Gerard O'Keeffe graduates with PhD in History

Dr Gerard O'Keeffe, pictured here on his graduation day with his wife, Margaret, and younger son, Breiffní. Having spent more than thirty years in the multinational technology sector, Gerard completed a BA in Local Studies with first class honours in 2016, studying part-time through the Maynooth University outreach campus, then sited on the grounds of St Kieran's College. He was subsequently awarded a Maynooth University Alumni Scholarship and completed an MA in Military History and Strategic Studies, also with first class honours, in 2017. Gerard was next awarded a John and Pat Hume PhD Scholarship, again from Maynooth University, in 2017 and, aged 63, has fulfilled a life goal by graduating with a PhD in History, on 6 September 2022.