Enda McDonagh was an Irish priest of the Catholic Church.
17 Facts About Enda McDonagh
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Enda McDonagh was ordained a priest in 1955 and served in the Archdiocese of Tuam.
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Enda McDonagh was noted for being the official chaplain to Mary Robinson while she was President of Ireland.
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Enda McDonagh was only one of three in his primary class of 24 to continue on to secondary education.
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Enda McDonagh went on to study at Maynooth University, obtaining a Bachelor of Science in 1951.
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Enda McDonagh undertook postgraduate studies at Maynooth, obtaining a Doctorate of Theology in 1957.
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Enda McDonagh subsequently earned a degree at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas and a second doctorate in Munich in 1960.
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Enda McDonagh was appointed Professor of Moral Theology and Canon Law at the Pontifical University at Maynooth in 1958, a post which he held until his retirement from full-time teaching in 1995.
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Enda McDonagh was offered a permanent teaching position at the University of Notre Dame in 1979, but turned it down because he did not want to emigrate from Ireland.
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Enda McDonagh was an active supporter of the ecumenical movement and was involved with the conducting of ecumenical retreats with the Church of Ireland and other Anglican clergy.
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Enda McDonagh was a close friend of a former Taoiseach, Garret FitzGerald, and officiated at his funeral Mass.
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Enda McDonagh served as official chaplain to President Mary Robinson.
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Enda McDonagh sat on the Senate of the National University of Ireland, and was part of the board of the Higher Education Authority.
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Enda McDonagh served a three-year term from 1988 as President of The Irish Association for Cultural, Economic and Social Relations.
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Enda McDonagh was appointed the chairman of the governing body of University College Cork in 1999.
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Enda McDonagh was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Divinity by Trinity College, Dublin, in 2001.
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Enda McDonagh died on 24 February 2021 at the age of 90.