List of Dublin City University people

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

Law, politics, and government

*Rotimi Adebari [http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0628/adebarir.html 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)
*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)

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)

Business

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

Honorary Members and Doctors of the University

[http://www.dcu.ie/president/ar01/hondoc.shtml List of Honorary Members and Doctors of the University (2001)]

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 ("thinking" Guru)
*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
*Paul F. Whelan
*Jenny Williams

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)