Leo J. Enright (born 18 March 1955) is an Irish

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and

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. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the School of Cosmic Physics at the

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Early life and career

Leo Enright was born in London, but considers Dublin his home town. He was educated at St. Fintan's High School,

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and

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. As a Fellow of the World Press Institute, he studied American history, economics and culture at

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, in

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Major achievements

In 1978, Enright won a

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for his report on Dublin delinquents, broadcast on

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's ''This Week'' programme. In 2000, with support from

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's Astrobiology Institute, he completed the Workshop on Molecular Evolution at the Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution. In 2008 he shared in a Thea Award for his work as science advisor on "Cosmos at the Castle", an interactive exhibition at Blackrock Castle Observatory exploring extreme life on earth and in space. The award was presented by the

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References

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