Members Directory

Professor Ann Martin Graybiel

BA(Harvard 1964), PhD(MIT 1971)

Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Honorary Member, Science

Discipline: Biology

Elected in 2023

Professor Patrick Dennistoun McGorry

MBBS(Sydney 1977), PhD(Monash 1991), MD(Melbourne 2002), LLD(hc Monash 2011), MD(hc Newcastle, Australia 2011), PhD(hc Haifa, Israel 2012), DSc(hc RCSI 2022)

Psychiatrist and University Professor, University of Melbourne

Honorary Member, Science

Discipline: Public Health And Health Professions (Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy)

Elected in 2023

Professor David SImon Jones

BSc(QUB 1985), PhD(QUB 1988), DSc(QUB 2006), BA(Open University 2014)

Pro-Vice Chancellor, Queen's University Belfast 

Member, Science

Discipline: Public Health And Health Professions (Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy)

Elected in 2022

Professor Tadhg Pól Ó hAnnracháin

BA(NUI 1984), MPhil(NUI 1986), PhD(EUI 1995)

Professor, University College Dublin

Member, PL&A

Discipline: History

Elected in 2022

Professor Katherine Browne

PhD(Gloucestershire 2003), MA(Sheffield 1999), BSc(Loughborough 1998)

Professor, University College Dublin

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Geography

Elected in 2022

Professor Mary Cosgrove

BA(NUI 1993), MA(NUI 1995), PhD(NUI 2002)

Professor in German, Trinity College Dublin

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Literary And Theatrical Studies

Elected in 2022

Professor Siobhán Mullally

BCL(NUI 1988), LLM(LSE 1990), PhD(EUI 2003)

Established Professor of Human Rights Law and UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway 

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Law

Elected in 2022

Dr JoAnne Mancini

PhD(Johns Hopkins 1997), MA(Johns Hopkins 1992), BA(Virginia 1990)

Associate Professor in History, Maynooth University

Member, PL&A

Discipline: History

Elected in 2022

Professor Orla Therese Muldoon

BSc(QUB 1993), PhD(QUB 1996), Advanced Cert in Research Methods(Michigan 1996), PGCert(Ulster 1998)

Founding Professor of Psychology, University of Limerick

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Sociology, Political Sciences And Social Sciences

Elected in 2022

Dr Gladys Ganiel

BA(Providence College 1999), MA(NUI 2001), PhD(NUI 2005), Queen's University Belfast 

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Sociology, Political Sciences And Social Sciences

Elected in 2022

Professor Andreas Hess

Diploma(Mercator University 1989), PhD(Free University Berlin 1993)

Professor in Sociology, University College Dublin

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Sociology, Political Sciences And Social Sciences

Elected in 2022

Professor Hannah McGee

BA, BA Mod(NUI 1981), PhD(Dubl 1988), DSc(NUI 2015)

Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences 

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Behavioural Sciences

Elected in 2022

Professor David Stifter

Mag.Phil(Vienna 1998), Dr.Phil(Vienna 2003)

Professor of Old and Middle Irish, Maynooth University

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Languages And Linguistic Studies

Elected in 2022

Professor Gary Donohoe

BA, BD, HDipPsych, MPsychSc(NUI), MA, DClinPsych, PhD(Dubl)

Professor of Psychology, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway 

Member, Science

Discipline: Public Health And Health Professions (Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy)

Elected in 2022

Professor Patricia Maryclare Kearney

MBBChBAO(NUI 1998), MRCPI(RCPI 2001), MPH(Tulane 2002), PhD(Tulane 2006), MFPHMI(RCPI 2021)

Professor of Epidemiology, University College Cork

Member, Science

Discipline: Public Health And Health Professions (Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy)

Elected in 2022

Professor Mairead Elizabeth Kiely

BSc(Ulster 1992), PhD(NUI 1999), PGDip(NUI 2006)

Professor of Nutrition, University College Cork

Member, Science

Discipline: Agriculture, Veterinary And Food Science

Elected in 2022

Professor Stefan Oscarson

BSc(Stockholm 1978), Teacher Certificate(Stockholm 1979), PhD(Stockholm 1985), Docent(Stockholm 1990

Professor, University College Dublin

Member, Science

Discipline: Chemistry

Elected in 2022

Professor Mary Cannon

MB BCh BAO(NUI 1988), Diploma Statistics(Dubl 1992), MRCPsych(Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1993),

Psychiatrist, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences 

Member, Science

Discipline: Public Health And Health Professions (Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy)

Elected in 2022

Offices held: On Council: 2023-24

Professor Geraldine B Boylan

MA(NUI 2008), PhD(Kings College London 2002), MSc(University of London, 1991)

Professor of Neonatal Physiology, University College Cork

Member, Science

Discipline: Public Health And Health Professions (Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy)

Elected in 2022

Offices held: On Council: 2024-

Professor Fiona Maria Doohan

BSc(NUI 1994), PhD(Open University 1998)

Professor of Plant Health, University College Dublin

Member, Science

Discipline: Agriculture, Veterinary And Food Science

Elected in 2022

Professor James Patrick O’Gara

BSc(NUI 1990), PhD(NUI 1994), DSc(NUI 2018)

Professor of Infectious Disease Microbiology, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway 

Member, Science

Discipline: Biology

Elected in 2022

Ms Marie Collette Donnelly

BSc(NUI 1975), MBA(Dubl 1977)

Chair, Climate Change Advisory Council

Member, Science

Discipline: Engineering And Material Sciences

Elected in 2022

Ms Mary Rita Doyle

BCS(NUI 1978), MSc(Dubl 2022)

Visiting Research Fellow in Public Policy, Trinity College Dublin

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Economics, Business And Management Sciences

Elected in 2022

Offices held: On Council and in Office: Secretary for P&IR 2024-

Ms Virginia Teehan

BA(NUI 1983), MPhil(Dubl 1987), DipArchSc(NUI 1984), MBA(NUI 2019)

Chief Executive Officer, The Heritage Council

Member, PL&A

Discipline: History

Elected in 2022

Offices held: On Council: 2024-