The following is a list of University of Galway people, including notable alumni and faculty members of the University of Galway and its forerunners: ''Queen's College, Galway'' (QCG) created in 1845 as a college of the ''Queen's University of Ireland''; ''University College, Galway'' (UCG) chartered in accordance with the Irish Universities Act, 1908 as a university college of the

National University of Ireland The National University of Ireland (NUI) ( ga, Ollscoil na hÉireann) is a federal university system of ''constituent universities'' (previously called ''university college, constituent colleges'') and ''recognised colleges'' set up under t ...

; and ''National University of Ireland, Galway'' (NUI, Galway and later NUI Galway without the comma), a constituent university of the

and newly named since the Universities Act, 1997 until 2022.

Alumni

Politicians

* Michael D. Higgins - 9th

President of Ireland The president of Ireland ( ga, Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of Republic of Ireland, Ireland and the supreme commander of the Defence Forces (Ireland), Irish Defence Forces. The president holds office for seven years, and can ...

Enda Kenny Enda Kenny (born 24 April 1951) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 2011 to 2017, Leader of Fine Gael from 2002 to 2017, Minister for Defence from May to July 2014 and 2016 to 2017, Leader of the Opposition from ...

Eamon Gilmore Eamonn or Éamon or Eamon may refer to: *Eamonn (given name), an Irish male given name *Eamon (singer) (born 1983), American R&B singer-songwriter and harmonicist * ''Eamon'' (video game), a 1980 computer role-playing game for the Apple II *"Éamon ...

* Frank Fahy *

Joseph Brennan Joseph Brennan may refer to: Politicians * Joseph Brennan (senator) (died 1950), Irish senator *Joseph Brennan (Clann na Poblachta politician) (1889–1968), Irish TD 1948–1951 *Joseph Brennan (Fianna Fáil politician) (1912–1980), Irish gove ...

Séamus Kirk Séamus Kirk (born 26 April 1945) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 2009 to 2011 and a Minister of State from 1987 to 1992. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituen ...

* Michael Kitt * Pat "the Cope" Gallagher *

Heather Humphreys Heather Humphreys (born 14 May 1963) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Rural and Community Development and Minister for Social Protection since June 2020. She also briefly served as Minister for Justice in November ...

* Michael Ring *

Lisa Chambers Lisa Chambers (born 24 August 1986) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, and former barrister who has served as Leader of the Seanad since December 2022. She served as deputy leader of the Seanad from 2020 to 2022, and as Leader of Fianna Fáil ...

Barry Cowen Barry Cowen (born 28 August 1967) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois–Offaly constituency since the 2020 general election, and previously from 2011 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2020 for the Offaly ...

Anne Rabbitte Anne Rabbitte (born 11 October 1973) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Minister of State since July 2020. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency since 2016. She was a member of Galway County C ...

Sylvester Barrett Sylvester Aidan Barrett (18 May 1926 – 8 May 2002) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He served under Jack Lynch and Charles Haughey as Minister for the Environment (1977–1980) and Minister for Defence (1980–1981). Sylvester Barrett w ...

Mark Clinton Mark A. Clinton (7 February 1915 – 23 December 2001) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Agriculture from 1973 to 1977. He served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Leinster constituency from 1979 to 1 ...

* Paul Connaughton Jnr *

Ciara Conway Ciara Conway (born 13 August 1980) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency from 2011 to 2016. She attended NUI Galway. She is married to Gary Honer. A former member of Dungar ...

Rose Conway-Walsh Rose Conway-Walsh ( née Conway) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency since the 2020 general election. She previously served as a Leader of Sinn Féin in the Seanad and a Senator for th ...

* Brendan Griffin *

Fidelma Healy Eames Fidelma Healy Eames (born 14 July 1962) is a former Irish politician and former member of Seanad Éireann. She was first elected to the Senate in 2007 by the Labour Panel. As a member of the Reform Alliance group, she sat as an independent sena ...

* Jim Higgins *

Lorraine Higgins Lorraine Higgins (born 3 August 1979) is an Irish barrister, and a former Labour Party politician who represented the party in the 24th Seanad after being nominated by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny. From Galway, she is a graduate of NUI Galway (acq ...

