This year’s speakers and lecturers
- Ruth Barrington
- Chief Executive of the Health Research Board. Formerly medical adviser in the Department of Health. Publications include Health, Medicine and Politics in Ireland.
- William Binchy
- Regius Professor of Laws at TCD. Well‑known writer, broadcaster and campaigner.
- Geraldine Connolly
- Psychologist with the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. Geraldine is also an accomplished set dancer.
- Martin Croghan
- Senior Lecturer, School of Communications, DCU. Has published a cycle of studies on Irish writers. Latest work is Violence is Easy, Identity is the Problem.
- Gabriel Daly
- Augustinian priest, broadcaster and writer. Formerly lectured in TCD Theology Department. Has a particular interest in the science/theology interface.
- Dermot Diamond
- A Professor in Analytical Chemistry in Dublin City Univercity. Research Director of DCU Biomedical and Environmental Sensor Technology Centre and renowned traditional musician.
- Peter Doyle
- Director, Representation in Ireland of the European Commission.
- Brian Farrell
- Broadcaster and political commentator. Emeritus Professor of Politics, UCD.
- Dermot Furlong
- Lecturer in Electronic Engineering, Trinity College Dublin. Has developed a unique Masters programme in Multimedia, bringing together the arts, music and technology.
- Maureen Gaffney
- Chairperson, National Economic and Social Forum. Psychologist, writer, broadcaster and columnist. Works include The Way We Live Now.
- John Hayden
- Chief Executive of the HEA, which has played a key role in developing the national research infrastructure.
- John Hegarty
- Elected Provost of TCD in 2001. Previously Professor of Laser Physics and Dean of Research in Trinity College Dublin.
- Cecily Kelleher
- Professor of Health Promotion, UCG. Chair of the Women’s Health Council. Recent research includes the National Health and Lifestyle Surveys.
- Shaun Mc Cann
- Stokes Professor of Haematology, Trinity College Dublin. Consultant Haematologist/Oncologist at St. James’s Hospital. Medical Director of the Blood Transfusion Service Board 1995 – 96.
- Betty Mc Coy
- A long‑established dance teacher who has played a central role in the revival and popularity of set dancing.
- Michael Mc Mahon
- Writer and local historian.
- Seán Mac Réamoinn
- Writer, broadcaster, commentator on religious and cultural affairs.
- Brendan Mc Williams
- Meteorologist and writer of a winning and informative daily column on the Irish Times.
- Jim Malone
- Dean of Health Sciences and Robert Boyle Professor of Medical Physics at Trinity College Dublin and St James’s Hospital. He is also a "tidy" set dancer.
- Johnny Morrissey
- Dance Master. Well known teacher and participant in set dancing, and a highly regarded concertina player.
- Doireann Ní Bhriain
- Broadcaster involved with arts and the media. Regular contributor to Merriman poetry readings.
- Aoibheann Nic Dhonnchadha
- An Assistant Professor in the School of Celtic Studies of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. Researcher in Irish manuscripts and Irish medical texts 1400 – 1700.
- Éanna Ní Lamhna
- Botanist, entomologist and multi‑talented broadcaster.
- Máire Ní Mhurchú
- Joint compiler with Diarmuid Breathnach of the acclaimed Beathaisnéis series. Máire has been the invaluable researcher behind numerous Merriman poetry sessions.
- Niall Ó Cléirigh
- General Practitioner in Dublin’s inner city. Well‑known broadcaster and columnist.
- Liam Ó Dochartaigh
- Senior Lecturer in Irish, University of Limerick.
- John O’Donohue
- Writer, poet and contributor to the Celtic spirituality movement. Works include Anam Chara, Eternal Echoes, and a recent poetry collection Conamara Blues.
- Jerry O’Dwyer
- Executive Director of the Haughton Institute and formerly Secretary General of the Department of Health and Children.
- Eoghan Ó hAnluain
- Senior Lecturer in Irish, University College Dublin. Directed Merriman Summer School 1992, and 24 Winter Schools (1969 – 1992).
- Camillus Power
- Consultant Anaesthetist and key member of the Pain Clinic in Tallaght Hospital. Studied alternative and eastern approaches to medicine as well as conventional western methods.
- Willie Reville
- Senior Lecturer/Director of Electron Microscopy, University College Cork. Author of weekly Science Today column on the Irish Times, and of the recently published Understanding the Natural World — Science Today.
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