On October 3, St Patrick’s College Maynooth conferred on Sr Margaret Casey RSM of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy an honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in recognition of the immense contribution of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy to education and health and for their work in creating a more compassionate and merciful world. Sr Margaret accepted the award “on behalf of all the Sisters of Mercy including those noble sisters, servants of the poor, who have entered eternal life”. Photo: Courtesy of St Patrick’s Maynooth