* Seán Kyne * Patrick Lindsay *

Farrell McElgunn Farrell McElgunn (5 January 1932 – 2 March 2020) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and teacher. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in University College Galway in Irish and History, and later completed a masters of Irish in St Patrick's Coll ...

* Bobby Molloy *

Rónán Mullen Rónán Thomas Mullen (born 13 October 1970) is an Irish senator and former delegate to the Council of Europe. He is the leader of the Human Dignity Alliance, an anti-abortion political party formed in 2018. He was elected by the National Unive ...

Ronan Moore Ronan Moore is a politician and school teacher, and the author of a number of books with a focus on quirks of Irish culture. Personal life Moore was born in, and his family comes from, Trim, County Meath. As of 2015, he lives with his wife Fran ...

Carol Nolan Carol Nolan (born 23 May 1978) is an Irish Independent politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois–Offaly constituency since the 2020 general election, and previously from 2016 to 2020 for the Offaly constituency. Early and p ...

Derek Nolan Derek Nolan (born October 1982) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency from 2011 to 2016. Nolan attended Saint Michael's Boys' School, Mervue, and St. Mary's College, Galwa ...

Maureen O'Carroll Maureen O'Carroll (; 29 March 1913 – 9 May 1984) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-Central constituency from 1954 to 1957. She led the way with women border guards and ensuring that ...

Pádraig Ó Céidigh Pádraig Ó Céidigh (; born 1 February 1957) is an Irish former Independent politician and businessman who served as a Senator from 2016 to 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach. He is the former owner of Aer Arann Islands He gained a B ...

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (; born 14 March 1968) is a former Irish politician who has served as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 2011 to 2018. Ó Clochartaigh was born and raised in Huddersfield, England. His parents came from the Connemara ...

* John O'Mahony *

Pat Rabbitte Pat Rabbitte (born 18 May 1949) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources from 2011 to 2014, Leader of the Labour Party from 2002 to 2007 and a Minister of State from 199 ...

Seán Sherlock Seán Sherlock (born 6 December 1972) is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork East constituency since the 2007 general election. He served as a Minister of State from 2011 to 2016. Early life Sherlo ...

Madeleine Taylor-Quinn Madeleine Taylor-Quinn (born 26 May 1951) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 1981 to 1982 and 1992 to 2002 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency from 1981 to 1 ...

Mary Upton Mary Upton (born 30 May 1946) is a former Irish Labour Party politician. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency from 1999 to 2011. Upton was born in Kilrush, County Clare and was educated at Coláiste Mhu ...

* Pat Upton * John Dallat - SDLP politician * Aisling Dolan

Government officials

* Henry Arthur Blake -

Governor of Hong Kong The governor of Hong Kong was the representative of the British Crown in Hong Kong from 1843 to 1997. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive Council and commander-in-chief of the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong. ...

(1898-1903) *

Antony MacDonnell, 1st Baron MacDonnell Lord MacDonnell Antony Patrick MacDonnell, 1st Baron MacDonnell, (7 March 1844 – 9 June 1925), known as Sir Antony MacDonnell between 1893 and 1908, was an Irish civil servant, much involved in the administration of India. He was Permanent Un ...

- Colonial Administrator *

Charles James O'Donnell Charles James O'Cahan O'Donnell (1849 – 3 December 1934) was an Irish colonial administrator in the British Raj, and later a member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. O'Donnell was born in Donegal in 1849. He was educated at Queens ...

- Colonial Administrator * John Sheehy - Colonial Official *

William Alfred Browne William Alfred Browne (1831 – 15 August 1904) was an Anglo-Irish civil servant who served four decades at the War Office. He was born in Armagh, Ireland,''1901 England Census'' the son of John Browne. He was educated at Corlatt House, the p ...

- Civil servant

Diplomats

Noel Dorr Noel Dorr (born 1 November 1933, in Limerick, Ireland) is a former Irish diplomat. He has been described as "the most universally admired Irish diplomat of his generation". Biography Dorr attended St. Nathy's College in Ballaghaderreen and studi ...

Pádraig MacKernan Pádraig "Paddy" MacKernan (24 April 1940 – 25 January 2010) was an Irish diplomat who served as Secretary General of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs as well as Irish Ambassador to both France and the United States and as an Irish mem ...

