Trinity College Dublin marked the centenary of female students being admitted to the university by awarding honorary degrees to seven prominent women, among them Hilary Weston, former Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario.

Many women graduates from Trinity have contributed their talents to their adopted country, Canada. In the field of politics one of the more notable in recent years was the Hon. Aideen Nicholson.

Among the seven women awarded honorary degrees by Trinity were a poet, a judge, a scientist, and a theatre director.

Poet, critic and writer Eavan Boland graduated from Trinity in 1966 with a degree in English language and literature.

The first woman judge at the European Court of Justice, Fidelma O'Kelly Macken, graduated from Trinity in 1972, and held the Averell Devereux Lectureship in the Law School in the 1970s.

Olympic gold medallist Mary Peters was another Trinity graduate. She won her gold medal in the Pentathlon at the Munich Olympic Games.

Garry Hynes, an Abbey Theatre director since 1984, was appointed Artistic Director of the theatre in 1990.

Shirley Ann Jackson and Alison Elliot were also among the seven honoured.

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