Prof. Niamh Hourigan. Photo: X (Twitter) Vice-president of Mary Immaculate College (MIC) Niamh Hourigan is set to run for the Labour party for a seat in the European parliamentary elections.
The academic and social commentator’s candidacy was announced on Sunday at a convention in the Metropole Hotel in Cork City.
Responding to the news, the vice president of academic affairs at MIC, who previously worked as a sociologist at UCC and the University of Limerick said she was “honoured” to run for Labour and hoped “to bring the Labour voice to Europe”.
MIC President Eugene Wall said he wished her all the best with her bid in an email to staff.
Prof. Hourigan had been tipped by MIC insiders as a candidate for the college’s presidency, after Prof. Wall announced he would be retiring later this year.
While there had been speculation in the college that the presidency post would be advertised soon, no public announcement has come from MIC.