News Release
Gerard O'Hare
Gerard O’Hare is one of Northern Ireland’s most successful property and business entrepreneurs with a portfolio of developments across the UK and Ireland.
Born in Ballyholland outside Newry, he was educated at Abbey Grammar School and at Nottingham Trent University where he graduated as a surveyor.
He later joined the growing family construction and development business.Under his guidance, the Carnbane House Group and O’Hare & McGovern Ltd became one of Ireland’s leading property, investment and construction companies - recently highly ranked among Northern Ireland’s Top 100 companies.
A champion of public / private partnership and urban regeneration, Gerard O’Hare is immediate Past President of Newry Chamber of Commerce and Trade and is a Director of the Newry City Centre Management Partnership. He recently endowed a Chair in Property Development and Design at the University.
Gerard will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (DLitt) in recognition of his continued involvement in and dedication to the championing of public/private partnerships and urban regeneration.Winter Graduations 2004
For further information, please contact:
David Young
Telephone: 028 90366074
Email: David Young
