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An opportunity to give back MU’s Covid-19 Student Support Fund

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very year, the Maynooth Student Emergency Fund serves as a lifeline for students who find themselves facing extraordinary financial challenges that, for them, may mean all the difference to staying in college or even avoiding homelessness or going hungry.

Covid-19 has hit students from disadvantaged backgrounds particularly hard. Families and individual students are coping with unemployment or lack of sick pay when they miss work. This, in turn, means less money for food, rent and transportation.

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David Keenan BSc 1988, PhD 1992

Senior Vice President, Global Quality and Operations & General Manager Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd.

David Keenan was the first in his family to attend college. Today he has overall responsibility for the quality, manufacturing and global supply chain for a $2 billion pharma company, Mallinckrodt


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MU researchers ask: How are young migrants faring in Irish schools?

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pages 42-43

David Keenan

3min
pages 40-41

An opportunity to give back

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pages 40-41

Réalta na Todhchaí Dónall Ó Héalaí

1min
pages 38-39

Wake-up call?

5min
pages 36-37

Ireland’s leading institution for climate change research

3min
pages 34-35

From Longford to LA

2min
page 33

The Family Factor

1min
page 32

Mapping the virus

3min
pages 30-31

2014 Eva Marie Acton

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The secrets of carbs and Covid-19

3min
pages 28-29

Opening doors for the arts

4min
pages 26-27

Paying it Forward

5min
pages 24-25

The Big Life Fixer

1min
pages 22-23

The Bridge 2020 | Maynooth University Alumni Magazine

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The Bridge 2020 | Maynooth University Alumni Magazine

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A global business force of nature

4min
page 15

Together, apart

1min
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A final chapter and an enduring legacy

3min
pages 12-13

The Bridge 2020 | Maynooth University Alumni Magazine

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MU researchers ask: How are young migrants faring in Irish schools?

5min
pages 10-11

Meet the silence breaker: Laura Madden

4min
pages 16-17

A rapid response to the Covid-19 crisis

8min
pages 6-9

Maynooth alumna leads Ireland’s campaign to secure seat on UN Council

1min
page 5

Sports Roundup

6min
pages 42-44

Opportunity to give back

5min
pages 40-41

Ag Teacht Aníos

5min
pages 38-39

The Family Factor

4min
pages 32-33

Fighting Climate Change

3min
pages 34-35

Wake Up Call?

5min
pages 36-37

Carbs and Covid-19

4min
pages 28-29

Mapping the Virus

5min
pages 30-31

Opening Doors for the Arts

4min
pages 26-27

Making a Splash

4min
pages 22-23

Crusade against Covid

8min
pages 6-9

Paying it Forward

6min
pages 24-25

President’s Message

2min
page 3

Adolescent migrants in Irish schools

5min
pages 10-11

Class of 2020

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Winning Ways

1min
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Trading Places

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