Law

* John Atkinson * Joseph R. Fisher *

Mark Heslin Mark Heslin is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since December 2019. He was formerly a litigation solicitor at a commercial law firm. Early life Heslin was born in Longford, County Longford, to Noel and ...

, judge of the High Court * Likando Kalaluka - Attorney General of Zambia in 2015 *

Walter Lewis Walter Lewis may refer to: *Walter Lewis (judge) (1849–1930), advocate and chief justice of British Honduras *Wally Lewis (born 1959), Australian rugby league footballer * Walter Lewis (rower) (1885–1956), Canadian Olympic rower *Walter Lewis ( ...

* Robert McCall * John Monroe *

Thomas O'Shaughnessy Sir Thomas Lopdell O'Shaughnessy, KC (22 December 1850 – 7 March 1933) was the last Recorder of Dublin in Ireland. Early life O'Shaughnessy was born on 22 December 1850 in Dublin, son of Thomas O'Shaughnessy and Mary Lopdell. He married Cat ...

* Andrew Reed *

Guy Rutledge Sir John Guy Rutledge, KC (18 March 1872 – 15 February 1930 in Rangoon, Burma) was a British barrister, judge and colonial official in Lower Burma. Early life and career in England Born in Aughnahoo, County Tyrone, Rutledge was educated at ...

Mathilda Twomey Mathilda Twomey (née Butler-Payette) is a Seychellois lawyer and academic. She is the first female judge in the history of Seychelles and also the first woman to be appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Seychelles. Early life and ...

- Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court of Seychelles The Supreme Court of Seychelles is the highest trial court in Seychelles. It was created in 1903 by Order in Council, when it consisted of one judge who was the Chief Justice of the Court. Appeal cases with final judgments of the court in civil m ...

Raymond West Sir Raymond West (18 September 1832 in County Kerry, Ireland – 8 September 1912) was a barrister King's Inns Dublin 1871, Puisne Judge of the High Court of Bombay, 1873–87; President of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, V ...

- High Court Judge in British India *

Máire Whelan Máire Rita Whelan (born 24 November 1956) is an Irish judge who has served on the Court of Appeal since June 2017. She previously served as Attorney General of Ireland from 2011 to 2017. She was the first woman to hold the office of Attorney Gen ...

- Attorney General of Ireland, Judge of the

Court of Appeal A court of appeals, also called a court of appeal, appellate court, appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal. In much of t ...

Military

* Major General Michael Beary -

UNIFIL The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ( ar, قوة الأمم المتحدة المؤقتة في لبنان, he, כוח האו"ם הזמני בלבנון), or UNIFIL ( ar, يونيفيل, he, יוניפי״ל), is a UN peacekeeping m ...

Commander * General Bindon Blood - British military commander * Major General Kieran Brennan - Deputy Chief of Staff (Ops) and former

Kilkenny Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilken ...

hurler * Lieutenant General Sean McCann - Former Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces * Vice Admiral Mark Mellett - Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces *

Brigadier General Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

Maureen O'Brien Maureen O'Brien (born 29 June 1943) is an English actress and author best known for playing the role of Vicki in the BBC science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', although she has appeared in many other television programmes. Early ...

- First woman to attain the rank of Lt Colonel (Army Line), Colonel and Brig Gen in the

Irish Defence Forces The Defence Forces ( ga, Fórsaí Cosanta, officially styled ) derives its origins from the Irish Volunteers. Whilst the Irish for ''Defence Forces'' is , as Ó Cearúil (1999) points out, the Defence Forces are officially styled . is used in ...

* Commandant Cathal Berry - Former Deputy Commander of the Army Ranger Wing and Head of the Military Medical School

Religion

Samuel Angus Samuel Angus (27 August 1881 – 17 November 1943) was professor of New Testament and Church History at St Andrew's College in the University of Sydney from 1915-43. Early life Angus was born near Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland, the eldest ...

- Theologian * Brendan Kelly - Bishop *

Fintan Monahan Fintan Monahan KC*HS (born 23 January 1967) is an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Killaloe since 2016. Early life Monahan was born in Tullamore, County Offaly, on 23 January 1967, one of three children to Tom Monaha ...

- Bishop * Robert Moore - Theologian *

Michael Lenihan Michael Lenihan O.F.M. (22 September 1951 – ) is the Archbishop of San Pedro Sula. He previously served as the first Bishop of La Ceiba from 2012 to 2023 and as the vicar general of and a parish priest in the Diocese of Comayagua.

