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Business Wire
09-07-2025
- General
- Business Wire
Villanova University Appoints the Rev. David Cregan, OSA, PhD, as Dean of the College of Professional Studies
VILLANOVA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Villanova University President the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, '75 CLAS, today announced the appointment of the Rev. David Cregan, OSA, PhD, '89 CLAS, as Dean of the College of Professional Studies (CPS), effective August 1. A member of Villanova's faculty since 2004, Father Cregan has extensive experience in academic leadership roles and currently serves as associate dean of Academic Affairs and Strategic Initiatives for the College of Professional Studies. 'I am excited to have Father Cregan, an experienced and knowledgeable leader and fellow Augustinian friar, leading the College of Professional Studies,' said Father Donohue. 'He brings a deep commitment to Villanova's Augustinian Catholic mission and is passionate about the transformative power of education at all levels.' In his current role in CPS, Father Cregan acts as a member of the Dean's Senior Leadership Team and oversees key strategic initiatives for curriculum and faculty in the college. His responsibilities include leading the College's Curriculum Committee; designing and implementing the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree; and providing college leadership for faculty affairs, such as faculty hiring and evaluation processes. He also is a member of the University-wide A.I. Task Force. 'Since arriving in the College of Professional Studies, I have been inspired, invigorated and continually uplifted by our dedicated students, staff and faculty,' said Father Cregan. 'Here, student-centered learning is an imperative, and our faculty and staff are creatively flexible, adaptive and innovative in guiding our students toward their academic, professional and personal goals. CPS is a place where aspirations are realized, and students are transformed by our professional education and our for-credit degrees and majors. By the grace of God, with humility and gratitude, I am truly honored to serve as Dean.' In the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Father Cregan previously served as chair of the Department of Theatre and Studio Art, where he also acted as artistic director of Villanova Theatre. He holds the rank of associate professor in Theatre, teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. His scholarly expertise encompasses theatre and Irish studies. Father Cregan has taught across many departments and programs at Villanova, including Global and Interdisciplinary Studies, Honors, Gender and Women Studies, and Augustine and Culture Seminar Program. Additionally, he teaches for the Villanova Program at SCI Phoenix. His academic publications include numerous articles and book chapters on Irish theatre and performance. Prior to returning to Villanova in 2004, Father Cregan pursued a professional theatre career, performing in New York, regional productions in the U.S., and three tours in the U.S. and Europe. 'Father Cregan brings considerable experience as an academic and administrative leader to his new role as dean of the College of Professional Studies,' said University Provost Patrick G. Maggitti, PhD. 'His deep understanding of what distinguishes a Villanova education—particularly for our adult learners—along with his first-hand knowledge of CPS makes him uniquely suited for his new role. I look forward to working closely with Father Cregan as he stewards the College into its next great era.' As Dean, Father Cregan will serve as the chief administrator of the College, providing vision and leadership for its long-term strategic and academic planning and faculty engagement; strengthening the student experience; providing financial oversight; and overseeing fundraising and alumni relations. Father Cregan earned a BA in Theatre from Villanova University, a Master of Divinity from Washington Theological Union, an MA in Irish Studies from The Catholic University of America, and an MPhil. in Irish Theatre and Film and PhD in Dramatic Literature from the Samuel Beckett School of Drama at Trinity College, Dublin. About Villanova University's College of Professional Studies: Founded in 2014, the College of Professional Studies (CPS) provides academically rigorous yet flexible educational pathways to high-achieving adult learners who are balancing professional and educational aspirations with life's commitments. The CPS experience embodies Villanova's century-long commitment to making academic excellence accessible to students at all stages of life. Students in CPS programs engage with world-class Villanova faculty including scholars and practitioners, explore innovative educational technologies and experiences, and join an influential network of passionate alumni. In addition to its industry-leading programs at the nexus of theory and practice, CPS has built a reputation for its personal approach and supportive community that empowers adult students to enrich their lives, enhance their value in the workplace, and embark on new careers. About Villanova University: Since 1842, Villanova University's Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition has been the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University's six colleges—the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Villanova School of Business, the College of Engineering, the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, the College of Professional Studies and the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Ranked among the nation's top universities, Villanova supports its students' intellectual growth and prepares them to become ethical leaders who create positive change everywhere life takes them. For more, visit
