Cathy Cassidy - British Author of Young Adult Fiction

AUTHORS/ WRITERS

Marita Conlon-McKenna Irish Author of women’s and children’s fiction

Judi Curtin - Author

Sophie Dahl - English Author; granddaughter of Roald Dahl

Dan Freedman - Author

Charlie Higson - English Author

Anthony Horowtitz - English Author and Screenwriter

Cathy Kelly - Irish Author of Women’s Fiction

Stephen King - American Author

Jeff Kinney - American Author

Sinead Moriarty - Irish Author

Oisin McGann - Irish Writer and Illustrator

Sheila O’Flanagan - Irish Fiction Writer and Journalist

Christopher Paolini - American Author

James Patterson - American Author

Liz Pichon - British Illustrator and Children’s Writer

Patricia Scanlan - Irish Author

Darren Shan - Irish Author

Jeremy Strong - English Author

Kit Wright - English Author/ Poet PLAYWRIGHTS

Martin Lynch - Belfast Playwright

ACTORS

Liam Neeson - Irish Actor

TELEVISION PRESENTERS

Michael Lyster - RTE Television Broadcaster

Richard Madeley - Television presenter/ Columnist/ Novelist

Miriam O’Callaghan - Irish television current affairs broadcaster/ chat show host

Sir Michael Parkinson- English broadcaster/ journalist/ author

Alan Titchmarsh - Gardener/ presenter/ novelist

Nick Knowles - English Television Presenter

SPORTS

Hector Bellerin - Spanish Professional Footballer; right-back for Arsenal

Paddy Bradley - Former Derry GAA Player

Sean Cavanagh - Irish Gaelic Footballer – Midfield/ Full-forward Tyrone

Darren Clarke - Northern Ireland – Open Championship Winner 2011 & European Ryder Cup Captain 2016

Kieran Donaghy - Irish Gaelic Footballer – Full-forward Kerry

Michael Fennelly - Irish Hurler – Kilkenny right-wing forward

Sir Alex Ferguson - Former Scottish Football Manager and player who managed Manchester United from 1986-2013

Padraig Harrington - Irish Professional Golfer; winner of three major championships

David Healy - Linfield FC Manager; Former Northern Ireland Footballer

Sir Chris Hoy - Scottish, Former Track Cyclist, Six Olympic Gold Medals & One Silver

Eugene Laverty - Irish Professional Motorcycle Road Racer

Michael Murphy - Irish Gaelic Football Player – Donegal A.P. McCoy - Northern Irish Former Horse Racing Jockey;

Champion jockey for a record twenty consecutive times

Colm McFadden - Irish Gaelic Footballer – Full-forward for Donegal

Kieran McGeeney - Former Gaelic Footballer for Armagh; Currently Manager of Armagh Senior Football Team

Barry McGuigan - Retired Irish Professional Boxer; World Boxing Association Featherweight Champion

Michael McKillop - Irish Middle Distance Runner and Paralympic Athlete

Aogan O’Fearghail - 38th President of the GAA

Rory McIlroy - MBE, Professional Golfer

Dame Mary Peters - Athlete – Pentathlon – Gold Medallist 1972 Summer Olympics

Joe Schmidt - Irish Rugby Union Coach; Currently Head Coach of Ireland

Henry Shefflin - Irish Hurler; Former centre-forward for the Kilkenny Senior Team;

Ten All-Ireland Titles; Eleven All-Star Awards

Jackie Tyrell - Irish Hurler – Kilkenny left corner-back

POLITICS/ LAW/ PRESIDENTS/ PRIME MINISTERS

Cherie Blair - British Barrister

Tony Blair - Former British Prime Minister 1977-2007

Laura Bush - Wife of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush; First Lady from 2001-2009

Jimmy Carter - Former 39th US President/ American Author/ 2002 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Arlene Foster - First Minister of Northern Ireland

Boris Johnson - Mayor of London/ British Politician/ Historian/ Journalist

Enda Kenny - Taoiseach of Ireland

Martin McGuinness - Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland

Nicola Sturgeon - First Minister of Scotland SINGERS/ MUSICIANS

Paul Brady - Irish Singer/ Songwriter whose work covers folk and pop

Cara Dillon - Irish Folk Singer

Daniel O’Donnell - Irish Singer

Barry Douglas - Northern Ireland – Classical Pianist and Conductor

RELIGION

Eamon Martin - Archbishop of Armagh

Fr. Eugene O’Hagan - One of The Priests- classical musical trio

Fr. Martin O’Hagan - One of The Priests- classical musical trio

ENTERTAINERS

John Linehan - May McFettridge

Ardal O’Hanlon - Irish Comedian and Actor