O.F.M. - Bishop of La Ceiba, Honduras (2011-present) *

William Mahony William Mahony may refer to: * William Mahony (politician, born 1877) (1877–1962), member of the Australian House of Representatives, 1915–1927 * William Mahony (New South Wales politician) (1856–1918), member of the New South Wales Legislati ...

S.M.A. - Bishop of

Ilorin Ilorin is the List of capitals of states of Nigeria, capital city of Kwara State in Western Nigeria.. Retrieved 18 February 2007 As of the 2006 census, it had a population of 777,667, making it the List of Nigerian cities by population, 7th ...

, Nigeria * Wilfrid Napier O.F.M. - Cardinal, Archbishop of Durban *

William Slattery William Slattery, O.F.M., is an Irish-born Franciscan who served as Bishop of Kokstad from 1993 to 2010, before being appointed Archbishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military. William Mathew Slattery was born in County Tipperary ...

O.F.M. - Archbishop of Pretoria *

George Thomas Stokes George Thomas Stokes (1843–1898) was an Irish ecclesiastical historian. Life He was the eldest son of John Stokes of Athlone and Margaret Forster his wife, born on 28 December 1843 in Athlone, Ireland. He was educated at Galway grammar sch ...

- Clergyman of the

Church of Ireland The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the second ...

and Historian

Literature

* Emily Anderson- Linguist * Gerald Dawe - Poet *

James Hardiman James Hardiman (1782–1855), also known as Séamus Ó hArgadáin, was a librarian at Queen's College, Galway. Hardiman is best remembered for his '' History of the Town and County of Galway'' (1820) and '' Irish Minstrelsy'' (1831), one of the f ...

- Librarian *

Mike McCormack Michael or Mike McCormack may refer to: * Michael McCormack (Australian politician) (born 1964), Australian politician and former Deputy Prime Minister (2018-2021) * Michael McCormack (judge) (born 1939), justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court * Mich ...

- Writer * Eamonn McGrath- Writer *

- Writer *

W. F. Marshall William Forbes Marshall (8 May 1888 – January 1959) was an Irish poet and Presbyterian minister from Sixmilecross, County Tyrone, Ireland. Marshall's father was principal teacher at Sixmilecross National School, where he was first edu ...

- Poet *

Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh is an Irish poet who writes in the Irish language. Born in Tralee, County Kerry, in 1984, she graduated from NUI Galway in 2005 with a BA in Irish and French. She spent time in Bordeaux, France, before returning to Irelan ...

- Poet *

Breandán Ó hEithir Breandán Ó hEithir (18 January 1930 – 26 October 1990) was an Irish writer and broadcaster.Valentine O'Hara Valentine James O'Hara (8 February 1875 – 8 October 1941) was a noted Irish author and authority on Russia and the Baltic States in the 1920s. Early life Valentine James O'Hara was born on 8 February 1875 in Bernere, Portarlington, County ...

Academics

William Bindon Blood William Bindon Blood (20 January 181731 January 1894) was an Irish civil engineer. Life He was born on the family estate in Cranagher,Queen's College Galway The University of Galway ( ga, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe) is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland. A tertiary education and research institution, the university was awarded the full five QS stars for excellence in 201 ...

Alexander Anderson (physicist) Alexander Anderson (12 May 1858 – 7 September 1936) was an Irish physicist and President of Queen's College Galway, now the University of Galway, from 1899 until 1934. In electrical engineering he is known for Anderson's bridge. He is credited ...

- Physicist; former President of Queen's College and University College Galway * J. E. Cairnes - Economist * Louis Cullen - Professor of Irish History at Trinity College * Edward Divers - Chemist *

Charles Joseph Gahan Charles Joseph Gahan (20 January 1862 – 21 January 1939) was an Irish entomologist who specialized in beetles, particularly the Cerambycidae. He served as keeper at the department of entomology in the British Museum (Natural History) for thirt ...

Coleopterist Coleopterology (from Coleoptera and Greek , ''-logia'') is the scientific study of beetles, a branch of entomology. Practitioners are termed coleopterists and form groups of amateurs and professionals for business and pleasure. Among these is ...

