List of Dublin City University people
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This is a list of notable alumni of Dublin City University, Ireland:
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[edit] Law, politics, and government
- Rotimi Adebari Ireland's first black mayor (Port Laoise)
- Clare Daly
- Brendan Howlin (SPD) (Irish Labour Party Teachta Dála.)
- Enda Kenny (SPD) (Teachta Dála, 10th leader of the Fine Gael party.)
- Conor Lenihan (Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD). Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs.)
- Mary Lou McDonald MEP (Sinn Féin, formerly of Fianna Fáil)
- Senator Kathleen O'Meara
- Brendan Ryan (Dublin North)
- Brody Sweeney
- Seán Dorgan General Secretary of Fianna Fáil
[edit] Arts & media
- Declan Buckley (Irish television personality)
- Rory Carroll (News correspondent, The Guardian Newspaper)
- Finghin Collins (pianist)
- John Connolly (author)
- Matt Cooper (Presenter of “The Last Word”, Today FM and Sunday Times Columnist)
- Colin Kerr, Executive Editor, EuroTimes, journal of the European Society of Cataract and Refractory Surgeons
- Mark Little (Presenter, RTÉ’s “Prime Time” )
- Patrick McCabe (novelist)(SPD)
- John McGahern(SPD)
- Caroline Morahan (RTÉ’s “Off the Rails”/ “Fair City” )
- Barry Murphy (actor/comedian)
- Ardal O'Hanlon (Comedian and well-known from Fr. Ted)
- Andy Orr (Singer, “Six” )
- Don Wycherley(SPD)
- John Mulholland, editor of UK national newspaper, the Observer (Source)
- Gavin Daly news editor The Sunday Business Post
- Michael Brennan political correspondent The Irish Independent
- Oliver Callan former Today FM news reader and Gift Grub contributor, now involved in Nob Nation on The Gerry Ryan Show on RTE
- Kathriona Devereux, TV presenter for independent production company
- Katriona McFadden, TV and radio presenter on RTÉ
- Uaneen Fitzsimons (former presenter of RTÉ’s “No Disco”) now deceased
- Donal Dineen, radio presenter with Today FM
- Noel Curran, head of television, RTÉ
- Richard Curran, deputy editor, The Sunday Business Post
- Fiona Ashe (Journalist, Today FM Newsroom Team)
- Ian Barry
- Vincent Boland (News correspondent, The Financial Times)
- Mark Brennock (chief political correspondent, The Irish Times)
- Natasha Byram (Model)
- Brian O'Brien (Photographer)
- Oliver Callan (Journalist, Today FM Newsroom Team)
- Richard Curran, business editor, Irish Independent
- Donal Dineen (DJ, Today FM)
- Rachael English, broadcaster, RTE
- Aingeala Flannery (Journalist, Today FM Newsroom Team, Irish Independent)
- Deirdre Grant (Journalist TV3 Ireland, INN)
- Eithne Hand (Head of RTÉ Radio)
- Ian Kehoe (Journalist, The Sunday Business Post Newspaper)
- John McManus(Journalist), business editor, The Irish Times
- David Murphy (Journalist), business correspondent, RTÉ
- Peter Mulryan BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and RTÉ TV Producer
- Beatrice Murail (Journalist, BBC World Service)
- David Nally, Editor, RTÉ’s “Prime Time”
- Grett O'Connor (Journalist, TG4)
- Breandán de Gallaí (Brendan Galway), Riverdance dancer
- Helen O'Rahilly (Journalist/Producer/Editor with the BBC)
- Caitriona Perry (Journalist, Today FM Newsroom Team)
- Helen Shaw (formerly Journalist BBC, Irish Times, RTÉ's director of radio) Current Director of Athena Media.
- Jamie Smith(Journalist) (European Correspondent, The Irish Times)
- Conor Sweeney (Moscow Correspondent, The Irish Times)
- Declan Walsh, (Foreign correspondent, The Guardian Newspaper)
- Margaret Ward (Journalist) (Foreign Editor, RTÉ )
- Sean Whelan (Europe Editor, RTÉ)
- Hilary Woods (Former JJ72 band member)(SPD)
- Jonathan McCrea (Radio/Television Presenter, Spin 1038, RTÉ 2, City Channel0
[edit] Athletics
- Bernard Brogan (junior) (Dublin GAA)
- Paul Casey (Gaelic footballer) (Dublin GAA)
- Paddy Christie (Dublin GAA)(SPD)
- Stephen Cluxton (Dublin GAA)
- Bryan Cullen (Dublin GAA)
- Jamie Heaslip (Irish Rugby International)
- Kevin Hunt (Bohemians captain)
- Eoin Kennedy (Dublin GAA) (All Ireland Handball Champion 2005. 60 x 30 title: 3 times, Total Senior All-Ireland titles: 8.)
