UL becomes first Irish university to appoint woman as leader

Professor Kerstin Mey has been appointed as the interim president of UL, replacing outgoing president Des Fitzgerald, who is set to retire in September.
UL becomes first Irish university to appoint woman as leader
Professor Kerstin Mey

The University of Limerick has appointed a woman to lead the university in the coming months, the first time in the history of the State a female is to take the helm at an Irish university.

Professor Kerstin Mey has been appointed as the interim president of UL, replacing outgoing president Des Fitzgerald, who is set to retire in September.

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