Malone named as UL chief

THE man charged with developing the country’s roads network was has been named the new chancellor of the University of Limerick.

Peter Malone has been appointed chancellor and chairman of the governing authority of UL for a five-year term.

Mr Malone has had a wide-ranging and distinguished career in business. He has chaired the National Roads Authority since 2002, and also holds a number of other positions including chairman of CBRE Gunne Property Group, chairman of Business Tourism Forum and chairman of the Dundalk Economic Development Group.