Governing body to name UCC president

THE next president of University College Cork is expected to be named by the college governing body today.

The development follows a six-month selection process and comes as an interim report of a review of allegations of financial mismanagement under current president Professor Gerry Wrixon is due to be considered by the governing body.

Four candidates are understood to have been interviewed, with head of UCC’s College of Medicine and Health Prof Michael Murphy being the one most mentioned on campus as a likely successor.