Cardinal Connell's honorary degree from UCD this week has led to some mirth in academic circles. Not for the obvious reason - his displeasure at being denied one by Trinity - but because the actual ceremony should have been held in the spring and was postponed when foot-and-mouth broke out. Now it's a question of foot in mouth.
Foot in Mouth
Cardinal Connell's honorary degree from UCD this week has led to some mirth in academic circles
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