Patrick O’Donovan

Futures past: ambiguities of anticipation among post-war French writers — and intimations of a more threatening future today. A post… bit.ly/2yPf6jb

@LiamQuaide @SocDems @CorkSocDems Warmest congratulations, Liam. Truly a great day.

A magical day at the Mallow election count centre. An honour to be elected in Cork East & to join the many other @SocDems candidates around the country who will be part of the next Dáil. Great to share the moment of victory with family & many who volunteered in the campaign.

@VirginiaTeehan @donalhassett1 Many thanks, @VirginiaTeehan

@donalhassett1 Best wishes Paddy

@bridoflynn1 @donalhassett1 Go raibh maith agat, @bridoflynn1

@donalhassett1 Gach ràth ort Patrick.Health and happiness in the years ahead.

@HilaryLennon @donalhassett1 Warmest thanks, @HilaryLennon

@DrStevenWilson @donalhassett1 Many thanks, @DrStevenWilson

@donalhassett1 A gentleman and a scholar.

@Gerianam1 @donalhassett1 Warmest thanks to you, @Gerianam1 and to all friends in Galway as I recall the many opportunities I had to take part in seminars and conferences with you all

@donalhassett1 Warmest wishes to Prof Patrick from all of us in French at University of Galway.

@eoinmauricedaly @donalhassett1 Many thanks, @eoinmauricedaly and to all of the lawyers down the years who kept me on my toes and so enriched my teaching

@donalhassett1 Congratulations, Patrick!

@Linda__Connolly @donalhassett1 Many thanks, @Linda__Connolly

@donalhassett1 Best wishes to Paddy

@CaoimheNicD @donalhassett1 Warmest thanks @CaoimheNicD — happy times for me ruminating on Baudelaire and others with you all

@donalhassett1 Fond memories of his seminars as a student! Bonne retraite Patrick

@dipti_pandya @donalhassett1 Warmest thanks to @dipti_pandya, truly a great friend of research in the humanities — long may the good work continue

@donalhassett1 How wonderful to see! Wishing you all best in your retirement such happy memories of our #IRCHSS days always a fantastic advocate, support, guide and mentor.

@donalhassett1 Warmest thanks to @donalhassett1 for keeping me up to the mark in these years, and to all of those in @FrenchDeptUCC with whom I've shared courses — so sustaining an aspect of our collective work

@GosettiV Thank you, @GosettiV and all friends near and far

Professor Patrick O’Donovan is a rare gem - Congratulations on your retirement @odonovanpt !

@silvester_h @FrenchDeptUCC has a bright future in prospect in the hands of a supremely talented set of colleagues — wishing them and, I hope, our future recruits every success

@LiamQuaide @FrenchDeptUCC @french_studies It's been a privilege to work with generations of remarkable students, among them @LiamQuaide, who has gone to do great things — I've learnt a lot from you all

@FrenchDeptUCC @french_studies I greatly enjoyed Patrick O'Donovan's lectures during my years in UCC. A remarkable, understated wit. He gave off a serious intellectual aura and yet there was always a certain kind of mischief breaking through it.

With affection and admiration for his achievements across 30 years of great service, speakers M. Noonan, N. Finnegan, E. Hughes + P. Hegarty + all, wished Prof. Patrick O'Donovan fair wind and following seas as he takes on his new role as Professor Emeritus. @french_studies

@NiallDKennedy @FrenchDeptUCC @french_studies Many thanks, Niall — will look forward to seeing you in Dublin before too long, I hope

@FrenchDeptUCC @french_studies Best of luck for the future Patrick!

@FrenchDeptUCC @french_studies Warmest thanks to my marvellous friends and colleagues for so vibrant, droll and moving a send-off. Here's to a brilliant future for @FrenchDeptUCC and @sllc_ucc

Thanks a million to @LLCatEdinburgh for such a warm welcome, and great questions

One from the archives! Nobel Laureate Annie Ernaux gave a workshop at the Department of French, May 2-3, 2000. In the photo are Patrick O'Donovan, Mary Noonan (organiser and now Head of French), Annie Ernaux + Lyn Thomas (organiser, now Professor Emerita, Sussex).