Issue 9 2003 / 2004

New O'Kane Centre for Film Studies

CONWAY NOVAUCD ADULT INSTITUTE EDUCATION INSIDE PRESIDENT’S WELCOME

The Institute for the Study of Social Change, also featured INTRODUCTION RESEARCH IN BRIEF inside, is a centre for primary research in economic, political President’s Welcome Research news at UCD UCD News 12 and social science and aims to increase our appreciation of The President of UCD, Dr Hugh The Institute for the Study Ireland and Ireland’s place in the world, by emphasising Brady, welcomes you to the 2003 of Social Change 10 Smurfit Graduate School the importance of social science research for public policy. edition of UCD Connections 01 of Business News 18 Continuing Education is key to UCD’s objective of offering OUTREACH Honorary Degrees 20 a more flexible student learning experience. We talk to the PROFILE Adult Education at UCD 16 Directors of UCD’s Adult Education Centre and Continuing UCD AWARDS 21 Dr Hugh Brady, Professional Education and they tell us about some of the President of UCD Continuing Education at UCD 19 many interest and credit based courses and degree A profile of UCD's new President 02 qualifications for the adult learner. I am delighted to welcome you to the first edition of UCD Connections during my Presidency of UCD. Inside this magazine there is a glimpse of student life at UCD. FUNDRAISING The campus has evolved greatly in the past number of years, UCD Development News I took over as UCD President at the beginning of January but student life is as vibrant as ever. A number of today’s Dr Pádraic Conway, Vice President following my appointment under a new search and selection students give their views on student life in the 21st century. for Communications, Development procedure. I have both studied and worked in this fine and Alumni Relations 04 University and I am proud of our talented and committed Professor Vincent McCabe, former Dean of Engineering, staff and our motivated and ambitious students and alumni. tells us the fascinating story of the history of Engineering As we approach the University’s 150th Anniversary next education in Ireland and imparts some the secrets of our SCIENCE November, it is fitting to reflect on the rich legacy of UCD’s Merrion Street past, before the Engineering Faculty moved Conway Institute past. UCD has educated many of Ireland’s leading minds onto the Belfield campus in 1989. Dr Philip Nolan, and has been central to the growth and development of Irish Director of Conway Institute 06 society. Over the next ten years it is my ambition to build Brian Mullins, UCD’s Director of Sport, tells us about the upon this legacy and firmly establish UCD as one of Europe’s challenges of managing an all-Irish team, The Underdogs, great universities, a university synonymous with excellence in a TG4 Irish language television series. STUDENT LIFE UCD ALUMNI and innovation in the complementary fields of research and The student Experience at UCD 22 Chapter News 32 teaching. UCD will become a truly international research- Without doubt 2003 was an exciting sporting year for UCD. intensive university. UCD was one of the venues for the Special Olympics, and Graduate Association News 34 over a week in June we witnessed some great international MEMORY LANE For now let us reflect on 2003, a busy year for UCD under sportsmanship in football and basketball. UCD’s women’s Memories of Merrion St Reunions 40 my predecessor Dr Art Cosgrove and a year that marked football team competed in the UEFA Women’s Cup Winners Professor Vincent McCabe on the completion of a number of important projects in the Cup in August of last year. Inside we also talk to some of the history of Engineering 24 Class Notes 42 University. This year’s edition of UCD Connections profiles UCD’s ninety sports scholars about juggling promising many of these developments. sporting careers with academic life. Tracing Lost Alumni 48 FORBAIRT TEANGA The Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical As usual we include our popular section of news on Irish and Sport Research, profiled inside, was officially opened in September UCD graduates, on reunions and overseas chapters. Brian Mullins, 2003. The Institute and its partners are at the cutting edge BUSINESS UCD's Director of Sport 26 of future biomedical developments and are fostering close I hope you enjoy this edition of UCD Connections. I look Opening of NovaUCD links between the laboratory bench and the hospital bedside. forward to keeping in touch with you over the term of UCD's new Technology The Director, Dr Philip Nolan, emphasises the Institute’s my Presidency. Transfer Centre 08 SPORT research-led agenda as enhancing the teaching experience UCD Women's football 28 and vital to Ireland’s future economic success.

Sports Scholars 30 NovaUCD is UCD’s innovation and technology transfer centre housed in purpose-built premises on the Merville House site in Belfield is also profiled. The centre aims to If you would like to speak with any member of the Alumni foster new knowledge-intensive ventures that are critical to Development Office staff, please contact us at: sustaining Ireland’s economic development and it provides Dr. Hugh Brady Alumni Development Office, important support to entrepreneurs and start-up companies. President UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4 tel +353 1 7161447 email [email protected] UCD Connections We look forward to hearing from you! Editorial Board Dr Pádraic Conway, Victoria Bruce, Jane O’Byrne and Professor Aidan Kelly | Design Design Factory | Print Lithographic Universal In the compilation of this publication, every care has been taken to ensure accuracy. Any errors or omissions should be brought to the attention of the UCD Alumni Development Office. However, UCD does not accept any liability to any person for loss or damage arising from anything contained in this publication or for any error or omission in it even if such loss and damage is caused by the negligence of UCD or its servants or agents.

