Trinity honours Patrick Murphy, Bruce Arnold and Jennifer Johnston

Dr Jennifer Johnston, novelist and board member of the Abbey Theatre; Mr Patrick Murphy, collector of modern Irish art and chairman…

Dr Jennifer Johnston, novelist and board member of the Abbey Theatre; Mr Patrick Murphy, collector of modern Irish art and chairman of the Arts Council, and Dr Bruce Arnold, literary critic, journalist and novelist, have been made honorary fellows of Trinity College.

The university also announced 10 new fellows and 49 new scholars at a ceremony presided over by the board and provost, Dr Thomas Mitchell.

The fellows are: Dr Syliva Draper (chemistry); Dr Monica Gale (classics); Dr Anil Kokaram (electronic and electrical engineering); Dr Fraser Mitchell (botany); Dr Donal O'Mahony (computer science); Dr Margaret O'Mahony (civil, structural and environmental engineering); Dr Shane O'Mara (psychology).

Dr Derek Sullivan (oral surgery, oral medicine and oral pathology); Ms Hilary Tovey (sociology); Mr Stephen Wilmer (drama).

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The scholars are: Ms Caroline Murray (business and information technology); Ms Deirdre Gilhawley (business studies and French).

Mr Conor Dwan (classics); Mr Charles Edward Smith, Mr Darren Caulfield (computer science); Mr Gavin McHugh (B.Sc. computer science); Mr Diarmuid O'Seaghdha (computer science, linguistics and German).

Ms Naomi Rahman, Mr Gavin Barry, Ms Rebecca Carville (dental science); Ms Emma Meehan (drama and theatre studies); Mr Michael Costigan, Grellan McGrath (economic and social studies).

Mr Salman Taherian, Ms Niamh Nowlan, Mr David Corrigan, Ms Brianne Mulvihill (engineering); Ms Hestor Chillingworth (English studies); Ms Nicola Rooney (European studies); Ms Jennifer O'Brien (history); Ms Sara Siebert, Ms Eimear Long, Ms Orla Ni Chuilleanain, Mr Paul Quigley (law); Ms Tanya Sheridan (law and German).

Mr Alan Clarke, Mr Paul Murphy, Mr Eoin Slowey (management science and information systems studies); Mr Derek Conlon, Mr Mark Hallinan (mathematics); Parul Dureja, Ms Deirdre Moran, Mr Oliver Tobin, Mr Adam Chi-Ming Lau, Ms Ellen Stuart, Ms Jennifer Hogan (medicine).