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Playwright Sam Shepard and Campaigner Christine Buckley were conferred with Honorary Degrees The American playwright, Sam Shepard and campaigner for the rights of abuse victims, Christine Buckley were among those conferred with honorary degrees at Trinity College Dublin today (December 7th). Playwright, actor and director Sam Shepard was conferred with a Doctor in Letters (Litt. He is a significant figure in world drama, with an extraordinary body of work to his name which has inspired a generation of writers, filmmakers and theatre practitioners the world over. A relentless experimenter with form and structure, few American playwrights have exerted as much influence on the contemporary stage. Not only a playwright, but also a screenwriter and author of short stories, he is the recipient of many awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child. He also has a deep connection to Irish theatre, expressed recently in an intensive artistic collaboration with the Abbey Theatre. Campaigner and former resident of Goldenbridge Institution Christine Buckley was conferred with a Doctor in Laws (LL. She was one of the first to go public on her experiences. For more than 25 years she has campaigned tirelessly on behalf of other victims of institutional abuse. She is a co-founder and director of the Aislinn Centre in Dublin which provides educational and support services for survivors. Former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, described her as a woman who has changed the course of history through her voluntary effort. In 2010 she was selected as Irish Volunteer of the Year and went on to be awarded the title ‘European Volunteer of the Year’. Valerie Coghlan, Sam Shepard, Christine Buckley, Chancellor of the University, Mary Robinson, Dame Lynne Brindley and Provost, Patrick Prendergast Dame Lynne Brindley who was conferred with a Doctor in Letters (Litt. D.) has had an illustrious career in British university libraries . She is currently visiting Professor of Knowledge Management in the University of Leeds and previous to that she was chief executive of the British Library. She has been instrumental in transforming the concept of a library from a passive archive to a dynamic contributor to research and the wider education environment, realising the potential of digital formats. Her contributions were recognised in 2008 by the award of the DBE. She has offered continuing support for the College Library’s role as a Legal Deposit Library for the UK. It is particularly fitting to award an honorary degree to this distinguished librarian in 2012, the year that the Old Libraryis celebrating its Tercentenary. Valerie Coghlan who was conferred with a Doctor in Education (D. Ed.) has become the recognisable face of Irish expertise and innovation on the international children’s literature circuit. She has been a founder member of and held high office in most of the important professional bodies pertaining to children’s literature, both nationally and internationally. She has published widely in her own area of expertise, and has played a key role as facilitator and promoter of children’s authors and illustrators. Recently retired as librarian and lecturer in the Church of Ireland College of Education, she played the key role in building up and archiving their collection, and in developing the relationship between this collection and our own Pollard collection and cognate collections internationally. Back to press release listing.