UCD Connections 01 Over the past seven years, Hugh Brady has concentrated on Another major priority is to take another look at the Belfield trying to assemble a strong research team. “I was fortunate campus development plan with the aim of 'creating a more enough to recruit three high-quality investigators from the homely, academic village feel' and the possible provision A NEW PRESIDENT US and Europe. We have built up teams in areas such as of more student and staff accommodation. The high cost diabetes. We now have around forty research staff in UCD/ of housing in Dublin would appear to be a deterrent when the Mater. There were just three of us back on day one, in it comes to recruiting top people from abroad, in particular. 1996. At the recent Congress of the American Society of As for the equally important area of teaching, the President Nephrology, there were more than 18 research papers points to the President’s Teaching Awards, instituted by his presented from our department.” predecessor, adding that, “We can go further. We have to FOR A NEW ERA include student feedback and look at other measures of Lobbying has become part and parcel of the job - this has teaching performance. This is not just a UCD issue”.The been particularly the case recently as a result of cutbacks decline in the number of school leavers has important Kyran Fitzgerald talks to UCD’s new leader and finds a man with a full agenda in the PRTLI (Programme for Research in Third Level consequences. “There are signs that this decline is slowing. Institutions) programme. “The Programme was effectively The trend is balanced by an increase in the number of people Certain people were sent on Institutions such as UCD are going to have to greatly shut down for part of the year. This had considerable impact. looking for higher educational opportunities. The onus is on Earth to make the rest of us strengthen their research base. This is an imperative if In recent years, Ireland has emerged as a serious contender us to provide mechanisms of access - by providing modular feel old, or inadequate, or both. Ireland is to move up the value chain to preserve and in international research as a result of the increased courses and greater flexibility.” Hugh Brady can be counted build on the gains achieved in recent years. At the same commitment to top-level among this group. At the age time, UCD is facing real funding cutbacks as it sets out research. There are concerns that “The next ten years will be about the Away from the swirling world of forty-four, he has just taken to meet nationally negotiated pay commitments. Dr Brady cutbacks imposed out of short recruitment of the brightest and best of academics and education, up office as President of UCD will have to hit the ground running. term considerations could put students and staff. This is the part of our Hugh is a husband and father. and due to time pressure, has this progress at risk. There infrastructure that needs most attention.” Married to Yvonne O’Meara, stepped down as Chairman Born in Dublin in 1959, Hugh Brady, the son of a bank is still a major question-mark his triplet sons, Dáire, Tristan of the Health Research Board, official, had to get used to change from an early age. “Moving about our Government's attitude. On the positive side, the and Oisín are now eight years old. Running UCD will no and member of the Higher around posed its challenges. It is always difficult for kids to budget allocated to Science Foundation Ireland looks like doubt be a bit of a cakewalk after that! Education Authority, and move school, but it was ultimately a good thing. I saw a it will increase in 2004, but the overall budget for the third several other national and lot of the country.” level sector looks set to be cut by ten percent. The PRTLI Not surprisingly, his leisure time revolves around under-eight Dr Hugh Brady at his Inauguration international committees Lecture 'The Value of Education' is being reactivated, but we will just be receiving the money soccer, though he finds a bit of time to play golf. The family and task-forces. 20 January 2004 Until he was fourteen, Hugh wanted to be a vet, but then in respect of which there are letters of approval.” will continue living in Killiney while essential remedial work switched to Medicine. “I don’t know what brought about is carried out on the President’s Lodge beside Greenfield Park. Up to his appointment, he was also serving as Head of the the transformation. It may well have been my grandfather The argument is put forward that Irish universities still Department of Medicine & Therapeutics at UCD. Before (a County Wexford GP)” After finishing at Newbridge fare well compared with our primary schools. Why fund Expect the place to start livening up come the Autumn when returning to Ireland in 1996, he worked as a teacher, researcher College, Hugh won a place in UCD’s medical school. the education of an elite when the roofs of many national the first very young family in at least fifty years comes to and clinician at Harvard University, becoming an Associate He took a degree in pharmacology and worked as a junior schools are in need of repair? Hugh Brady prefers to turn reside in this historic building... Professor of Medicine. On his return home, he helped to hospital doctor for three years. Like many of his fellow this argument on its head. In his view, university research establish the Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical NCHDs (non consultant hospital doctors) he,“jumped may increasingly act as a stimulant of economic growth. Kyran Fitzgerald, BA 1976, is a freelance