This is a list of notable alumni, faculty members, leaders and supporters of Dublin City University, Ireland:
Presidents
- Danny O'Hare, founding president, NIHE 1977–1989, DCU 1989-1999
- Ferdinand von Prondzynski, 2000-2010
- Brian MacCraith, 2010-2020
- Daire Keogh, 2020-
Notable Faculty
- Pat Barker, Registrar and Professor
- Patrick Brereton
- John Bruton, adjunct faculty, former Taoiseach
- Farrel Corcoran, retired Professor
- Michael Cronin, MRIA, later to TCD
- David Denby, retired
- Edward de Bono, adjunct faculty
- Robert Elgie, Professor, MRIA
- Diarmaid Ferriter, former member
- Barbara Freitag
- Marnie Holborow
- John Horgan, retired
- Brigitte Le Juez
- Colm Kearney, former member, deceased
- James Kelly, Professor
- Colum Kenny, Professor, journalist, barrister
- Peadar Kirby, former member
- Barbara O'Connor
- Roderic O'Gorman
- James O'Higgins Norman
- Donal O'Mathuna
- Eugene O'Riordan
- Derval O'Rourke
- Caoilfhionn Nic Pháidín, retired
- Paschal Preston
- Kevin Rafter
- Helena Sheehan, retired
- Alan Smeaton, Professor
- Malcolm Smyth
- Chris Stevenson, deceased
- Brian Trench
- Paul F. Whelan
- Jenny Williams
Keith Donohoe
Alumni
Media / Communications
- Rory Carroll, news correspondent, The Guardian newspaper
- Matt Cooper, presenter of The Last Word; Today FM; Sunday Times columnist
- Noel Curran, former Director General of RTÉ
- Richard Curran, presenter of Dragon's Den; columnist for Sunday Independent
- Úna-Minh Caomhánach, journalist and writer
- Mark Little, founder of Storyful; former CEO of Ireland Twitter; e- US correspondent and presenter of Prime Time, RTÉ
- Tom Lyons, Deputy Editor, Sunday Business Post
- John Mulholland, Editor of The Observer
- Breda O'Brien, columnist (Mater Dei Institute)
- Kevin O'Sullivan, Editor of Irish Times
- Sean Whelan, Economics Editor, RTÉ
- Helen O'Rahilly, first woman Director of RTÉ Television; Creative Director, BBC Documentaries; Channel Executive, BBC One, BBC TV.
Arts
- Declan Buckley, television personality
- Marina Carr, author and playwright
- Finghin Collins, pianist
- John Connolly, author
- Neil Delamere, comedian
- Breandán de Gallaí (Brendan Galway), Riverdance dancer
- Hazel Hayes, author, filmmaker, and YouTuber
- Stephen J. Martin, writer of contemporary comic fiction
- Patrick McCabe (SPD), novelist
- John McGahern (SPD)
- Caroline Morahan, RTÉ's Off the Rails, Fair City
- Barry Murphy, actor, comedian
- Ardal O'Hanlon, comedian, known for Father Ted
- Dearbhla Walsh, television director and Emmy Award winner
- Laura Whitmore, MTV UK presenter
- Don Wycherley (SPD)
Business
- John Hourican, banker, CEO of the Bank of Cyprus[1]
- Albert Manifold, CEO of CRH plc
- Brody Sweeney, CEO and founder of O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bars[2]
- Lorraine Twohill, Chief Marketing Officer of Google
Law, politics, and government
- Rotimi Adebari, Ireland's first black mayor, Port Laoise[3]
- Clare Daly, TD, Dublin North 2016-2019, MEP 2019-
- Seán Dorgan, General Secretary of Fianna Fáil
- Brendan Howlin (SPD), Labour Party Teachta Dála
- Enda Kenny (SPD), Teachta Dála, Taoiseach from 2011 to 2017, Leader of Fine Gael from 2002 to 2017
- Conor Lenihan, Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála; former Minister of State
- Mary Lou McDonald MEP, TD Teachta Dála, Deputy Leader of Sinn Féin since February 2009
- Helen McEntee, TD, Fine Gael, Meath-East and Minister of State for Health - Older People
- Rónán Mullen, former Senator
- Kathleen O'Meara, former Senator
- Kathryn Reilly, former Sinn Féin Senator
- Brendan Ryan
Sportspeople
DCU GAA
Ireland international rules football team players