* John Hegarty - Provost of Trinity College Dublin * Máire Herbert MRIA – Professor of Early and Medieval Irish at University College Cork *

Alfred Keogh Lieutenant-General Sir Alfred Henry Keogh, (3 July 1857 – 30 July 1936) was a medical doctor in the British Army. He served as Director-General Army Medical Services twice; from 1905 to 1910 and 1914 to 1918. Early life Keogh was born in D ...

- Director General Army Medical Services (1905-1910 and 1914-1918) * Thomas J. Laffey - Mathematician known for his contributions to group theory and matrix theory. * John A. McClelland - Physicist * Mick Molloy - IRB Medical Officer *

Michael O'Shaughnessy Michael Maurice O'Shaughnessy (28 May 1864 – 12 October 1934) was an Irish civil engineer who became city engineer for the city of San Francisco during the early twentieth century and developed both the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) an ...

- Chief Engineer of San Francisco *

Alice Perry Alice Jacqueline Perry (24 October 1885 – 21 April 1969) was one of the first women in Europe to graduate with a degree in engineering. Early life and education Born in Wellpark, Galway in 1885, Alice was one of five daughters and a son of M ...

- First woman in Ireland to graduate with a degree in engineering

Media

* Patsy McGarry - Journalist * Harry McGee - Journalist *

T. P. O'Connor Thomas Power O'Connor (5 October 1848 – 18 November 1929), known as T. P. O'Connor and occasionally as Tay Pay (mimicking his own pronunciation of the initials ''T. P.''), was an Irish nationalist politician and journalist who served as a ...

Frank Hugh O'Donnell Frank Hugh O'Donnell (also Frank Hugh O'Cahan O'Donnell), born Francis Hugh MacDonald (9 October 1846 – 2 November 1916) was an Irish writer, journalist and nationalist politician. Early life O'Donnell was born in an army barracks in Devon, E ...

Conor Pope Conor Pope (born 3 August 1968) is an Irish journalist, author and broadcaster who works for ''The Irish Times'' as well as appearing on radio and television as a consumer advocate. Pope is the consumer affairs correspondent with the Times and ...

- Journalist *

Cillian Fennell The centenary of the Easter Rising occurred in 2016. Many events occurred to mark the occasion. Note that Easter, Easter Day fell on 27 March in 2016 and on 23 April in 1916. The Rising began on Easter Monday, 24 April 1916. Events On 20 Januar ...

- Former Head of Programming at

TG4 TG4 ( ga, TG Ceathair, ) is an Irish free-to-air public service television network. The channel launched on 31 October 1996 and is available online and through its on demand service TG4 Player in Ireland and beyond. TG4 was formerly known ...

and producer * Pat McGrath - Correspondent * Colm Murray - Sports-reader *

Siún Nic Gearailt Siún Nic Gearailt (; born 14 September 1971) is a newsreader with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) and Teilifís na Gaeilge (TG4) in Ireland. She currently presents ''Nuacht RTÉ'' and ''Nuacht TG4'' and has presented many of RTÉ's English ...

- Television newsreader *

Eimear Ní Chonaola Eimear Ní Chonaola (; born 1977) is an Irish journalist and television presenter from Spiddal, County Galway. Since 2006, Ní Chonaola has been the news anchor on TG4's main evening news broadcast ''Nuacht TG4'' and ''Nuacht RTÉ''. Life Early ...

- Journalist and television news anchor * Sean O'Rourke - Presenter *

Gráinne Seoige Gráinne Seoige (; born 5 November 1973) is an Irish journalist, news anchor and documentary and entertainment television presenter. A noted Irish language supporter, Seoige is the only television personality to have worked with all four Irish ...

- Television news anchor

Arts

Keith Barry Keith Patrick Barry (born 2 October 1976) is an Irish mentalist, hypnotist, magician and activist for the elderly. Early life Born in Williamstown, Waterford, Ireland, Keith's interest in magic began at the age of 5 with a Paul Daniel's mag ...

- Performing artist *

Seán McGinley Seán McGinley (born c. 1956) is an Irish actor. He has appeared in about 80 films and television series. Early life McGinley was born in Pettigo, County Donegal, in Ulster, Ireland, where his father was a customs officer, and raised in near ...

- Actor *

Nora-Jane Noone Nora-Jane Noone (born 8 March 1984) is an Irish actress. In 2020, ''The Irish Times'' ranked her 47th on its list of the greatest Irish film actors of all time. She made her screen debut in the drama film ''The Magdalene Sisters'' (2002) and h ...