Research, and this body has been key to establishing Dublin ship for North America,” moving to Toronto, Canada. “It is the investment in economic growth which leads to journalist specialising in business. as a leading centre for biomedical research. the economic development which pays for the schools and A year later, he moved down to Harvard University in Boston hospitals in ten years’ time. Where is the next Celtic Tiger Professor Brady owes his appointment to what has been where he directed the renal division of a university affiliate going to come from? What will keep the Dells and the described as a ‘radical new selection process’. The incoming hospital while serving on the academic staff. “Harvard was Wyeths in town? Unless the university sector succeeds, President is unusual in that he has not trod the traditional a wonderful place in which to work whether as a clinician, Ireland Incorporated will not succeed.” route to the Presidency, via the posts of Dean, or Vice researcher, or teacher.” The resources available were President. College insiders observe that this means that he bountiful. “There were forty trained nephrologists in the Hugh Brady welcomes the decision to establish the comes to the post without any strings attached, so to speak. renal division (at Harvard Veterans’ Hospital) where I Conference of Heads of Irish Universities. “Universities are In some respects, Hugh Brady can be expected to build on worked whereas there are thirteen in the whole of Ireland.” now working together on a range of issues - not just lobbying. a process of reform commenced under his predecessors, “I realised that the undergraduate training that we received We are seeking a common position in the context of the Paddy Masterson and Art Cosgrove. in UCD was truly competitive, in international terms, but emergence of a European single higher education space.” that we were not at the races (in Ireland) when it came to “The next ten years will be about the recruitment of the An extensive building programme is under way. The postgraduate education.” brightest and best students and staff. This is the part of University’s funding base has been broadened and ties with our infrastructure that needs most attention.” business have been strengthened. But the challenges that lie At the end of 1996, the homing instinct kicked in and Hugh ahead are considerable. Demographic changes and economic returned to Ireland with his young family – which by now Priority is being given to the relocation of the demands mean that the University will have to cater to more included triplet sons. “It was less of a culture shock than I Medical School from Earlsfort Terrace to the Belfield people outside the traditional undergraduate age-range. “I might have expected.”At the Mater Hospital where he took campus. The Health Sciences Campus is currently under see this as a positive challenge,” said Professor Brady “The over a senior clinical post (as Professor of Medicine), he construction. It would make sense to locate the Medical issue of access to higher education is very important both for operated as part of a team of just three nephrologists. This School nearby. “The push is for multidisciplinary teams UCD and for Ireland. By offering multiple modes of admission small group, moreover, spent half their time on teaching on the clinical side. Doctors, nurses and radiographers to UCD and flexibility in terms of progression, we can make and research activity. “Clinical practice became very are working more closely together.” The new school will Dr Hugh Brady with his wife, Dr Yvonne O'Meara, and sons, Dáire, higher education accessible to a wide range of individuals”. difficult because of medical cutbacks.” cost a minimum of €42 million. Oisín and Tristan

02 UCD Connections UCD Connections 03 UCD DEVELOPMENT NEWS UCD DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Writes Dr Pádraic Conway, Vice-President for Communications, Development and Alumni Relations UCD ALUMNI SUPPORT THEIR ALMA MATER SMURFIT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT NEWS

The UCD Alumni Development Office plays an important UCD relies on the generosity of its alumni to support Corporate Partnership Programme role in initiating new activities, co-ordinating approaches a number of key projects within the University. The Corporate Partnership Programme is a platform for funding and supporting major development projects for companies to build a mutually beneficial relationship for the University. In recent years, the Office has supported UCD/AIB Affinity Credit Card with Smurfit School's global community. Funding received a variety of pioneering initiatives. The UCD/AIB affinity credit card scheme supports UCD’s through the programme is re-invested into the School, New ERA Programme increasing access to education and providing valuable support for research and educational In the three years ending October 2003, the Alumni the Sports Development Fund. UCD’s New ERA access opportunities critical to our effective operation. The Development Office with the support of the UCD programme helps students who are traditionally under- programme currently raises over €250,000 per annum. Foundation raised nearly €44 million in private funding. represented in higher education to study at UCD and This income helps to ensure that UCD can achieve the highest supports them financially and academically throughout Inaugural Fundraising Dinner standards in the advancement of knowledge through research their undergraduate career. There are currently 272 The Smurfit School’s Inaugural Fundraising Dinner and