UCD ISSUE 13, 2008 CONNECTIONS THE INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE FOR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN ALUMNI
KING OF COMEDY Myles Dungan & Gerry Stembridge on Dermot Morgan MR MIDAS Barry Maloney – the investor instinct
WEST-END GIRL Aoife Mulholland on life on the London stage
PLUS: DICTIONARY OF IRISH BIOGRAPHY * RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS * MAPPING THE WEATHER * CLASS NOTES AIB/UCD Visa Affinity Credit Card 36 52 30 WELCOME TO UCD 3.9% APR CONTENTS CONNECTIONS FUTURE VISION 04 VIEW FROM ABROAD 36 This is my first year at UCD and so my first Interview with President Hugh Brady Marie O’Riordan, editor of the ‘glossy UCD Connections. It was a great pleasure by Conall Ó Móráin with brains’, Marie Claire, talks to Ann to discover the sheer breadth of talent O’Dea about a life in fashion publishing among our alumni network and schools. COVER STORY 06 This year we interview Tony-award From being too shy to audition for VIEW FROM WITHIN 38 winning playwright Professor Frank DramSoc to the West End stage, Dr Regina Uí Chollatain has just we talk to Aoife Mulholland completed the first major critical McGuinness; Myles Dungan and Gerry analysis of Irish language journalism. Stembridge reminisce on the comic legacy ECONOMIST’S EYE 10 She talks to Danielle Barron Leading economist Colm McCarthy on of Dermot Morgan; we chat to management leader Barry Maloney and the prospect of an orderly slowdown HISTORY 40 James McGuire and James Quinn on economist Colm McCarthy. Marie YEAR IN REVIEW 12 the mammoth task of creating Ireland’s O’Riordan tells us about life at the UK’s A round-up of the year’s highlights first Dictionary of Irish Biography leading fashion glossy, and Micheál Ó YEAR TO COME 17 Muircheartaigh talks GAA and the Irish s !02 ON PURCHASES AND CENTENARY language. We do hope you’ll enjoy A look ahead at the upcoming year CELEBRATIONS 44 BALANCE TRANSFERS FOR MONTHS Maurice Manning on 100 years of reading their thoughts. TOMORROW’S WORLD 18 the National University of Ireland Remember to register with UCD’s A round-up of UCD’s leading-edge research online community at PERSPECTIVES 46 www.alumniconnections.com/ucd to be in DEVELOPMENT 20 Peter Lynch, UCD Professor of with a chance to win an iPod Touch. UCD’s new VP for Development on the Meteorology, talks to Claire campaign to bring UCD into the O’Connell about weather This is your magazine, and we 21st century and beyond predictions welcome all feedback to [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you. ARTS VIEW 22 SOCIETY 48 &OR