyer

Dr. Thomas O'Dwyer

John B Keane

John B Keane

Professor Patrick M Quinlan

Professor Patrick M Quinlan

Suzanne Murphy

Suzanne Murphy

Fr. Aengus Finucane

Fr. Aengus Finucane

Iris Kellett

Iris Kellett

Heinrich Friedrich Krabbe

Heinrich Friedrich Krabbe

Frank McCourt

Frank McCourt

Ciarán Mac Mathúna

Ciarán Mac Mathúna

John A Ruddock

John A Ruddock

Sylvia Meehan

Sylvia Meehan

Thomas Joseph Maher

Thomas Joseph Maher

David Francis Williamson

David Francis Williamson

Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney

Jack Lynch

Jack Lynch

Dr Colm Ó hEocha

Dr Colm Ó hEocha

Dr Michael Philip Mortell

Dr Michael Philip Mortell

Professor William James Smyth

Professor William James Smyth

Sir Gordon Smith Grieve Beveridge

Sir Gordon Smith Grieve Beveridge

Hilton Keith Davies

Hilton Keith Davies

Planning Board - NIHE

Planning Board - NIHE

James Dewey Watson

James Dewey Watson

Ray Stata

Ray Stata

Robert W Galvin

Robert W Galvin

Jack Charlton

Jack Charlton

Mirette Hanley-Corboy

Mirette Hanley-Corboy

Professor Patrick Lynch

Professor Patrick Lynch

Raymond MacSharry

Raymond MacSharry

Dermot Patrick Whelan

Dermot Patrick Whelan

John Loyola Murray

John Loyola Murray

Rómulo O'Farrill, Jr

Rómulo O'Farrill, Jr

Sir Bernard Crossland

Sir Bernard Crossland

Kagayaki Miyazaki

Kagayaki Miyazaki

H Thomas Hallowell Jr

H Thomas Hallowell Jr

Paul Quigley

Paul Quigley

Philippe Marquis De MacMahon, Duc de Magenta

Philippe Marquis De MacMahon, Duc de Magenta

Thomas Ryan

Thomas Ryan

Tony Ryan

Tony Ryan

His Majesty Don Juan Carlos I

His Majesty Don Juan Carlos I

An Dochtúir Pádraig Ó hIrighile

An Dochtúir Pádraig Ó hIrighile

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