Irish Independent
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Letters: In a bikini or flour sack, it doesn't matter, women are always objectified
I'm far more likely to see a man in town without his shirt any day of the week, yet I don't see think-pieces on men needing to be respectable in public and keep their shirts on. Cregan also stated, 'with all the hard-fought battles for women's rights – including the right not to be sexually objectified – it defies logic to see women putting themselves in this position'. It defies logic that this needs to continue to be said: it doesn't matter if we wear a bikini, a flour sack, oversized jumpers and jeans, or a moo-moo on the beach, at the supermarket, or in the privacy of our own homes – someone will find a way to objectify us, police our bodies, and blame us for the reactions and actions of others. If you ever need a sobering reality check, please review Jennifer Sprague's exhibit titled 'What Were You Wearing?' And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. Emmy Smith Kearney, Co Cork Mo Chara and the Kerry footballers both stood up to negativity on big stages Kneecap and the Kerry footballers made the headlines this weekend one in Glastonbury, and the other at Croke Park. Kneecap drew attention for all the wrong reasons with the British prime minister saying it would be wrong for the BBC to live-stream their gig. Kerry, too, were being dismissed as a-one man band (who else but Joe Brolly) while local stalwarts such as Darragh O Sé and Éamon Fitzmaurice were inflicting doom and gloom on their brothers in arms ('Imperious O'Shea hits high notes to prove Kerry are far from a one-man band, Irish Independent, June 30). But by golly did both acts deliver on the main stage where it mattered most. Mo Chara shouted at his wildly enthusiastic supporters at a packed West Holts field that 'I am a free man', while Jack O'Connor's team let loose after 40 minutes in the cauldron of Croke Park to bury Armagh with a deluge of unanswered points led by that quiet and unassuming gent, Seánie O'Shea. Kneecap will be undaunted for their next court appearance nor will Kerry fear Tyrone. The summer has just began in earnest. ADVERTISEMENT With commiserations to your erudite and frequent contributor on these pages from Armagh. Tom McElligott, Listowel, Co Kerry One ritual was head and shoulders above the rest on our Croke Park journey July 1 marks the feast day of Saint Oliver Plunkett, and it brings back a particular memory. Before the Drogheda bypass existed, my father had a ritual for every Armagh pilgrimage to Croke Park: pull in at St Peter's Church, file us inside, kneel before Oliver's remarkably intact head, and say a prayer. After the defeat to Kerry on Sunday, we won't be going back for the semi-final or the final – but we've had a couple of good years. I've been thinking about the number of Armagh fans who've passed through Drogheda recently, chasing the dream. Sadly, I'd wager many have never stopped in to see the head. It may not change the result, but as my father would have said, it does no harm to ask. Then again, after Sunday, maybe even Saint Oliver turned a blind eye. There's always next year. Enda Cullen, Tullysaran Road, Armagh Kneecap, just like the rest of us, are simply disgusted by Netanyahu's vile action In relation to Eddie Naughton's letter about Kneecap ('Kneecap's terrorist comments ignored,' Sunday Independent, June 29), where he states 'What does it say about us as a nation when we make heroes of people who are accused of singing the praises of an Islamic terror outfit that slaughtered hundreds of young people at a music festival simply because they were Jews?' In my opinion – just like most Irish people – Kneecap do not support an 'Islamic terror outfit', but are sickened at Benjamin Netanyahu's bombardment resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent people, while also trying to eliminate Gaza from the map. Seamus McLoughlin, Keshcarrigan, Co Leitrim EU losing credibility on human rights as atrocities allowed continue in Gaza The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has recorded that Israel has killed and injured journalists with impunity since October 2023, 'making it the deadliest period for journalists since CPJ began gathering data in 1992'. As of June 16, 185 journalists and media workers were confirmed killed in Gaza. The CPJ also indicates that 113 journalists have been reported as injured and two more are missing. It is clear that no one is safe in Gaza. Journalists, medical staff, ambulance drivers, teachers and aid workers have been killed in significant numbers. This monstrous slaughter cannot be allowed to go on without end. It is abundantly clear