Miriam Hederman O'Brien chaired the Commission on Taxation which produced five reports leading to a range of changes in the Irish tax system in the 1980's and after she served as Chancellor of the University of Limerick 1998-2002 and as Chair of the International Executive of the European Cultural Foundation 1984-2007.She is a Fellow of the IMI and a member of the Royal Irish Academy. She currently chairs the Joint Standing Committee of the Dublin Maternity Hospitals.Miriam Hederman O'Brien is a broadcaster and writer on political and international affairs and on cultural development.