teaching. UCD is operating in an increasingly challenging New ERA students studying at UCD. UCD’s Sports supported by the North American Board members, alumni environment and traditional sources of governmental and Development Fund provides financial support for and guests was recently held in New York. The event raised state funding have reduced in real terms despite increased sports activities at UCD. The fund aims to help UCD over $100,000 for the school. student numbers. In the future it is likely that UCD will be play a leading role in the development of Irish sport. even more reliant on the generosity of its private donors. Pictured at the Euro-China Conference are (from left) Geoffrey Keating, Kevin McCourt Room Irish Consul General Shanghai; Dr Bert Bennet, co-President of CEIBS; AIB donates €12.70 for every new credit card issued Groupe Pernod Ricard have generously donated €200,000 This year saw a number of exciting developments in UCD: Dr Tom Hardiman; David Gossett, CEIBS; Dr Chris Horn, Iona and 0.2% of the annual spend on every credit card to for an MBA classroom named in honour of the former Technologies; Prof Liu Ji, co-President CEIBS; Professor Wang Jianmao, • September 2003 marked the official opening of the CEIBS, Professor Aidan Kelly, UCD; Professor Zhou Hanmin, cardholders’ chosen funds. This is an important source Irish Distillers CEO, Mr Kevin McCourt. Conway Institute for Biomolecular and Biomedical Commmissioner, Shanghai World Expo; Miss Henriette Geiger, China of funding for both programmes. Research. The €90 million Institute was funded in Desk, European Commission (Centre) Tony Cunningham Chair in Marketing partnership between the Higher Education Authority Brian McGovern Medal The Smurfit School has received pledges of €200,000 and Atlantic Philanthropies, under the Programme • UCD’s prestigious Newman Scholarship Programme The Medical Faculty launched an alumni appeal following from alumni for the planned Tony Cunningham Chair for Research in Third-level Institutions. continues to thrive. This programme provides research the tragic death of Dr Brian McGovern in Boston earlier in Marketing. opportunities at post-doctoral level in UCD in the this year in order to establish the Brian McGovern Medal • The Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre received humanities and science. Scholars are generously supported Award. The appeal aims to raise €30,000 and to date New Library at Carysfort an additional grant of €1,000,000 from Atlantic by Irish and international companies, semi-state bodies, medical alumni have donated €18,000. The Smurfit School is actively fundraising for the Philantrophies to further support the work of the voluntary organisations and individuals. To date nearly conversion of the Carysfort Church to a state-of-the-art centre’s groundbreaking work in molecular medicine. €7 million has been raised under the programme and 87 Vet alumni pay for equipment at New Veterinary School library, information and conference centre. Architectural scholars have been appointed. UCD’s School of Veterinary Medicine faced considerable plans have been drawn up and planning permission • The O’Kane Centre for Film Studies was opened funding shortfalls to pay for equipment requirements in obtained for the planned conversion. at the Observatory thanks to Dr Frank O’Kane’s the new building following its opening in 2002. An appeal generous donation to the School of Film. was launched among veterinary alumni and to date 68 Joint Smurfit School of Business & Queens University Major projects supported by the UCD veterinary graduates have generously donated €25,000 Belfast Doctoral Proposal • Establishment of the Peter Sutherland Chair in Foundation in recent years include: to the school. The Smurfit School and Queen’s University Belfast are European Law within the Faculty of Law of UCD. fundraising with cross-border authorities to set up a • Conway Institute of Biomolecular Technology joint-PhD programme. • The Quinn School of Business received donations of over • New School of Veterinary Medicine €300,000 during the year as part of the ongoing support from industry. The school also recently unveiled a Daniel • Institute for the Study of Social Change de Chenu sculpture that was donated to the Quinn • Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre School by Professor Michael MacCormac and his wife. • Urban Institute Would you like to support your Alma Mater? If you are based in Ireland, you can give tax effectively to the UCD Foundation. Under Section 45 of the • This year Mr Dermot Weld sponsored a commemorative • Humanities Institute of Ireland € sculpture for the new school of Veterinary Medicine on • Quinn School of Business Finance Act 2001, the UCD Foundation is an ‘approved body’ and all donations over 250 made in any the Belfield campus. The sculpture will be officially year to the UCD Foundation by individuals or companies are tax effective. • O’Kane Centre for Film Studies unveiled in early 2004. • Chair in European Law Donations made to UCD from the UK, United States and Canada also qualify for tax-relief. • Glen Dimplex generously sponsored this year’s Euro- • Chair in Commercial Law China conference organised by UCD, the Shanghai • Chair in Leadership based CEIBS (China Europe International Business School) If you would like to discuss a potential donation or if you need more information, and Academia Sinica Europæa, which brought together • Chair in Food Safety please contact the Alumni Development Office at tel +353 1 7161447 European and Chinese academics, policy-makers and business people.

