Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley

Lads, it’s time to appoint a women head of University of Galway.

For 180 years, Galway’s prestigious university has had 13 presidents (14 including the current interim incumbent, Peter McHugh). All men.

All very qualified and no doubt deserving of the high-paying, high-powered position. But all male, nonetheless.

Seriously, since 1845, was there no woman who was qualified enough to be appointed to one of the most notable posts in Irish academia?

Chair of the university’s Governing Body, Máire Geoghegan Quinn, recently invited students, staff and alumni to complete a survey, offering feedback on who should be appointed its next........

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