- Conor Mortimer (Mayo GAA)
- Ross Munnelly (Laois GAA)
- Seán Óg Ó hAilpín (Cork GAA) (Captained Cork senior hurling team to its 30th All Ireland title.)
- Shane Ryan (Dublin GAA)
- Mark Christie (top-ranked junior 3,000 metre runner in Europe)
- Dessie Dolan (Westmeath GAA)
- Diarmuid Kinsella (Wexford GAA)
- Martina McCarthy (athletics)
- Gerard McDonnell (He reached the summit of Everest in May 2003)
- Kevin Reilly (Meath GAA)
- Darren Sutherland (boxer)
[edit] Business
- Jules Braddell, CEO Applied Optotech
- Tara Buckley (Journalist, Director General of RGDATA)
- Noel Curran (Managing Director of RTÉ Television)
- Michael Dwyer (CEO, Pigsback.com)
- Deborah Fagan (cofounder of iRadio)
- Paul Finnerty, Partner KPMG, Corporate Finance
- Donal Forde (Managing Director of AIB)
- Richie Flynn (Executive Secretary of [IFA Aquaculture])
- Paul Kerley, founder Norkom Technologies
- Liavan Mallin founder, Chairperson and CEO of ShopDirect.com and founder of Celtic Hampers
- Irene McGoey, Whitehorsepoint
- Rosheen McGuckian (CEO, GE Money)
- Donal Moynihan (Business man)
- Eoin O'Ceallachain (cofounder of Zamano)
- Philip O'Connor (entrepreneur), founder [Studypath Group]
- Darren O'Rodaigh (cofounder of Zamano)
- Mark Redmond, CEO Irish Taxation Institute
- Declan Roynane, general manager, DSG Retail Ireland
- Lorraine Twohill, director European marketing programmes, Google
- Brody Sweeney (CEO and founder of O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bars)
[edit] Science, Engineering and Research
- John Hickey, director of engineering, 3COM.
- Patrick Dillon, director of technology Lucent Technologies.
- Emma McGrattan, senior vice president Ingres Corporation.
- Arthur McMahon, director Zandar Technologies plc.
- Shane Minogue, director Coolea Systems Ltd.
- Vincent Weafer, head of research, Symantec.
- Anthony D. Bolton, Sr. Director of Telecom Architecture, Hewlett Packard.
[edit] Public Relations
- Michael Patton, Diageo Group corporate relations director
- Padraig McKeon, managing director, Drury Communications
- Vincent Wall, Dublin Airport Authority
- Mark Mortell, director Fleishman-Hillard Consulting, a former chairman of Bord Fáilte
- Pat Montague, Montague Communications
- Donnchadh O'Neill, former RTÉ, Murray Consultants, now Gibney Communications
[edit] Honorary Members and Doctors of the University
List of Honorary Members and Doctors of the University (2001)
[edit] Faculty
List of notable academics of Dublin City University, Ireland:
- Ferdinand von Prondzynski
- Patrick Brereton
- John Bruton (former Taoiseach)
- Farrel Corcoran
- Tony Coulson
- Michael Cronin
- Edward De Bono ("thinking" Guru)
- David Denby
- Dermot Diamond
- Diarmaid Ferriter
- Robert Elgie
- Roderick Flynn
- Barbara Freitag
- Pamela Gallagher
- Bill Harris (former Director General of SFI and current Head of Science Foundation, Arizona)
- Marnie Holborow
- Eddie Holt (also Irish Times columnist and former Irish Independent columnist)
- John Horgan
- Brigitte Le Juez
- Colm Kearney
- Eugene Kennedy (Chairman of the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII)), He was elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics in 1987 and member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2004.
- Colum Kenny
- Peadar Kirby
- Agnes Maillot
- Barry McMullin
- Gerard McNamara
- Derek Molloy
- Tony Moynihan
- Barbara O'Connor
- James O'Higgins-Norman
- Abdul-Ghani Olabi
- Donal O'Mathuna
- Derval O'Rourke
- Caoilfhionn Nic Pháidín
- Paschal Preston
- Helena Sheehan
- Alan Smeaton
- Malcom Smith
- Chris Stevenson
- David Tomkin
- Paul F. Whelan
- Jenny Williams
[edit] Notable members of DCU's Governing Authority or educational trust (past and Present)
- Gay Byrne (current member of DCU's educational trust)
- Veronica Guerin (served as a member of the governing body of DCU from 1982 to 1992)
- Brody Sweeney (CEO and founder of O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bars and current member of DCU's educational trust)