04 UCD Connections UCD Connections 05 should be seen as a net contributor to the economy, EDWARD JOSEPH CONWAY as valuable as any other investment. An investment of €100,000 could have a return of several hundred million CONWAY INSTITUTE when it attracts inward investment, aids economic growth, and creates the right environment for better education, healthcare and better people in industry. A vibrant Peter Lahiff talks to Dr Philip Nolan genetic and environmental variations. We should be able research environment makes it more attractive for to change or tailor treatment to each individual’s genetic healthcare professionals to work here which leads about world-class research at UCD’s make up. At the moment we look at blood tests and x-rays to a better health service overall.” in order to decide what treatment is indicated but in the Conway Institute near future molecular and genetic markers will give us an The importance that research has for the economy is individualised guide to your particular treatment. These changing the focus of Irish universities. The Conway In the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance room they are looking decisions on treatment won’t be made on the basis of looking Institute is the epitome of this new research-led approach at diabetes in action. Living, growing liver cells are passed at just one gene but perhaps at some 200 markers. with undergraduate teaching facilities for biochemistry and through the huge magnets of the machine in order to build pharmacology students located on the ground floor. These up a live picture of how to deal with glucose under different “This is not that far in the future. We are working on a students are taught by the same academics who engage in conditions. The technology allows researchers to look at pilot project with St. James’ Hospital as part of the Dublin research in the facilities on the floors above. disease on a molecular level in order to work out what Molecular Medicine Centre, to use molecular and genetic is actually happening in the cells, and identify screening to guide Leukaemia Treatment. Understanding Dr Nolan is quick to dismiss any suggestion that the new possible treatments. why some patients don’t respond to treatment is just approach in any way compromises the University teaching around the corner.” role. “This is a critically important issue. Good researchers Edward Joseph Conway This NMR facility is just one of the state of are also good teachers. Providing a research-led environment the art installations available to more than 400 Dr Nolan admits that there are ethical questions enables us to compete in the international arena of top class Edward Joseph Conway (1894-1968), in whose honour researchers in the Conway Institute. According raised when doing research at the cutting edge researchers and get the best people to work here. We can the Conway Institute is named, held the first chair in to its Director, Dr Philip Nolan, the future of of biology but insists that society and the attract those who are excited by the idea of a good research Biochemistry and Pharmacology in UCD. He graduated medicine is being developed by the institute scientists have to resolve these questions environment, and we can thus retain the best researchers from medicine in 1921. Conway was attached to the and its partners today, and its impact will be together. “We have to map out in advance the who are in turn the best teachers. There are mechanisms in Department of Physiology where he taught and conducted felt by patients on the front line in the very near ethical and societal side of things. We are going place to see that research expertise is translated into the research. His early research on kidney function led to the future. “We are fostering close links between to appoint thinkers in the next twelve months teaching environment. It is so interconnected. Good teachers development of a method to measure substances present the laboratory bench and the hospital bedside,” to address these important questions to which attract and train good students who are needed in turn to in a tiny volume of body fluid. This became the standard he says. “The development of a new treatment there are no simple answers.” There will be a become good post-graduate researchers to fuel excellence in method of microanalysis for a generation. He took up the is a continual process from the researchers on Professor of Bioethics and a Professor of Science research. At its heart the Conway Institute is a teaching Biochemistry and Pharmacology post in 1932 and did campus to the people with caring expertise who and Society attached to the Conway Institute. facility where the students can participate in an environment work on ionic concentration inside and outside cells are looking after the sick. Today we understand Dr Philip Nolan, Director of the These are two separate but overlapping areas, where research is done.” which contributed to our understanding of cell membrane how biological systems work, why they break Conway Institute the first dealing with what science is right to function. Later work on yeast cells led him to develop down and how treatments work. This research do, and the second with what society wants us Speaking about the future of the Conway Institute, ideas on acid secretion in the stomach. Professor Conway will greatly help healthcare professionals treat to do. “If society doesn’t want us to pursue a particular line Dr Nolan states, “I want the Conway Institute to be received a number of honours for his research work and Alzheimer’s, arthritis, diabetes, and heart disease.” of research we have to either accept that or try to persuade recognised internationally as doing excellent research in a was made a fellow of the Pontifical Academy of Science them why the benefits out-weigh the drawbacks. We need certain area or number of areas. I want it to be recognised by Pope John XXIII in 1961. The Conway Institute brings together researchers a healthy dialogue between those who do the research, those as a wonderful place for students to train at the highest from a variety of backgrounds - medical, biochemical, who would potentially benefit from it and those who are level of expertise. I also want this institute to be an asset pharmacological, veterinary, agricultural - who work together concerned that there might be some danger in it.” and a resource to the Irish biotechnology industry for the in open plan laboratories using shared facilities and attached exchange of ideas, work and people. to one of three research centres. The Centre for Synthesis The idea of