- Actress * Martin Sheen - Actor *

Éabha McMahon Éabha McMahon (pronounced ''AY-va'') is a contralto Irish singer and a former member of the ensemble Celtic Woman. In 2020 she began recording music under the name AVA. Early life Éabha was born in Dublin, Ireland on 9 December 1990. She is a ...

- Singer *

Leo Moran Leo Moran (born 9 November 1964 in Tuam, Galway) is best known as lead guitarist and sometimes vocalist in the Irish folk rock band The Saw Doctors. Moran studied French and Sociology at University College Galway. He later trained as a secondary ...

- Guitarist *

John Coll John Alexander Coll was a British computer specialist. While teaching physics at Oundle school he built a number of computers and was involved in Micro Users in Secondary Education (MUSE). He helped write the functional description for the BBC Co ...

- Figurative sculptor * Pádraic Breathnach - Actor; First manager of Galway Arts Centre, Co-founder of Macnas *

John Concannon John Concannon is an Irish businessman, philanthropist, and star of RTÉ's ''The Secret Millionaire''. A native of Kilconly, Tuam, Concannon is the founder of the JFC Group. He left St. Jarlath's school, Tuam, to work on the family farm. In 198 ...

- Director of Ireland 2016 (official commemorations of the

centenary of the Easter Rising The centenary of the Easter Rising occurred in 2016. Many events occurred to mark the occasion. Note that Easter Day fell on 27 March in 2016 and on 23 April in 1916. The Rising began on Easter Monday, 24 April 1916. Events On 20 January, Irel ...

) * Garry Hynes - Co-founder Druid Theatre Company * Ollie Jennings - Founder of the

Galway Arts Festival The Galway International Arts Festival (GIAF), founded in 1978, is a cultural organization that produces an annual arts festival in Galway, Ireland. It also produces new work that tours nationally and internationally, in addition to presenting ...

Co-founder of Macnas; *

Mick Lally Mick is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Michael. Because of its popularity in Ireland, it is often used in England as a derogatory term for an Irish person or a person of Irish descent. In Australia the meaning broaden ...

- Co-founder Druid Theatre Company *

Marie Mullen Marie Mullen (born 1953) is an Irish actress. She is known for co-founding the Druid Theatre Company, located in Galway, Ireland. She is also known for her performance in the 1998 production of ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'', for which she rec ...

- Co-founder Druid Theatre Company *

Nicola Coughlan Nicola Mary Coughlan (born 9 January 1987) is an Irish actress. She is known for her roles as Clare Devlin in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Derry Girls'' (2018–2022) and Penelope Featherington in the Netflix period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2020–presen ...

- Actress

Sports

Enda Colleran Enda Colleran (May 1942 – 8 April 2004) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and manager who played for the Mountbellew–Moylough club and at senior level for the Galway county team. Career A native of Moylough, Colleran's Gaelic football prowe ...

- Gaelic football * Iarfhlaith Davoren - Association football *

Daithí Burke Daithí Burke (born 16 November 1992) is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who plays at senior level for the Galway county hurling team and for his clubs Turloughmore and Corofin. Burke made his debut for Galway against Laois, and was p ...

- Hurling *

Niall Burke Niall Burke (born 21 May 1991) is an Irish hurler who, as of 2012, played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Galway county team. Burke made his first appearance for the team during the 2012 National League and immediately became a ...

- Hurling * Conor Cleary - Hurling * Joe Connolly - Hurling *

Joseph Cooney Joseph Cooney (born 28 March 1991) is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club Sarsfields and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He currently lines out as a left wing-back. Personal life Born in ...

- Hurling *

Anthony Cunningham Anthony Cunningham (born 16 June 1965) is a former hurler who has since managed various Gaelic football and hurling teams. He was manager of the Galway county hurling team between 2011 and 2015 and of the Roscommon county football team between ...

- Hurling *

Cyril Farrell Cyril Farrell (born 1 August 1950) is an Irish former hurling manager, selector, trainer and coach. He was the manager of the senior Galway county team on three separate occasions, during which time he became the county's longest-serving mana ...

