Birthday Messages
Her Majesty The Queen
I was delighted to receive your message of loyal greetings, and I congratulate The Queen's University of Belfast on the occasion of its Centenary. Over the last one hundred years the University has made an enormous contribution to society in Northern Ireland and further afield, and I send my best wishes for the future.
ELIZABETH R.
The President of Ireland
It gives me great pleasure to send warmest greetings on the occasion of the celebration of the Centenary of the establishment of Queen's University Belfast. Over the course of the last century, Queen's has served as a centre of academic excellence in Northern Ireland, educating, nurturing and forming leaders across a host of different fields. I am delighted to congratulate the staff and students of the University on their contribution to its outstanding success, and to wish the University every success in the future.
Mary McAleese
President of Ireland
First and Deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland
Our society has a proud tradition of academic excellence and we must congratulate Queen's on the role it has played in the development of some of our greatest success stories. The University is at the forefront of world-class research and scholarly innovation, having contributed much to our economic and cultural life. We look forward to Queen's University having even greater success over the next 100 years.
*Dr Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness
First and Deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland
* Dr Paisley stood down as First Minister on 5 June 2008
Lord Mayor of Belfast
Queen's University is an integral part of the city to which it belongs. The University has a long and distinguished history of contribution and service to the citizens of Belfast and to the city's educational, cultural, social and economic life. As Lord Mayor of this city, I congratulate the University on its 100th anniversary and extend the City Council's best wishes to Queen's for a successful and enriching Centenary year.
Lord Mayor of Belfast
President of Georgetown University
I wish to extend my sincere congratulations to Queen's University on reaching its Centenary as a university. It is a remarkable accomplishment and certainly something worth celebrating. I look forward to a long and productive future for the relationship between our institutions. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to work together.
Dr John J DeGioia
President Georgetown University
Washington DC, USA
Chancellor, National University of Ireland
As we celebrate the shared centenary of both institutions, I am delighted to send the fraternal good wishes of the National University of Ireland to Queen's University Belfast. The century that has passed since 1908 has been an eventful one in the history of the island of Ireland with sigificant social cultural and economic progress to celebrate as well as major advances in higher education. Both Queen's and NUI have contributed handsomely to these welcome developments and as we enter our second century are poised for further achievement nationally and internationally.
Dr Garret FitzGerald Chancellor National University of Ireland
