“NUI Maynooth lecturer Seamus Taylor has been awarded a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II in the British Honours System. The award has been given for his services in promoting equality in the Britain through his roles as senior official with the Commission for Racial Equality and the Crown Prosecution Service. Much of his work was focused on the response to recommendations and legislation arising from the landmark Stephen Lawrence Inquiry and for preparing and implementing a new statutory code on equality that affects 42,000 public bodies in Britain …” (more)
[Irish Press Releases, 4 January]