Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh is Professor Emeritus in History and former Dean of Arts and Vice-President of

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. He was appointed to the

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by the

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in 2012. Ó Tuathaigh graduated with a BA from NUIG followed by an MA. He completed his postgraduate studies at Peterhouse College, Cambridge. He received an Honorary Doctorate from National University of Ireland in 2017.

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