In the Dark

Just time for a quick update about the saga of Maynooth University’s Governing Authority. Today the current Governing Authority met in an emergency session. An email went around to all staff just after 7pm this afternoon from its Chair. The message begins:

Following a meeting of the Maynooth University Governing Authority (GA) today, I am writing to let you know that GA has changed its decision on the formation of the next GA to a process by which all five of the internal members will be elected by MU staff.

Thank you to Maynooth IFUT for mobilizing the academic community in Maynooth so well. And thank you to everyone who signed the petition. It just shows what can happen when you get organized. To be honest, I didn’t think GA would back down, and feared instead a full-scale industrial dispute might be looming. Fortunately, GA has seen sense and we have been spared that. However, the famous words of Churchill

We must be very careful not to assign to this deliverance the attributes of a victory.

The University can now move forward, at least until the next crisis…

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