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22nd Annual Philip Monahan Memorial Lecture on Tuesday the 23rd of March 2021 at 7pm.

22 Mar 2021
Brian O'Donovan, RTÉ Washington Correspondent

The Department of Government and Politics at UCC is hosting the 22nd Annual Philip Monahan Memorial Lecture on Tuesday the 23rd of March 2021 at 7.00pm. 

This prestigious public lecture series celebrates the memory of Philip Monahan. Monahan was Ireland's first local authority manager and he served as City Commissioner and then City Manager in Cork from 1924-1959. Monahan set the highest standards of probity and integrity in public administration and he defined the role of City Manager and the practice of public management in Ireland. The lecture series was inaugurated in 1997 and has attracted some very distinguished speakers including John Hume, Mary McAleese, John Bercow, Robert Putnam, Emily O'Reilly and Enda Kenny. 

This year's lecture will be delivered by the RTÉ Washington Correspondent, Brian O'Donovan. The title of Brian's lecture is 'Divided States of America' and he will look back at the tumultuous past year in the US. He will analyse the events leading up to the 2020 Presidential election and the storming of the Capitol Building; he will also assess the challenges facing President Joe Biden.  The underlying theme will be one of division - political divides, racial divides and even divides over the wearing of face masks.
 
The event will be opened by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Joe Kavanagh, and our guest speaker will be introduced by the Interim President of UCC, Professor John O'Halloran.
 
To attend this online event, just click on the link below at 7pm on Tuesday the 23rd of March 2021.
 
Join on your computer or mobile app. Click  here to join the meeting.
 
 
The recording of the 22nd Annual Philip Monahan Memorial Lecture with Brian O'Donovan can be viewed here  https://media.heanet.ie/page/5c6aa6f6e2024ef49dada9675873372b.

For more on this story contact:

Dr Aodh Quinlivan

Director, Centre for Local and Regional Governance (CLRG)

Director, MRes Government and Politics

College Lecturer

Department of Government & Politics

University College Cork

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