The Éamon Phoenix Foundation has announced the appointment of Diarmaid Ferriter, one of Ireland’s most respected historians and public intellectuals, as its new patron. Professor Ferriter, Professor of Modern Irish History at University College Dublin, succeeds Dr Martin Mansergh following his death in September last year. Prof Ferriter will support the foundation’s mission to promote mutual understanding and reconciliation through the professional study of history. The foundation was established in memory of the late historian Dr Éamon Phoenix and is dedicated to preserving and developing his legacy, including the expansion of its online archive and educational initiatives linked to Ireland’s contested past. Welcoming the appointment, Alice Phoenix, Chair of Trustees at the foundationand widow of Dr Phoenix, said: “We are absolutely delighted that Diarmaid has agreed to become patron of the Éamon Phoenix Foundation.