Diarmuid Hegarty is the president of

Griffith College Griffith College ( ga, Coláiste Uí Ghríofa) is one of the two largest, and one of the longest-established private, third level (higher education) colleges in Ireland. Overview Established in 1974, with four campuses in Dublin, Cork and ...

in Ireland. He is also chairman of the Friends of the Vocal Arts.

Early life and education

Diarmuid Hegarty was born in

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

. He studied Commerce (BComm) at

University College Dublin University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland ...

and obtained a

Barrister at Law A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include taking cases in superior courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, researching law and giv ...

(BL) degree from the Honorable Society of

King's Inns The Honorable Society of King's Inns ( ir, Cumann Onórach Óstaí an Rí) is the "Inn of Court" for the Bar of Ireland. Established in 1541, King's Inns is Ireland's oldest school of law and one of Ireland's significant historical environment ...

. From 1969 to 1973, he trained to be an accountant with Coopers and Lybrand. Hegarty is a Barrister-at-Law and a

Fellow A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education ...

of the

Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland Chartered Accountants Ireland was established by Royal Charter on 14 May 1888, and is Ireland's largest accountancy body. According to its website, it represents over 30,000 members globally. Chartered Accountants Ireland is part of the Con ...

Career

In 1974, Hegarty became a Taxation Consultant with constituent firm of

Deloitte and Touche Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (), commonly referred to as Deloitte, is an international professional services network headquartered in London, England. Deloitte is the largest professional services network by revenue and number of profession ...

. That same year, Hegarty founded ''Business and Accounting Training'', which grew into Griffith College Ireland. The college operated from Milltown, St. Stephen's Green and Morehampton Road, Dublin, In 1978, BAT college was incorporated. The name was changed to

when the college moved to the former Griffith Barracks in 1991. In 1992, he became president of Griffith College Ireland. From 1999 to 2006, he served as a board member of Griffith College Karachi. As president of Griffith College, Hegarty has been involved in promoting the Bologna Process for a Europe-wide Higher Education Network. In 2018 he was elected to the Council of Dublin Chamber of Commerce.

Selected roles

* 2011: Chairman of the Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA), * 2012: Received an Honorary Professorship from the

Beijing Information Science & Technology University Beijing Information Science & Technology University (BISTU) is a school of higher education and a merger in founding process of Beijing Institute of Machinery wikipedia.org and ''Beijing Information Technology Institute''. The university takes e ...

(BISTU) in China and was made an Honorary Member of the University's academic board * 2018 - Elected as a Council Member to

Dublin Chamber of Commerce Dublin Chamber of Commerce also known as the Dublin Chamber, is the oldest chamber of commerce in Ireland. Origins The Dublin Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1783. It had been preceded by other collective bodies including the Guild of Merc ...

* Chairman of the Las Adelfas Hotel partnership, in which he has a business interest. * Vice-Chairman of the Ireland-Pakistan Business Council.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hegarty, Diarmuid Year of birth missing (living people)

Living people Irish scholars and academics Businesspeople from Dublin (city) Place of birth missing (living people) Alumni of King's Inns