Education
He was educated at Street Finian’s College, Mullingar and Street Patrick"s College, Maynooth.
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Dermot Farrell
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Now an independent affiliate of the newly constituted National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM), Street Patrick"s houses both the Pontifical University and the National Seminary for Ireland. Ordained in 1980, Farrell undertook postgraduate studies at Maynooth. He had a brief tenure as curate in Mullingar in 1981.
In 1985 he went to Rome to complete his doctorate at the Gregorian University, while serving on the staff of the Pontifical Irish College.
On his return to the Diocese of Meath in 1988, he was appointed curate in Tullamore. In 1990 he was appointed to the Faculty of Theology at Street Patrick"s College, Maynooth.
Allegations of serious misconduct against President Ledwith led to his resignation. Doctor Matthew O"Donnell of the Philosophy Department succeeded him as President.
After O"Donnell"s sudden death in 2006, Doctor Farrell was appointed President of Street Patrick"s College (Pontifical University and National Seminary).
National University of Ireland Maynooth was reorganised by the Universities Acting 1997, and Doctor West.J. Smyth was appointed President of NUIM. Doctor Farrell presided over the revision of the formation programme Pastores Dabo Vobis at Street Patrick"son He also supervised the renovation of its heritage buildings. During Farrell"s tenure, Doctor Charles Curran, a controversial United States. professor of theology, was invited to speak at the McDonagh Conference held at the college.
The Conference was held to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the eminent liberal theologian and Professor Emeritus, Fr Enda McDonagh, a native of Bekan.
Doctor Farrell served as President of Street Patrick"s College for a decade. He was appointed of Dunboyne, in the Diocese of Meath, effective 1 September 2007.
He replaced the retiring Monsignor Edward Dunne. Monsignor Farrell was replaced as President at Street Patrick"s by the Vice-President and Professor of Moral Theology, Doctor Hugh Connolly, of the Diocese of Dromore.
Farrell was appointed Vicar-General to the diocese of Meath in October 2009, whilst retaining his position as of Dunboyne/Kilbride.