a contract between the people of Ireland and and Chemical Biology looks at biology on a molecular a research facility like the Conway goes much further than “Perhaps, most of all, though, I want it to be recognised level and at the development of new molecules, which might finding a social consensus on ethical questions according by the Irish people as of value to the nation as a whole. help to treat malfunctions.The Dublin Molecular Medicine to Dr Nolan. “A commitment to research is vital if Ireland I want it to spark society and in particular secondary level Centre (a partnership with Trinity College Dublin and the is to remain a competitive economy. Nine out of the top students’ interest in biological sciences and world-class Royal College of Surgeons) is exploiting our knowledge of the ten pharmaceutical companies operate in Ireland. Ireland’s research. Our facilities are excellent and we are doing very human genome sequence to better understand genes and the economic boom was partly attributed to our strong good work across a broad range of areas. This is recognised proteins they produce. Systems which allow the links between educational system. We will only continue to attract by scientists, students and industry experts but it is not genes, proteins and diseases to be better understood at all knowledge based industries by providing a top-class sustainable unless the ordinary Irish people are prepared levels - cell, organ and whole animal - are developed by the training environment for our students.” to invest their time - in terms of getting involved in doing Integrative Biology Centre. research - and their money in it, and see it as a good thing”. Dr Nolan is very supportive of the Government’s continuing “Regimes of Cancer treatment work in some patients and commitment to research through a series of tight budgets Peter Lahiff BSc 1995 BA 2003 is a freelance journalist. not in others,” explains Dr Nolan. “We can improve their and is happy to defend this strategy even though other public effectiveness and reduce side-effects if we understand why services are being cut. “Universities are heavily funded by the that is the case. Each individual is different because of state and will have to continue to be into the future but this Conway Institute

06 UCD Connections UCD Connections 07 from overseas. The full range of the Centre’s services would be available to get their businesses off the ground, he says. NOVAUCD Alumni might also be interested in becoming involved in the new ventures being set up across the campus, either as promoters or as mentors. “We do need experienced people to Blanaid Quilligan visits UCD’s new innovation and technology transfer team which has become involved in these companies. Many of our companies been established to play a number of roles which include are technology-driven so they do need that business expertise Innovation and Technology Transfer providing support to entrepreneurs and start-up companies: and experience that’s out there among our alumni,” he says. identifying, protecting and commercialising the intellectual Centre, NovaUCD property that arises from the research programme and Another way for alumni to become involved would be in trying to develop better communications and closer co- helping the Centre to license its technology. “They (alumni) NovaUCD is an exciting new Innovation and Technology operation with the industry and business community. “So are based in companies throughout the world, companies Transfer Centre based at University College Dublin. The the three aspects are all critical in trying to commercialise with which we would like to work and like to commercialise purpose-built centre offers a supportive environment and the research output and related innovative ideas arising Official opening of NovaUCD - John Kelly, Head of Business Banking, our technology.” UCD, he adds, has recently had its first Strategic Development Unit, AIB Bank; Feargal Ó Móráin, Director incubation facilities to assist innovators and entrepreneurs from University programmes,” he says. Science & Technology and Corporate Support Services, Enterprise patent which earned over €1m. “There is no shortage of in taking their ideas from proof of principle to full Ireland; Former President, Dr Cosgrove; Mark O’Donovan, Director licensing and other commercial opportunities which commercial success. NovaUCD is managed by the University Industry Programme Corporate Finance, Goodbody Stockbrokers; An Tánaiste, Mary Harney may be of interest to our alumni.” TD; Pádraig Ó Ríordáin, Managing Partner, Arthur Cox; Ian Cahill, which has 15 years experience in supporting over 100 start- Chairman, Ericsson; Paul McCambridge, Vice-President and Managing Officially opened on 13 October 2003 by An Tánaiste, up companies. These include ChangingWorlds, Neosera Director Xilinx; Chairman of the Board of the University Industry Alumni may also be interested in investing seed funding Mary Harney TD, the Centre is located on a greenfield site Systems and WBT Systems, spin-offs from the Department Programme, Pat Kenny, Managing Partner, Deloitte; and Dr Pat Frain, in start-up companies. There is a serious shortage of seed with car parking and easy access to the Quality Bus Corridor. of Computer Science, NTERA, a spin-off from the Department Director NovaUCD funding, according to Dr Frain. In addition, alumni might The centrepiece of the new venture is the magnificent 1750s of Chemistry along with Massana and Tsunami Photonics wish to invest in NovaUCD itself. “I think we have a very Merville House which combines tradition and charm with from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering. and character in each unit with different colour schemes innovative model, which has been successful in enabling us a new state-of-the-art building. These companies between them have attracted over $90m being utilised in each. Every unit has access to natural light and to build the first two phases.” Those who have invested in in investment in recent years. “Each of these companies wonderful calming views over surrounding trees and greenery. the building have been given shares in the companies that NovaUCD’s facilities include: originated from very serious long-term research programmes locate in NovaUCD. Dr Frain says he is also considering • A building specifically designed to facilitate the on the campus. This is evidence that many of the most “What we’re aiming to do here is to have a building which different financial models for developing Phases three and development of a community of entrepreneurs. innovative start-ups