Miriam Hederman O'Brien (6 June 1932 - 14 March 2022) was an Irish barrister and academic, who held the posts of Chancellor of the University of Limerick and Director of the

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Foundation.

Early years

Miriam Hederman was born in

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, the youngest of three children of William and Mary Hederman, drapers in Naas and Newbridge. She had two older brothers, Supreme Court Justice and Attorney-General Anthony J. Hederman and William Hederman, a Vincentian priest.

Death

Hederman O'Brien died 14 March 2022 at AnovoCare Nursing Home.

Affiliations

* Trustee, Louvain Development Trust for the Irish Institute for European Affairs * Vice-President, Statistical and Social Enquiry Society of Ireland * Guest lecturer, Department of Economics, Trinity College, Dublin * Guest lecturer, European affairs, University College, Cork

Awards and legacy

In 2013, she was named 2013 Ireland's Most Powerful Woman. The Miriam Hederman O'Brien Research Prize is awarded by the Foundation for Fiscal Studies.

References

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