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- Seanie Johnston
- John Tierney
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- Michael Boyle
- Michael Murphy
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- Tom Flynn
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- Seanie Johnston
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- Paddy Keenan
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- Rob Hennelly
- Conor Mortimer
- Anthony Moyles
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- Cathal Cregg
- David Keenan
- Donal Shine
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- David Kelly
Senior inter-county ladies' footballers
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- Sarah Rowe
Senior inter-county hurlers
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- Derek Henry
- Eoin Kennedy
Ireland men's rugby union internationals
- Tadhg Furlong
- Jamie Heaslip
- Bernard Jackman
- Marty Moore
- Trevor Hogan
Ireland women's rugby union internationals
- Lindsay Peat
Ireland men's field hockey internationals
- Conor Harte
- David Harte
Ireland women's field hockey internationals
- Hannah Matthews
- Alison Meeke
Others
- Kevin Hunt, Bohemians captain
- Fionnuala McCormack, European cross country champion
- Ger McDonnell, reached the summit of Everest in May 2003
- Ciara Peelo, Olympic sailor, Beijing 2008
- Darren Sutherland, bronze medalist boxer, Beijing Olympic Games, 2008
- John Tierney, Ireland Australian rules football international
- Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, Ireland shinty–hurling international
Honorary degree holders (not otherwise listed)[7]
- Amal Al Qubaisi
- Jocelyn Bell-Burnell
- Bill Clinton
- Brian Cody
- Wesley Cocker
- John Coolahan
- Mary Davis
- Susan Denham
- Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
- Roddy Doyle
- John Fitzpatrick[8]
- Olwen Fouéré
- Brian Friel
- David Hammond
- Charles Haughey
- Seamus Heaney
- John Hume
- Owen Keenan
- John E. Kelly III
- Sean Kelly
- Stanislaus Kennedy
- Dermot Lane
- Louis le Brocquy
- Pearse Lyons
- Timothy Mahony
- Seamus Mallon
- James G. March
- Martin McAleese
- Mary McAleese
- Neil V McCann
- Margaret MacCurtain
- John McGahern
- Paid McGee
- Peter McVerry
- George J. Mitchell
- John Francis Mitchell
- Stephen Myers
- Martin Naughton
- Colm William O'Connell
- Brian O'Driscoll
- Brian O'Dwyer
- Labhrás Ó Murchú
- Sonia O'Sullivan
- John Pilger
- Paul Quigley
- Tomi Reichental
- Mary Robinson
- Tony Scott
- Jean Kennedy Smith
- Peter Sutherland
- Katie Taylor
- Mother Teresa
- Patrick A Toole
- David Trimble
- Willie Walsh
- Ernest Walton
- Maurice Whelan
- T. K. Whitaker
- Patrick J. Wright
- Muhammad Yunus
Members of DCU's Governing Authority and of the Board of the Educational Trust
- Dr. David Byrne Chancellor, 2006-2011
- Gay Byrne, past member, DCU Educational Trust
- Veronica Guerin, member of the governing body of DCU, 1982-1992
- Dr. Martin McAleese, Chancellor, 2011-
References
- ^ "Saturday profile: Hourican forces his way into Hester's plans". The Sctosman. 21 November 2008.
- ^ Clarke, Jody (7 June 2006). "My first million: Brody Sweeney".
- ^ "Ireland elects its first black mayor". 28 June 2007.
- ^ "DCU students take to the pitch for Dublin". www.dcu.ie. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "DCU students and grads line out in All Ireland Ladies Football Final". www.dcu.ie. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "DCU to the fore in Ladies All-Ireland Football Finals". www.dcu.ie. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Honorary Graduates DCU". Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "John Fitzpatrick". Retrieved 20 January 2019.