are spin-offs from University research.” will generate a community of entrepreneurs, people who have four of the development. • Forty-two incubation units of various sizes, to meet the needs similar objectives and aims in overcoming the challenges of of growing companies, including limited wet-lab space. Nova UCD is unique in that it is funded by a public/private starting-up and developing new ventures,” explains Dr Frain. • Desk space for entrepreneurs involved in the design of partnership. Some 75% of the €10m which has been raised new ventures or the commercialisation of UCD research. was invested by the private sector from AIB Bank, Arthur Phase One, the West Courtyard comprising 30,000 sq. ft., • A coffee bar which provides an informal meeting place Cox, Deloitte, Ericsson, Goodbody Stockbrokers and Xilinx. has been completed. Merville House, with 10,000 sq. ft., is for entrepreneurs and their clients. Two thirds of the balance of the funding came from currently being refurbished under Phase Two, while Phase • Practical facilities including seminar room, meeting Enterprise Ireland and the remainder from UCD. Three, the East Courtyard, is at the planning stage, one rooms, advanced telecommunications and AV facilities part of which will be wet-lab space for biotechnology and normally only available to larger companies, and access These private sector investors are not just passively involved bio-science-related companies. On completion of the fourth to internet facilities and UCD network. but are committed to working closely with the Centre in phase of the complex the total area will be 80,000 sq. ft. • Professional reception and secretarial services supporting its client companies. For instance Arthur Cox and including telephone answering and mail Deloitte provide clinics for NovaUCD’s start-up Already nine of the incubation units have been occupied by handling. “A lot of the companies. “We also have a very innovative companies such as Neosera Systems which develops processors • 24-hour access, car parking and security. most innovative arrangement with Enterprise Ireland in which two to accelerate stimulation tools used by the microelectronics For further information, including contact details, visit • Proximity to bank, restaurants and sports. start-ups are of their staff work in NovaUCD as an integral part design market, GoldStack, a software development company the NovaUCD website, www.ucd.ie/nova. • Modern conference and seminar facilities now coming from of our Technology Transfer team,” he explains. and Locumotion, a medical services company which provides at the University Industry Centre offered university research continuing professional education, career planning and Blanaid Quilligan graduated with a BA in English and at preferential rates to NovaUCD clients. programmes,” NovaUCD also has a strong network of contacts recruitment for people in the medical profession. French in 1978. She now works as a freelance journalist with funding organisations, with venture capital Dr Pat Frain, Director of NovaUCD, explains the rationale firms and with organisations such as European Patent and “Our vision is to become an international leader in the behind the new Centre. New knowledge-intensive ventures, Community Trade Mark Attorneys, F.R. Kelly & Co, which commercialisation of knowledge. That sounds ambitious particularly technology-based companies, are critical to works with the Centre providing advice and continuing but it’s not impossible at all,” says Dr Frain. But, he adds, sustaining economic development, he argues. These ventures, professional training in the intellectual property area and the Centre will have to co-operate with a lot of other he says, can come from a whole range of different sources – endeavouring to ensure that the University’s researchers are organisations, with NovaUCD’s sponsors and with other from existing industry, either foreign owned or indigenous, more aware of intellectual property and commercial issues. organisations in the Centre’s network. or from research programmes within universities. “A lot of the most innovative start-ups are now coming from As this reporter viewed the new building with Dr Frain, the Dr Frain believes that the University’s alumni have an university research programmes,” he says. Director was clearly delighted with the results so far. Three important role to play in achieving this vision. NovaUCD storeys in height, the edifice is built around a central courtyard would welcome the opportunity of working with alumni who “NovaUCD is unique in Ireland in many ways,” says Dr overlooked by the coffee shop. Clients gather for lunch or for a are interested in setting up their own businesses. These could Frain. This difference, he says, is evident in the very strong chat over coffee. No two units are alike - there is great variety include those based in Ireland or those who want to return

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INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL CHANGE NEWS Faculty of Human Sciences at UCD ISSC has also established a relationship and houses the Irish Social Science with the Kennedy School of Harvard Data Archive (ISSDA) which supplies University centred around an exciting The Institute for the Study of Social the social science research community National Science Foundation supported Change (ISSC) was established at with high quality data. programme, with Harvard graduate UCD in 1999 under the Programme students visiting ISSC as one of 13 for Research in Third Level Institutions According to the Director, quality European partner institutions and (PRTLI). The aims of the ISSC are academic research in the social ISSC researchers visiting Harvard. to establish a world ranking centre sciences must be seen in the same light for primary research in economic, as research in areas such as medicine Looking to the future the Director political and social science in order to and science. The outputs of other of the ISSC is very upbeat. “We have pursue the goal of increasing Ireland’s disciplines – like science or engineering a fantastic facility and an equally understanding of itself and its place in - can begin life as learned papers but fantastic administrative staff that are the world. It places great emphasis on will often lead to tangible, visible items central to everything we do. The basic the potential contribution that social like important new drugs. These structures are in place, the research science research can make to public often improve the lives of our citizens is flowing and we have made real Dr Colm Harmon policy