St Patrick's College, Drumcondra, inaugurated its first lay president at a ceremony in Dublin yesterday. Dr Pauric Travers, a native of Donegal, is also the first lay president of a major college of education in Ireland.
The Vincentian Fathers announced their departure from the administration of the college after 124 years earlier this year. Dr Travers was appointed lecturer of history there in 1981 and head of department in 1983.