that the EU-Israel Association Agreement – which allows preferential treatment for Israel in its relationship with the EU – should be immediately suspended. If it is not, then the EU will surely lose any shred of credibility it might still retain when it speaks about international humanitarian law and the upholding of universal human rights. Fintan Lane, Lucan, Co Dublin Musicians being targeted for comments as Israeli PM continues unabated What is the difference between singer Bob Vylan's comments 'Kill the IDF' at the Glastonbury music festival, and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu being indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against the innocent Palestinian people? If Vylan is to be prosecuted then so, too, should Israel's prime minister. Dominic Shelmerdine, London A cool feat, but I think my trusty fridge-freezer wins the longevity competition In his letter, Tom Gilsenan mentioned that his Hotpoint fridge-freezer is 30 years old ('Our fridge is still going strong after 30-odd years – can anyone beat that? Irish Independent, June 28). We have an upright Philips-Whirlpool fridge-freezer that is 37 years old and still working away. Michael Moriarty, Rochestown, Cork
Irish Examiner
25-06-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Profits and revenues surge at family-run fast food operator Dino's
Pre-tax profits at the Cork-based fast food operator, Dino's, last year increased more than fourfold to €708,948. Accounts filed by the Cregan family-run Dino's Group Ltd show that the group recorded the jump in profits as revenues rose by 8% from €7.43m to €8.03m in the 12 months to the end of July last. The group employs 160 and only last month expanded to open a new drive-thru in Midleton. It also has outlets at Ballincollig, Douglas, Blackpool, Bishopstown, Grange, Kinsale, and Turner's Cross. Director at the group, Noel Cregan said the increase in revenues and profits was achieved through organic growth with in-store footfall increasing year over year. The business also received a boost with third-party sales where Dinos-branded product is now available on the shelves of other retail outlets. Mr Cregan said: 'We have partnered with various wholesale distributors in Ireland to get our product on the shelves of local supermarkets." He said: '2022/23 was an exceptional year for raw material costs. For much of the year, potato prices had increased to an unsustainable level. Fortunately they have reverted somewhat, albeit still not at pre-pandemic levels. He said: 'Dino's are committed to using locally grown produce in our stores, and our potato supply comes specifically from farmers in east Cork. 'We offer the best quality and aim to be the best for value for money in the market. "Our aim is to remain the most competitive in the market among our competitors. Staff costs last year increased from €2.8m to €3.03m. The accounts show that the company has obtained bank funding for €2.275m for the construction and fit-out of its new drive-thru in Midleton. Mr Cregan said that the project has been in development for some time and to date, 'the new store has been a great success, and we are delighted to bring Dinos to Midleton and engage with the local community there'. The directors state that 'the group plans to concentrate on improving the profitability of its current business in the hot food takeaway retail sector and intends to expand the number of retail outlets in the next few years". Mr Cregan's parents, Denis and Mary, started the business in the early 1970s and Noel is one of seven Cregans involved in the business with 'five of us on a full-time basis and two on the periphery'. He said that his parents have 15 grandchildren 'and the ones that are old enough have all worked in the business at some point also'. Accumulated profits at the end of July 2024 totalled €5.93m. Cash funds increased from €512,361 to €602,792. Read More Cork publican Benny McCabe hails city revival with opening of The Fountain bar
Irish Examiner
06-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Éamonn Cregan: Playing Cork twice is bad enough... now you have to beat them again and again
For a man who stresses he has no social media presence, Éamonn Cregan was surprised by how many people knew he turned 80 last month. But having contributed to plenty of pen pics down through the years, it wasn't going to be a secret for long just as it wasn't for his old colleague Richie Bennis when he hit the milestone last February or Tom Ryan last August. Saturday's Munster final fills him with excitement but, like Babs Keating who became an octogenarian in April of last year, he thinks it comes too soon. 'They'd want to put on their thinking caps now above in Croke Park and in the Munster Council for this to change. You can no longer have teams going out of the championship before the summer months. It's wrong. The club doesn't attract the same crowds.' Cregan is no curmudgeon. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine he would live to see Limerick's current riches. Over a 10-season period, he won four Munster medals. For the county to be on the cusp of a seventh in as many years, well it's just utopian, he says. 