Miriam Hederman O'Brien

Miriam Hederman O'Brien 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
Vice-President, Statistical and Social Enquiry Society of Ireland
Guest lecturer, Department of Economics, Trinity College, Dublin
Guest lecturer, European affairs, University College, Cork

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.