List of Dublin City University people

This is a list of notable alumni and faculty members of Dublin City University, Ireland:

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
• Senator Rónán Mullen
• Brendan Ryan (Dublin North)
• Brody Sweeney
• Seán Dorgan General Secretary of Fianna Fáil

Arts & media

• Ian Barry
• 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)
• Neil Delamere (comedian)
• Breandán de Gallaí (Brendan Galway), Riverdance dancer
• Mark Little (Presenter, RTÉ’s “Prime Time” )
• Stephen J. Martin (Writer of contemporary comic fiction)
• 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)
• Don Wycherley(SPD)
• Laura Whitmore (MTV UK Presenter)

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)
• Bernard Jackman (Irish Rugby International)
• Eoin Kennedy (Dublin GAA) (All Ireland Handball Champion 2005. 60 x 30 title: 3 times, Total Senior All-Ireland titles: 8.)
• Gerard McDonnell (He reached the summit of Everest in May 2003)
• 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)
• Ian Doyle (WWE tag-team champion of the world)

Business

• Brody Sweeney (CEO and founder of O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bars)

Faculty

List of notable academics of Dublin City University, Ireland:

• Ferdinand von Prondzynski
• Patrick Brereton
• John Bruton (former Taoiseach)
• Farrel Corcoran
• Michael Cronin
• Edward De Bono
• David Denby
• 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
• John Horgan
• Brigitte Le Juez
• Colm Kearney
• Colum Kenny
• Peadar Kirby
• Agnes Maillot
• Gerard McNamara
• Tony Moynihan
• Barbara O'Connor
• Donal O'Mathuna
• Derval O'Rourke
• Caoilfhionn Nic Pháidín
• Paschal Preston
• Helena Sheehan
• Alan Smeaton
• Malcom Smith
• Chris Stevenson
• David Tomkin
• Brian Trench
• Paul F. Whelan
• Jenny Williams
• Eugene O'Riordan

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)

External links

• List of Honorary Members and Doctors of the University (2001)