Dr Mary Murphy appointed to the Council of State.

Dr Mary Murphy of the Department of Sociology was appointed to the Council of State.

Dr Mary Murphy was appointment by President Michael D Higgins to the Council of State. She was presented with a warrant of appointment as an incoming Member of the Council of State by President Michael D Higgins at an official event in Áras an Uachtaráin.

Dr Murphy, a senior lecturer in Irish Politics and Society in the Maynooth University Department of Sociology, was among the seven new appointees to the consultation body of the President, which was established under the Constitution.