Human rights campaigner Colm O'Gorman among those honoured by Trinity

Colm O’Gorman, with Provost of Trinity College Dublin, Linda Doyle, after he was conferred with an honorary degree by the University of Dublin at Trinity College Dublin. Picture: Maxwells

Human rights campaigner and Irish Examiner food writer  Colm O’Gorman was one of four people awarded an honorary degree from Trinity College on Friday.

Mr O’Gorman, together with managing director of the National Ploughing Championships Anna May McHugh, the first European Council president and former Belgium prime minister Herman Van Rompuy, and businessman Leonard O’Hagan received the honours from former Irish president and current Trinity College chancellor Mary McAleese.