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Deirdre Heenan

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Heenan in 2012

Deirdre Heenan is a former Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Ulster University and a former Provost of the University's Coleraine and Magee campuses. Prof Heenan was also appointed to the Council of State by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins in 2012. She was appointed Lecturer in Policy Studies at the University of Ulster in 1995, becoming a Professor in 2007.^[1] She is a prominent political commentator in Northern Ireland.

In July 2025, Heenan said she could “neither confirm nor deny” that she had been approached by Fianna Fáil to be the party's candidate for the 2025 Irish presidential election.^[2]

References

^ "Council of State nominees unveiled". Irish Times. 6 January 2012.
^ "Ulster University academic Deirdre Heenan looks set to enter race for Irish presidency". 21 July 2025. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 24 July 2025.

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