Dr Smurfit is honoured

An honorary fellowship was conferred by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) on the chairman and chief executive of…

An honorary fellowship was conferred by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) on the chairman and chief executive of the Jefferson Smurfit Group, Dr Michael Smurfit, at a ceremony in Dublin on Saturday. The president of the RCSI, Mr Peter McLean, said it was in recognition of Dr Smurfit's "unparalleled contribution to Irish business and the Irish economy".

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