'Many of this crowd lost a minor All-Ireland final (in 2014) and that was the best thing that happened to them because it showed that they weren't as good as they thought they might be. Then they progressed, and then suddenly 21s, two 21s, and then an All-Ireland. 'I was asked to speak to them after they lost that minor All-Ireland and my last sentence was to them, 'You might think this is the end, but this is only the beginning.' Now, I said that just to cheer them up because they lost an All-Ireland final. I didn't think it would come so fast. But it's a dream come true, I'm in heaven. 'I don't know whether people could understand 45 years of being in the desert, and I'm going to look back over it, and I'm saying to myself, 'Jesus, what things were done wrong in that 45 years, and what things were done right.'' It's 50 years since Cregan lined out injured against Cork in a Munster final. 'I pulled a hamstring in 1975 outside training, and I didn't even know what a hamstring was. I was being treated with vinegar and poitín. I asked, 'Will it be alright for the Munster final?' 'Ah, you will, of course, of course.' Ten minutes in, Willie Walsh turned me, and I wasn't taken off even though I told him I couldn't move. I wasn't taken off.' As someone who in championship lost to Cork (six times) more often than beat them (twice, one draw), Cregan is naturally wary of a Cork backlash after Limerick's 16-point win last month. 'They (Cork) didn't expect to be beaten the last day, and I'll give you an example of what I'm talking about. A friend of mine has a bet with three Cork fellas and it was they who suggested the All-Ireland final will be Limerick and Cork. I wouldn't even think of going that far. 'We would have expected Cork to be in the Munster final as much as Limerick played so well in the first half the last day. But playing Cork twice is bad enough. In our day if you beat them, you beat them and that was enough for you. Now you have to beat them again and again.' John Kiely's unprecedented success with Limerick might suggest they will never look outside their county for a manager again. In 12 years, they had four Cork men at the helm. Kiely himself was a selector to one of them – John Allen – but Cregan is not so sure that Limerick have reached the point of self-sufficiency. 'Not necessarily. It depends on the people being put forward. We have an exceptional group at the moment, and we were very lucky to get them. John had the background experience of being a principal in a school, plus he had been involved in teams way before. During the time of the strike, the Limerick strike. John was in charge of that second (intermediate) team and I have tremendous respect for him because of that. He took over, he knew what he had, and he went on. 'John has an exceptional group, there's no doubt, and it's a combination of all the small parts, plus good leadership. It's a very high standard, and for anybody to get to that level. Like, I was there three times, and I failed three times. It's tough going.'
RTÉ News
16-05-2025
- Politics
- RTÉ News
Judiciary pay tribute to the late Aodhán Ó Faoláin
A High Court judge has led tributes in court to reporter Aodhán Ó Faoláin who died last week. Mr Justice Brian Cregan said he wanted to pay tribute to Mr Ó Faoláin, on behalf of the judiciary before the formal business of the court began this morning. Mr Ó Faoláin reported from the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court for most national and local media organisations in Ireland. The judge said that in the days since Mr Ó Faoláin's death, it was as if the legal community suddenly realised what had been lost. He said this was reflected in the tributes paid to him from judges, lawyers and the Attorney General as well as colleagues in the media. Mr Justice Cregan said Mr Ó Faoláin's writing was simple, direct and free of jargon. He said his opening sentences always made the reader want to read more. The judge said it was a core principle of the Constitution that justice should be administered in public and this required court reporters to tell the stories to their readers. While barristers got lost in legal principles, he said Aodhán always told the stories of the people at the heart of the cases in an interesting, accurate and accessible way, a skill for which he was justly admired. The judge said the loss of a member of one of the many communities who worked in the Four Courts was always felt, and he said Mr Ó Faoláin would be a great loss to everyone who worked in the building. He said it was heartbreaking that he had passed away at such a young age, and the eulogy by his wife, Janet, at his funeral service showed just how heartbreaking it was. Mr Justice Cregan said those working in the Four Courts would miss him and would honour his memory. Mr Ó Faoláin was cremated after a funeral service at the Victorian Chapel at Mount Jerome Crematorium in Harold's Cross in Dublin yesterday. The service was attended by many leading figures from the worlds of law and journalism, including Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan, Supreme Court judges, Gerard Hogan and Séamus Woulfe, Court of Appeal judge Brian O'Moore, High Court judges Conleth Bradley, Cian Ferriter, Charles Meenan and other members of the judiciary as well as a number of senior barristers, registrars from the High and Supreme courts and current and former tip staff.