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Bronnadh Céim Oinigh ar an drámadóir Sam Shepard agus ar an bhFeachtasóir Christine Buckley Bronnadh céim oinigh ar an drámadóir as Meiriceá Sam Shepard agus ar an bhfeachtasóir ar son cearta do dhaoine a d’fhulaing mí-úsaid ag Coláiste na Tríonóide. Bronnadh céim oinigh Dochtúireacht sa Litríocht (Litt.D.) ar an drámadóir, aisteoir agus stiúrthóir Sam Shepard. Pearsa mór é i ndrámaíocht an domhain a bhfuil saothar mór oibre aige a bhfuil ugach tugtha aige do ghlúin scríbhneoirí, lucht déanta scannán agus lucht amharclainne ar fud an domhain. Fear a bhíonn de shíor ag teacht ar bhealaí agus ar struchtúir nua agus is beag drámadóir as Meiriceá seachas é a bhfuil an oiread tionchair aige ar an drámaíocht chomhaimseartha. Ní hamháin gur drámadóir é ach is scríbhneoir don scáileán é, údar gearrscéalta, aisteoir agus stiúrthóir a bhfuil gradaim go leor bronnta air lena n-áirítear Gradam Pulitzer don Drámaíocht i 1979 don dráma Buried Child. Tá ceangal dlúth freisin aige le hamharclann na hÉireann a léiríodh le déanaí san obair ealaíonta ar thug sé faoi i gcomhar le hAmharclann na Mainistreach. Bronnadh Dochtúireacht sa Dlí (LL.D) ar Christine Buckley, feachtasóir agus iar-chónaitheach in Insititiúid Goldenbridge. Bhí sí ar an gcéad duine a roinn leis an bpobal an méid a bhain di. Tá sí i mbun dianfheachtasaíochta le breis is 25 bliain thar ceann daoine eile a d’fhulaing mí-úsáid in institiúidí éagsúla. Bhí sí ar dhuine de chomhbhunaitheoirí ar Ionad Aislinn i mBaile Átha Cliath agus ina stiúrthóir air a chuireann seirbhísí tacaíochta agus oideachais ar fáil do dhaoine a tháinig as mí-úsáid. Bean a chuir athrú ar an saol mar bhí sé le titim amach leis an obair mhór dheonach atá déanta aici an cur síos a rinne Iar-Uachtarán na hÉireann, Mary McAleese uirthi. Roghnaíodh í ar Oibrí Deonacha na Bliana in Éirinn i 2010 agus ina dhiaidh sin Oibrí Deonacha na Bliana san Eoraip. Valerie Coghlan, Sam Shepard, Christine Buckley, Seansailéir, Mary Robinson, Dame Lynne Brindley and Propast, Patrick Prendergast Bronnadh Dochtúireacht sa Litríocht (Litt.D.) ar an Dáma Lynne Brindley atá aitheanta ina gairm i Leabharlanna Ollscoileanna na Breataine. Is í an tOllamh ar Cuairt i mBainistiú Faisnéise in Ollscoil Leeds í faoi láthair agus roimhe sin bhí sin ina Príomhfheidhmeannach ar Leabharlann na Breataine. Bhí an-bhaint aici le hathrú a chur ar choincheap na leabharlainne ó bheith ina chartlann éighníomhach go dtí áit bheo le cur le taighde agus an timpeallacht oideachais níos leithne agus thuig an acmhainn a bhain le formáidí digiteacha. Fuair sí aitheantas ar a cuid oibre i 2008 nuair a bronnadh DBE uirthi. Tá tacaíocht leanúnach curtha ar fáil aici do Leabharlann an Choláiste ina ról mar Leabharlann Taisce Dlí don RA. Tráthúil go leor gur i 2012 atáthar ag bronnadh na Céime Oinigh seo ar an leabharlannaí aitheanta, an bhliain chéanna a bhfuiltear ag ceiliúradh 300 bliain na Sean-Leabharlainne. Bronnadh Dochtúireacht san Oideachas (D.Ed) ar Valerie Coghlan a bhfuil aithne mhór uirthi go hidirnáisiúnta maidir lena saineolas agus a nuálacht i gcúrsaí litríochta leanaí. Bhí sí ina comhalta bunaidh de go leor comhlachtaí gairmiúla tábhachtacha a bhaineann le litríocht do leanaí go náisiúnta agus go hidirnáisiúnta. Tá ábhar go leor foilsithe aici a bhaineann lena réimse féin saineolais agus bhí baint mhór aici le húdair agus maisitheoirí leabhair do leanaí a éascú agus a chur chun cinn. D’éirigh sí as le déanaí ó bheith ina Leabharlannaí agus ina léachtóir i gColáiste Oideachais Eaglais na hÉireann ina raibh ról tábhachtach aici le bailiúchán an Choláiste a láidriú agus a chartlannú agus leis an gceangal idir an bailiúchán sin agus bailiúchán s’againne, bailiúchán Pollard, a neartú agus le ceangal a dhéanamh le bailiúcháin go hidirnáisiúnta. Back to press release listing.