Dr. Joseph Lennon Meets with the President of Ireland and the Irish Prime Minister

Dr. Joseph Lennon, Director of Villanova Irish Studies and Associate Professor of English, has just returned from a trip to Ireland with a retinue of Villanova administrators, including Father Peter Donohue. The visit included meetings with both the President and the Prime Minister of Ireland to discuss the ongoing work of Villanova's Irish Studies Program.

L-R: Teresa O'Neill, friend of Villanova University and wife of Mike O'Neill

Mike O'Neill, Vice President for Advancement, husband of Teresa O'Neill
Dr. Joseph Lennon, Director of Irish Studies, Villanova University
President Peter Donohue, O.S.A., Ph.D., Villanova University
Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins
Ronnie Delaney, Villanova alumnus '58, Chapter President Ireland's
Villanova Alumni Association
Tony Ponturo, Villanova alumnus '74, Dean of Arts and Sciences's
Advisory Council Member
George Kolb, Vice President for Alumni Relations
Dr. Mary Madec, Director of the Villanova Center, National
University of Ireland, Galway

Front Row L-R:Senator Eamonn Coghlan, Villanova alumnus '76
Taoiseach Enda Kenny (Prime Minister of Ireland)
President Peter Donohue, O.S.A., Ph.D., Villanova University
Back Row L-R: Harry Purcell, incoming Villanova freshman on track
and field scholarship
Teresa O'Neill, friend of Villanova University and wife of Mike O'Neill
Mike O'Neill, Vice President for Advancement, husband of Teresa O'Neill
Dr. Joseph Lennon, Director of Irish Studies, Villanova University
Tony Ponturo, Villanova alumnus '74, Dean of Arts and Sciences's
Advisory Council Member