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Kilkenny woman through to final round of Trinity Provost election Voting takes place today  '); Callan woman, Professor Linda Hogan, has made it through to the final round of voting for the position of Provost of Trinity College, Dublin. The two rounds of voting are taking place today. Professor Hogan will now go up against Professor Linda Doyle for the position.  Voting is currently taking place and a result is expected by 1.30pm If you have a story or want to send a photo or video to us please contact the Derry Now editorial team on 028 7129 6600 for Derry City stories Or 028 7774 3970 fo...

Professor Linda Doyle will succeed outgoing Provost Patrick Prendergast Trinity College Dublin is to be led by a woman for the first time in its 429-year history, after Professor Linda Doyle was elected the university’s new provost today. Doyle will this summer become leader of the university for the next 10 years, after winning nearly two-thirds of the vote. She defeated fellow academics Professor Linda Hogan and Professor Jane Ohlmeyer after two months of campaigning. Around 860 full-time academics were eligible to vote... Subscribe from just €1 for the first month! Exclusive offers:

'Another glass ceiling has been shattered': Trinity College elects first female provost in 429-year history Doyle will take over the role from Patrick Prendergast in August. By Stephen McDermott Saturday 10 Apr 2021, 2:38 PM 2 hours ago 13,803 Views 13 Comments Image: Trinity College/Twitter Image: Trinity College/Twitter TRINITY COLLEGE HAS elected Professor Linda Doyle as the first female provost in the university’s 429-year history. Doy...

“On one of the final days of the campaign, the three candidates in the race to be Trinity’s next provost have engaged in their last debate ahead of voting this weekend. Professors Linda Doyle, Linda Hogan and Jane Ohlmeyer faced a broad range of questions that picked up on some topics that have characterised the campaign and others that had not yet been publicly engaged with …” (more) [Lauren Boland, Finn Purdy and Kate Henshaw, Trinity News, 7 April]

But the election of a female head at Ireland’s oldest and most prestigious university -- due to be picked from an all-female short list of three senior scholars on April 7 -- will be the most momentous female appointment so far. “We’ve seen a very significant transformation with the appointment of three female leaders in the past year, but we need to keep pushing for further improvements across the sector,” said Orla Feely, vice president for research at University College Dublin, who has backed the recently announced Science Foundation Ireland strategy that would seek to ensure that...