List of Dublin City University people

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
 * Edward de Bono, adjunct faculty
 * David Denby, retired
 * 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

Media / communications

 * Úna-Minh Caomhánach, journalist and writer
 * 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
 * Mark Little, founder of Storyful; former CEO of Ireland Twitter; e- US correspondent and presenter of Prime Time, RTÉ
 * John Mulholland, Editor of The Observer
 * Breda O'Brien, columnist (Mater Dei Institute)
 * Kevin O'Sullivan, Editor of Irish Times
 * Caitríona Perry, journalist and co-anchor for RTÉ
 * Sean Whelan, Economics Editor, RTÉ

Arts

 * Declan Buckley, television personality
 * Marina Carr, author and playwright
 * Finghin Collins, pianist
 * John Connolly, author
 * Neil Delamere, comedian
 * Uaneen Fitzsimons, television presenter and DJ
 * Breandán de Gallaí (Brendan Galway), Riverdance dancer
 * Hazel Hayes, author, filmmaker, and YouTuber
 * 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
 * Albert Manifold, CEO of CRH plc
 * Brody Sweeney, CEO and founder of O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bars
 * Lorraine Twohill, Chief Marketing Officer of Google

Law, politics, and government

 * Rotimi Adebari, Ireland's first black mayor, Portlaoise
 * 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 2011–2017, Leader of Fine Gael 2002–2017
 * 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
 * Noel Rock, former Fine Gael TD
 * Brendan Ryan
 * Duncan Smith, Labour TD

DCU GAA
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 * Seanie Johnston
 * John Tierney
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 * Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
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 * Michael Boyle
 * Michael Murphy
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 * Tom Flynn
 * Kildare colours.PNG Kildare
 * Seanie Johnston
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 * Colm Begley
 * Ross Munnelly
 * Colours of Cork.svg Louth
 * Paddy Keenan
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 * Rob Hennelly
 * Conor Mortimer
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 * Anthony Moyles
 * Tipperary colours.PNG Roscommon
 * Cathal Cregg
 * David Keenan
 * Donal Shine
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 * David Kelly

Senior inter-county ladies' footballers Source:


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 * Sarah Rowe

Senior inter-county hurlers

Gaelic handballers
 * Derek Henry
 * Eoin Kennedy

men's rugby union internationals

 * Tadhg Furlong
 * Jamie Heaslip
 * Trevor Hogan
 * Bernard Jackman
 * Marty Moore

women's rugby union internationals

 * Lindsay Peat

men's field hockey internationals

 * Conor Harte
 * David Harte

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)

 * Amal Al Qubaisi
 * Jocelyn Bell-Burnell
 * Bill Clinton
 * Wesley Cocker
 * Brian Cody
 * John Coolahan
 * Mary Davis
 * Susan Denham
 * Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
 * Roddy Doyle
 * John Fitzpatrick
 * 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
 * Margaret MacCurtain
 * Timothy Mahony
 * Seamus Mallon
 * James G. March
 * Martin McAleese
 * Mary McAleese
 * Neil V McCann
 * 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

 * David Byrne, Chancellor, 2006–2011
 * Gay Byrne, past member, DCU Educational Trust
 * Veronica Guerin, member of the governing body of DCU, 1982–1992
 * Martin McAleese, Chancellor, 2011–