The ceremony on Friday 24 May saw Fr Peter McVerry S.J. and Liam Henry, Chief Operating Officer of COLAS Ireland, claim Honorary Fellow titles.
Fr McVerry was recognised with the honour for his commitment and work to reduce homelessness and social disadvantage in Ireland over many years. He established his first hostel for homeless boys in 1979, and went on to found the Arrupe Society – later renamed the Peter McVerry Trust.
Over 90 members of Engineers Ireland were also conferred with Registered Professional Titles at the ceremony.
80 Chartered Engineers received their professional titles at the event from Engineers Ireland's President. Achieving the title of Chartered Engineer is a public statement of an engineer's competence to practice as a professional and is a seal of approval by their peers that they have developed an ability beyond that achieved during their academic years to that of a professional practitioner.
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Ten members also received the title of Fellow, the highest level of membership awarded by Engineers Ireland. This title is reserved for engineers who have demonstrated a significant level of experience and professionalism.
This year Engineers Ireland marks the 50th anniversary of the awarding of the title, Chartered Engineer. In the Republic of Ireland the organisation is the sole authority who can award the title. Commenting at the conferring ceremony, Peter Quinn, President of Engineers Ireland said: "I would like to offer my heartfelt congratulations to each of our conferees who achieved Registered Professional Titles this evening. 2019 is an exciting year for Engineers Ireland and our 25,000-strong membership, as we celebrate the establishment of our Chartered Engineer title, 50 years ago. This title is widely considered to be the gold standard of the engineering profession. I am very pleased to see that 80 members of Engineers Ireland have been conferred with this title, in addition our 10 members who have achieved the prestigious title of Fellow."
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