Father Dermot Farrell has been appointed president of St Patrick's College, Maynooth. He succeeds Mgr Matthews O'Donnell, who died earlier this year.
Father Farrell (42), a native of Co Westmeath, has been vice president and executive assistant to the Master of Maynooth since 1993 and has been acting president since the death of Mgr O'Donnell. His appointment is for 10 years.