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Member Profile: Áine Hyland

14 June 2018

Áine Hyland, educational historian was admitted to the Royal Irish Academy on 25 May 2018

Áine Hyland is former vice-president and Professor Emerita of Education at University College Cork. She is a leading authority on educational history and policy and has published widely in these areas.

She is also, or has been, a member of a number of other public policy fora, including the Constitution Review Group, Tusla, the Barristers’ Professional Conduct Tribunal and the Press Council of Ireland.

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