List of Old Rockmen-The Daily Ledger

This is a list of notable past pupils of Blackrock College (Irish: Coláiste na Carraige Duibhe), a Catholic, voluntary secondary school for boys aged 14–18, in Williamstown, Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland. The college was founded by French missionaries in 1860, to act as a school and civil service training centre. Set in 0.25 square kilometres (62 acres) of grounds, it has an illustrious sporting tradition. The college, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Dublin city centre is just in from the sea, and is self-contained, with a large boarding school and teaching facilities. Now run by a lay foundation in trust, it maintains high academic standards and requires all pupils to participate in non-academic activities. The missionary tradition continues with charity programmes, especially at Christmas. It accommodates approximately 1,100 day (primarily) and boarding students.

Literature

Brian O'Nolan, wrote the novels At Swim-Two-Birds (1939) and The Third Policeman (1967) under the pen name Flann O'Brien. A career civil servant, he also wrote satirical columns in The Irish Times under the pseudonym Myles na gCopaleen. Pádraic Ó Conaire (28 February 1882 – 6 October 1928) was a writer and journalist who wrote in Irish, particularly about Irish emigrants in the UK. Joseph O'Connor, Author Liam O'Flaherty (28 August 1896 – 7 September 1984) was a novelist and short story writer, known for The Informer, he was a major figure in the Irish Renaissance. Tim Pat Coogan is an Irish historian and journalist. He attended Blackrock in the late 1940s. Paul Murray, (b. 1975) a novelist, author of Skippy Dies

List of Old Rockmen

Journalism

Paddy Murray, a journalist, who served as Editor of the Sunday Tribune from 2002 to 2005. Rory Carroll, a foreign reporter for The Guardian, he gained international attention when he was kidnapped in Baghdad in 2005. He was released unharmed. David McWilliams, an economics journalist and broadcaster. Paul Tansey, was the Economics Editor of The Irish Times; he also founded a business consultancy.

List of Old Rockmen

Business

David J. O'Reilly, chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation. Lochlann Quinn, former chairman of AIB, co-founder of Glendimplex Group Dr. Brendan O'Regan CBE, visionary businessman responsible for transforming Shannon Airport and the Shannon Region and deeply involved in the peace and cooperation process in Ireland Eddie O'Connor, founder and CEO of Airtricity and Mainstream Renewable Power Derek Quinlan, real estate investor

List of Old Rockmen

Politics and government

Éamon de Valera was one of the leaders of the Irish War of Independence, after which he served as Taoiseach of Ireland six times, introduced the 1937 Constitution of Ireland, and served two terms as Uachtarán na hÉireann. He was a pupil and later Professor of Mathematics at Blackrock. Ruairi Quinn, TD, was Minister for Education and Skills in the Government of Ireland. He served as the Minister for Finance from 1994 to 1997, and leader of the Labour Party from 1997 to 2002. He was a pupil at Blackrock in the early 1960s, where he was successful in rugby, athletics and art. Barry Andrews, a teacher, served as TD for Dún Laoghaire from 2002 until 2011. He was the Minister for Children from 2008 until 2011. Rory O'Hanlon was a Teachta Dála for Cavan–Monaghan from 1977 until 2011. He served in a range of cabinet positions and as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann. Niall Ó Brolcháin was the Mayor of Galway from 2006 to 2007. He has also served as a county councillor and senator. James McNeill, was an Irish politician and diplomat, who served as the first High Commissioner to London and second Governor-General of the Irish Free State from 1927 to 1932. Art O'Connor, elected Sinn Féin MP for Kildare South in 1918, he joined the then revolutionary parliament called Dáil Éireann. In the 2nd Dáil he served as Secretary for Agriculture from 1921 to 1922. Eoin Ó Broin, Socialist theorist, member of the Sinn Féin David P. Doyle, Ambassador, St. Kitts and Nevis to UNESCO