Brian MacCraith is considered to be clever as well as a safe pair of hands. A research scientist by training, he was president of DCU from 2010 to 2020.  A year after his appointment, Dr Martin McAleese became DCU’s Chancellor.  Under their stewardship, the institution’s reach and profile expanded significantly. Now retired from DCU, last year MacCraith was appointed chairperson of the External Oversight Body of the Defence Forces. It was set up by the government after a series of embarrassing allegations of discrimination, bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct in the Defence Forces. Other members of the seven-person group include…

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