Margaretta D’Arcy, Lelia Doolan, Dr Jerry Cowley, and Ronan Scully will receive honorary degrees at next week’s winter conferring ceremonies, University of Galway has announced.
The celebrations will take place from Wednesday, November 23 to Tuesday, November 29, and the honorary degree awardees will join more than 3,600 students graduating over the five days.
Margaretta D’Arcy is a well known playwright, film maker, actor, author, and theatre activist. She has been a member of Aosdána since its inauguration in 1981. She was a partner for more than 50 years of the late John Arden, an eminent British playwright and novelist, and collaborated on many stage and radio plays including Non Stop Connolly Show and Whose is the Kingdom, a radio drama series.
Ms D’Arcy was a founder member of Women in Media and Entertainment, affiliated to National Women’s Council of Ireland and a…
