The announcement of fellows and scholars is one of the oldest traditions at Trinity College Dublin and marks the beginning of Trinity Week. This year, two honorary fellows, 11 new fellows and 67 new scholars were announced. Scholars are students who have demonstrated exceptional knowledge of their subjects and are elected annually in various subjects following an exam. Research achievement or scholarship of a high order is the requirement for fellowship, along with contribution to the academic life of the college and effective teaching.

Front Row

Prof O Hardiman (New Professorial Fellow), Dr L Carson (New Fellow), Dr R Evans (New Fellow), Dr Y Scott (New Fellow), G Clarke (1955), Dr BR Wilkinson (1955), IR McAulay (1955), Dr HWK Hopkins (1955), Dr PJ Prendergast (Provost), The Very Rev VG Griffin (1945), JR Hautz (1955), Dr S Barcroft (1955), WB Porter (1955), Sen DPB Norris (1965), Dr A Molloy (New Fellow), Prof E Molloy (New Professorial Fellow), Prof C Moran (New Professorial Fellow).

Row 2

S O’Donnell (1995), MJ Carr (1995), Dr PR Johnston (1975), Dr NM Harty (1975), Dr P Coleman (New Fellow), Dr D Faas (New Fellow), Dr O Conlan (New Fellow), JA Fingleton (1985), MR Hussey (1985), HN Dobbs (1965), Dr MS McNulty (1965), Dr AJ Craig (1965), JL Moody (1965), Dr AM Bayliss (née Heelas) (1965), Archbishop JRW Neill (1965), Prof P Browne (New Professorial Fellow), Mr PM Sammon (1975), Dr SL White (1965), C Doughty (2015).

Row 3

NC Doran (1995), PG Huggard (1985), O’Cahalan (née Culleton) (1995), C O‘Rourke (2015), C McCormick (2015), RW Maguire (2015), MT Hussey (1985), A Byrne (2005), Dr J M Gallen (2005), Dr N Cleary (2005), LE Ellis (1985), Dr C Borsing (2005), J Mockler (Mace Bearer), V Fox (2015), L Daly (2015), KA Pienaar (2015), S Okoye (2015), Dr EK Howard (2005), C Friel (2005), CA Kennedy (2005), A Kabirova (2005), Dr DP Kennedy (1965), RB Gamble (1965), L Graziadei (2015).

Row 4

Dr J Barlow (1995), A Greene (2015), S Gupta (2015), L Goodstadt CBE (New Honorary Fellow), Dr EM Nic Lughadha (2005), Dr MA Coen (2005), A Hickey (2005), Dr R Walsh (2005).

Row 5

S O’Rourke (2015), S Nolan (2015), D McKay (2015), K Frohna (2015), K Reidy (2015), D Arafa (2015), S Corbett (2014), FWC Frank (2015), J Prendergast (2015), G Foley (2015), M Murphy (2015), A O’Loughlin (2015), OF Lyons (2005), P Monahan (2005), Dr A Brogan (2005), CJ McGann (2005), D Reilly (2005), R O’Byrne (2015), M Ahmad (2015), Prof GS Harbison (1975), S Davies (2015), J Orr (2015), SAT Johnston (2015).

Row 6

AR Kelly (1995), C Molloy (2015), CP Connaughton (1995), A Lynam (2015), A Dunsky (2015), R FitzGerald (2005), EE Delaney (2005), CA Lucey (2005), D Donoghue (2005), CE Carroll (2005).

Row 7

E O‘Sullivan (2015), Dr NF Mitchell (1985), S Grennan (2015), G Farmer (2015), RA Farrell (2015), G Petrov (2015), WY Chen (2005), S Hardiman (2005), GHR Lysaght (2005), Dr D Jackson (1965), Prof G Hancock (1965), P Weakliam (2015), R Lanigan (2015), M Ní Ghríofa (2015).

Row 8

Dr SM Lauhoff (1995), LJ Gibson (2005), N Steen (1995), Dr JN Beswick (née Haslett) (1995), JF Martin (2015), W Von Behr (2015), JD O’Callaghan (1985), HL Brady (2015), P Lavelle (2015), D Ring (2015), R Treanor (2015), A Neill (2015), LK Finnegan (2015), I Blake (2015), KS Cox (2015), BF Hogan (2015), H Hogan (2015), N Mulligan (2015), P McDonagh-Forde (2015), E Flynn (2015), R Guihen (2015), C Mahon (2015).

Row 9

JJ Power (1995), CS Boate (1995), Dr CF McAndrew (1995), IE Dowse (1995), C Keogh (1995), MM Comer (2015), S Warren (2015), I Harper (2015), M Madigan (2015), SN Smith (2015), M Berney (2015), C Swords (2015), A Sherwin (2015), Dr S Ó Muineacháin (2005), LA Murphy (2005), C Halpin (2005), P Gavin (2015), M Murtagh-White (2015).

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