About Miriam Hederman O'Brien
Lived 1930 – 2022 (aged 91–92). Miriam Hederman O'Brien was an academic and barrister.
Miriam Hederman O'Brien (6 June 1932 – 14 March 2022) was an Irish barrister and academic, who held the posts of Chancellor of the University of Limerick and Director of the University of Limerick Foundation.
Life and career Miriam Hederman was born in Naas, County Kildare on 6 June 1932, the youngest of three children of William and Mary Hederman, drapers in Naas and Newbridge. She had two older brothers, Supreme Court Justice and Attorney-General Anthony J. Hederman and William Hederman, a Vincentian priest.
Hederman O'Brien died at a care home on 14 March 2022, at the age of 89.
Affiliations
Trustee, Louvain Development Trust for the Irish Institute for European Affairs
Personal life She was married to William 'Bill' S O’Brien. They had five children.
Awards and legacy In 2013, she was named 2013 Ireland's Most Powerful Woman.
The Miriam Hederman O'Brien Research Prize is awarded by the Foundation for Fiscal Studies.
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Irish barrister, academic and university leader
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