Mark Carney visits – Information & Occasions

Posted on: 13 June 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Trinity College Dublin immediately the place he delivered the inaugural De Chastelain Public Lecture within the historic Public Theatre.  
His lecture was given within the presence of General John de Chastelain, Chair of the 1997-2011 Independent International Commission on Decommissioning, in addition to different invited company, together with An Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris. It was adopted by a hearth chat with Alex White, Director General of the Institute of International and European Affairs. 

“Trinity is much more than a university,” Prime Minister Carney mentioned: “It is a veritable wellspring for ideas, inventions and enduring moral clarity. Some of the western world’s greatest contributions to science, art and literature have their roots here. Trinity alumni invented the steam turbine and the modern stethoscope. They pioneered radiotherapy and linear algebra and coined the term ‘electron’. They introduced the world to Count Dracula and Dorian Gray, Gulliver and Godot (who should be here any minute now).” 
“Trinity students are building on this legacy. And Canadians are sharing in this quest.” 

Prime Minister Carney was greeted on arrival by Trinity Provost Dr Linda Doyle (above on proper), who mentioned: “I am delighted to welcome Mark Carney to Trinity College Dublin to deliver the inaugural De Chastelain Public Lecture.  
“Drawing on his words at Davos, I believe that universities have a big role to play in wielding the power of legitimacy, integrity and rules. Here in Trinity, legitimacy and integrity are central to how we both serve and challenge society, even more so in a world of conflict, climate and biodiversity crisis and rapidly evolving AI technologies.” After his lecture, the Prime Minister and his spouse, Diana Fox Carney, paid a personal go to to the medieval Book of Kells in Trinity’s Old Library. The group was acquired on the Old Library by the Librarian and College Archivist, Helen Shenton. 

* Main picture reveals from left: Caroline Foley, Steward to the Provost’s House; Provost Dr Linda Doyle, Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee, Tánaiste Simon Harris and Diana Fox Carney.