- Hurling * Pat Fleury - Hurling * Francis Forde - Hurling * John Hanbury - Hurling * Aidan Harte - Hurling *

Conor Hayes Conor Hayes (born 11 May 1958) is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-back at senior level for the Galway county team. Born in Kiltormer, County Galway, Hayes first played competitive hurling in his youth. He made his first impression ...

- Hurling *

Seán Loftus Seán Loftus may refer to: * Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus (1927–2010), Irish environmentalist, barrister and politician * Seán Loftus (hurler) Seán Loftus (born 1997) is an Irish hurling, hurler who plays for Galway Senior Hurling Champi ...

- Hurling *

Jeffrey Lynskey Jeffrey Lynskey (born 1977) is an Irish hurling manager and former player who was the current manager of the Galway minor hurling team and also works as an English and history teacher in Galway Community College. Playing career College Lynskey ...

- Hurling *

Joe McDonagh Joseph McDonagh (November 1953 – 20 May 2016) was an Irish hurler and, later, Gaelic games administrator, who served as the president of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1997 until 2000. He played hurling with his club Ballinderree ...

- Dual player, Gaelic games administrator and 32nd

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

of the

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...

Cathal Mannion Cathal Mannion (born 22 October 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club Ahascragh-Fohenagh and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left corner-forward. Playing c ...

- Hurling *

Pádraic Mannion Pádraic Mannion (born 6 March 1993) is an Irish Hurling, hurler, he also plays as a right wing-back for club side Ahascragh-Fohenagh GAA, Ahascragh-Fohenagh and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. His brother, Cathal Mann ...

- Hurling *

Conor Whelan Conor Whelan (born 31 October 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner forward for club side Kinvara and at inter-county level for the Galway senior hurling team. Playing career University of Galway As a student at the University ...

- Hurling *

Cian Lynch Cian Lynch (born 3 January 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays as a center forward for Limerick Championship club Patrickswell, where he has held the role of captain, and the Limerick senior team. Recognised for his exceptional skill level but ...

- Hurling *

Eoghan Clifford Eoghan Clifford (born 26 August 1980) is an Irish Paralympic racing cyclist competing in C3 classification events. Clifford has represented Ireland at both road and track disciplines and is a multiple UCI Para-cycling World Champion, winning ...

- Paralympic cyclist * Cormac Folan - Rower *

Paul Hession Paul Hession (born 27 January 1983 in Galway) is an Irish international track and field athlete who is the fastest Irishman in history over 200 metres. He specialises in the sprinting events, particularly the 200 metres. He has won silver and br ...

- Sprinter *

Olive Loughnane Olive Loughnane (born 14 January 1976) is an Irish retired racewalker. A four-times Olympian, she is the 2009 world gold medalist in the 20 km walk. Early life Loughane was born in 1976 in County Cork, the eldest of seven children. She mov ...

- Racewalker *

Neville Maxwell Neville Maxwell (1926 – 23 September 2019) was a British journalist and scholar who authored the 1970 book ''India's China War'', which is considered a revisionist analysis of the 1962 Sino-Indian War, putting the blame for it on India. Maxwe ...

- Rower *

Ciaran Fitzgerald Ciaran Fitzgerald (born 4 June 1952) is an Irish former rugby union player. He captained Ireland to the Triple Crown in 1982 and 1985, and the Five Nations Championship in 1983. Fitzgerald also captained the Lions on their 1983 tour. After t ...

- Rugby union

Business

Nicky Hartery Nicholas Hartery (born May 1951) is an Irish businessman, the chairman of CRH plc. Hartery has been the Chairman of CRH plc since 2012 and a board member since 2004, and a non-executive director of Musgrave Group and Eircom. He is the current ...

- Chairman of

CRH plc CRH may refer to: * Calibre radius head, a traditional British ordnance term for a concept in ballistic projectile design * Celtic Resources Holdings, an Irish mining company * China Railway High-speed, a high-speed railway service operated by Ch ...

* Declan Kelly - Founding partner and co-CEO of

Teneo Teneo is a public relations and advisory company. The company was founded in June 2011 by Declan Kelly, Paul Keary, and Doug Band, and currently has more than 1,450 employees located in 40 offices. In 2019, Teneo sold a majority stake to CV ...

