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Famous people who go or went to UCD?

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  • 31-01-2006 10:30am
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    Dave!
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    Like the thread says :)

    Can ye think of a few?


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    orangerooster
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    Dave Fanning, Ryan Tubridy and Dara O Brien are the three I can think of and are all really, really annoying people.


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    Dave!
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    I thought Dara O Briain went to UCC?


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    orangerooster
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    Could have, thought I heard he'd went to UCD one night on the panel but I probably heard wrong knowing my attention span!


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    Flinty
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    Jason Sherlock - Up the Dubs!!


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    tintinr35
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    Flinty wrote:
    Jason Sherlock - Up the Dubs!!
    ha u wud never imagine he had more than a playschool education


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    Joliegood
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    Bono went to UCD for a few weeks.


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    beanyb
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    Dara O'Briain definitely went to UCD, he was auditor of the L&H.


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    Dave!
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    Awesome! :D

    :)


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    Slippers
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    I saw a poster in Engineering that said that Pat Kenny did Chemical Engineering.


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    tintinr35
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    Slippers wrote:
    I saw a poster in Engineering that said that Pat Kenny did Chemical Engineering.
    is that meant to make u do chem eng or deter u!!


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    Slippers
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    James Joyce


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    Scraggs
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    Rosie of Tralee finished here recently....
    (shes gonna be here next week at various events for seachtain na gaeilge!!!]


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    cruiserweight
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    From wikipedia
    UCD is highly regarded internationally with many of its graduates going on to post-graduate studies at other top international universities, particularly in the United States and Britain. Among its most accomplished alumni are the writers James Joyce, Flann O'Brien, Marina Carr, Conor McPherson, John McGahern, Frank McGuinness, Emma Donoghue, former Goldman Sachs chairman Peter Sutherland (who was also chairman of BP and was previously head of the WTO, European Union Commissioner and the Attorney-General of Ireland), Unilever chairman Niall Fitzgerald, former Heinz chairman Dr. Sir Tony O'Reilly, the fourth President of India V V Giri, and three of the last five taoisigh (Irish prime ministers): John Bruton, Dr. Garret Fitzgerald and Charles Haughey. The current taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, attended UCD as a student but did not graduate.


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    Dave!
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    What did Bertie study and why didn't he graduate, does anyone know? :confused:


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    hullaballoo
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    Rosanna Davison ftw.


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    funktastic
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    I'm almost 100% that Bono didn't attend UCD even for a few weeks. I think he failed irish in his leaving cert and stayed back to repeat just that subject for the year, then the band really took off. Dara O' Briain went to UCD doing science and I'm pretty sure he was also auditor of the L & H.
    There was some controversy over whether of not Bertie Ahern attended UCD a few years ago. I think he might have done an add-on diploma course here but did not attend a degree course.


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    panda100
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    That travel presenter kathryn thomas went here!


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    Slippers
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    This may sound harsh, it's not meant to.
    She reminds me of James Nesbit.
    kathryn.jpgneddevin.jpg
    Like his sister or something...
    I think I went past her in the Paddy's day parade last year.


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    elmyra
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    Joseph O'Connor went here. He wrote the Irish Male series, he's a legend!!


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    foxybrowne
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    Slippers wrote:
    kathryn.jpg
    sexy


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    hullaballoo
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    .2.jpgrosanna.jpg


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    pilson
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    I saw a programme on rte about Dermot Morgan. I think I remember seeing him at UCD as a student


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    selephonic
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    Neil Jordan began his very unsuccessful film career in UCD film studies I believe.


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    ed6hellsfresh
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    eh ......... are u SURE james joyce went there..... i mean the orts blok isnt that old


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    #26
    MrSinn
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    Do famous murderers,rapists,con artists,Bent politician's,paedophiles,count in this?


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    Dave!
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    ed6hellsfresh wrote:
    eh ......... are u SURE james joyce went there..... i mean the orts blok isnt that old
    The library is called 'the James Joyce library' isn't it? Makes sense I guess!


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    Pythia
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    ed6hellsfresh wrote:
    eh ......... are u SURE james joyce went there..... i mean the orts blok isnt that old

    Are you serious?


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    hullaballoo
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    Pythia wrote:
    Are you serious?
    Nah, he had to have been taking the piss...right?


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    panda100
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    You've gotta give it to roassana she is absolutely gorgeous. I look like a right perv though,in the computer room in the terrace and the guy beside me just saw me oggoling hullabaloo's pics of roassanna.


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    Assmaster_Kronk
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    Brian O' Driscoll went to UCD i think


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