College appoints new principal

A NEW principal has been appointed to take charge of the country’s largest further education college in the autumn.

Helen Ryan will take over in September from Gerard O’Dwyer, who is to retire after a long career at Cork College of Commerce.

The City of Cork Vocational Education Committee (VEC) college has more than 2,000 full-time day students and more than 4,000 people pursuing professional and leisure courses at night.