- Airline developer

Finance and banking

John Hourican John Patrick Hourican (born 24 July 1970) is an Irish banker and businessman, CEO of NewDay since September 2019, and formerly CEO of the Bank of Cyprus from 2013 to 2019. Early life and education Hourican was born on 24 July 1970 in Dublin, a ...

- Investment banker; former CEO of

Bank of Cyprus The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) ( el, Τράπεζα Κύπρου, tr, Kıbrıs Bankası) is a Cypriot financial services company established in 1899 with its headquarters in Strovolos. Current operations The Bank of Cyprus currently operates 108 bra ...

Seamus McCarthy Seamus McCarthy has been Ireland's Comptroller and Auditor General since 28 May 2012. He is the constitutional officer responsible for public audit in Ireland and heads the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. His constitutional status ...

- Comptroller and Auditor General

Faculty

* Professor Alan Ahearne - economist working with the

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster globa ...

(IMF) * John Breslin - engineering professor and entrepreneur *

Nicholas Canny Nicholas Patrick Canny (born 1944) is an Irish historian and academic specializing in early modern Irish history. He has been a lecturer in Irish history at the University of Galway since 1972 and professor there from 1979 to 2011. He is Emeritu ...

- historian and noted authority on early modern Ireland and Britain *

Ada English Adeline English ( ga, Eithne Inglis; 10 January 1875 – 27 January 1944) was an Irish revolutionary politician and psychiatrist. Early life and family English was born in Cahersiveen, County Kerry, to Patrick English and Nora McCardle of Mull ...

- psychiatrist * Gerard Jennings - physics professor *

Thomas Kilroy Thomas F. Kilroy (born 23 September 1934) is an Irish playwright and novelist. He was born in Green Street, Callan, County Kilkenny. He attended St Kieran's College and played hurling for the school team, captaining the senior team in 1952. He ...

- playwright, novelist, former Professor of English at the university *

William King William King may refer to: Arts *Willie King (1943–2009), American blues guitarist and singer *William King (author) (born 1959), British science fiction author and game designer, also known as Bill King *William King (artist) (1925–2015), Ame ...

– geologist *

Joseph Larmor Sir Joseph Larmor (11 July 1857 – 19 May 1942) was an Irish and British physicist and mathematician who made breakthroughs in the understanding of electricity, dynamics, thermodynamics, and the electron theory of matter. His most influent ...

- physicist, Professor at Queen's College Galway 1880-1885 and later

Lucasian Professor of Mathematics The Lucasian Chair of Mathematics () is a mathematics professorship in the University of Cambridge, England; its holder is known as the Lucasian Professor. The post was founded in 1663 by Henry Lucas, who was Cambridge University's Member of Pa ...

at Cambridge *

Alexander Gordon Melville Alexander Gordon Melville (1819–1901) was an Irish comparative anatomist, best known for his work on the dodo. He was Professor of Natural History at Queen's College Galway, from 1849 to 1882. Life Melville graduated M.D. at the University of E ...

- Comparative anatomist, Professor at Queen's College Galway 1849-1882 * Derek O'Keeffe - Clinical Fellow, selected as Flight Surgeon for Telemedicine for

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...

's NEEMO 21: July 21 - August 5, 2016 *

George Johnstone Stoney George Johnstone Stoney FRS (15 February 1826 – 5 July 1911) was an Irish people, Irish physicist. He is most famous for introducing the term ''electron'' as the "fundamental unit quantity of electricity". He had introduced the concept, thoug ...

- physicist who introduced the term ''

electron The electron ( or ) is a subatomic particle with a negative one elementary electric charge. Electrons belong to the first generation of the lepton particle family, and are generally thought to be elementary particles because they have no kn ...

'' as the "fundamental unit quantity of electricity"; first Professor of Science at the then new university; elder brother of

Bindon Blood Stoney Bindon Blood Stoney FRS (13 June 1828, Oakley Park, County Offaly – 5 May 1909, Dublin) was an Irish engineer who also made some significant contributions to astronomy. Family A son of George Stoney (1792–) and Anne Blood (1801–1883), St ...

* D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson - Professor of Greek at UCG from 1862 and father of biologist Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson * Professor Mike Williams - Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, who between the

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Suma ...

and his death in 2015 became known for his warnings that it was possible for a

tsunami A tsunami ( ; from ja, 津波, lit=harbour wave, ) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explo ...

to strike Ireland

References

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Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...