formulation and implementation. making investment in these areas an progress at what I call horizontal obvious priority. The outputs of ISSC integration, in other words getting “There has been no organising will also start life as papers in the really talented researchers more Dr Colm Harmon is Director of the structure in Ireland – physical, major international journals but broadly defined and mapping their Institute for the Study of Social Change at administrative or academic - around the findings of these papers have work to the ISSC mission with the UCD. He received his BA (1991) and MA which this kind of research activity as great a potential to change lives. possible integration of researchers in (1992) in Economics from UCD, and his could take place”,said the ISSC Director, the legal sciences or perhaps public PhD from the University of Keele in 1997. economist Dr Colm Harmon. “The “Research ongoing at ISSC could and health. This gives scale and critical He is a Research Affiliate with the Centre ISSC organises and orientates research should ultimately shape and influence mass to the research at the ISSC but for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in activity from a multidisciplinary policies which have a real impact on we will also need to go out and find London and the Institute for the Study of perspective, always to the highest everyday lives - like childcare pricing, other talented researchers and attract Labour in Bonn. international standards which are • The programme on Identity, economy where there is a strong access issues in education or Ireland’s them to UCD to develop our strengths monitored and reviewed continually.” Diversity and Citizenship addresses policy interest based on the analysis evolving attitudes to migrants and the and also to develop new ‘green field’ A major factor is the facility itself, an issue whose academic significance of large datasets. There are currently concept of Irishness”,said Colm. research areas.” which has extensive project space and is matched by its public policy four themes within this programme As a consequence ISSC is making graduate student areas, a well-equipped importance: identity and citizenship in Education, Household Decisions, considerable investment in a Extending this theme of integration seminar room and a number of in Ireland in the context of economic, Health and Transport. dissemination strategy to increase but this time ‘vertically’ between smaller workrooms for collaboration. social and political change. awareness about academic social UCD Research Institutes is another • Finally the Public Opinion and science research thinking within the challenge. “Working closely with the Peer review is essential to ISSC’s • Research on the recent experiences Political Behaviour Programme policy community and the public Director of the Conway Institute, Dr mission and the institute has as in the world economy, and the examines how individuals interact generally. The work of ISSC is promoted Philip Nolan, on big research themes core objective extensive publication changing but increasingly complex with the political process in its through media releases, briefing notes, such as ageing that link researchers in key outlets for the disciplines – interactions between international broadest terms. Research on public the ISSC Newsletter and the working from the medical and social sciences, internationally distributed peer trade and market structures (labour, opinion and changing political paper series all available through the is really exciting. This is a huge evaluated publications with journals financial etc) is the focus of the culture, and the nature and extent ISSC website www.ucd.ie/issc and by challenge but if the two Institutes and publishers of distinction. These International Trade and Investment of political knowledge is coupled ensuring that the media have easily can crack it we would create aims are hallmarks of the five core Programme. The research team with research on political behaviour. accessible lists of ‘ISSC Experts’ for something unique.” ISSC Programmes: investigate issues such as the comment and analysis. magnitude and pattern of foreign Research is carried out by members • The Governance Programme direct investment into the EU, the of the academic staff at UCD, research examines the processes by implications of competition between students and a network of research HUMANITIES INSTITUTE OF IRELAND HIGHLIGHTS which political authorities interact governments to encourage ‘national associates based in universities in with interests or organizations to champions’, the potential gains Ireland and overseas covering a range negotiate, formulate and implement from international co-ordination of of disciplines including economics, In 2003 the Humanities Institute the School of Politics/ Centre for Irish year of the HII’s Structured Inter- policies. Emphasis is on the process industrial policies and the implications politics, sociology and social policy. of Ireland (HII) moved into a new Politics at Queen's University Belfast Disciplinary Training Programme of interaction between governments, for location patterns of firms. The Institute attracts several building with 36 research spaces on received substantial funding through for PhD students in the Humanities, public authorities and private distinguished visitors each year. UCD’s Belfield campus. The year the Higher Education Authority's organised by Dr Stuart McLean. economic or social interests in • The common element to the Policy also saw the first formal alliance North-South Programme for negotiating and implementing Evaluation Programme is the The Institute also offers a unique within the area of historical research Collaborative Research for a project decisions relevant to the quantitative microeconomic analysis PhD programme in Social Sciences, between UCD and a university in ‘The 1966 Commemoration of the policy domains. of different types of agents in the developed in partnership with the Northern Ireland when the HII and 1916 Rising’. This was also the first

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NEW O’KANE CENTRE FOR FILM STUDIES UCD BUILDING CLOSE LINKS WITH CHINA A generous donation from Dr Frank O’Kane, Chairman and Managing A delegation from UCD took part Director of the Mercury Engineering in last October’s Presidential Trade Group, has funded the conversion Mission to China. This Trade Mission of the Magnetical Observatory, a was an opportunity for UCD to forge protected structure on the Belfield closer links with the University’s campus, into a 40 seat dedicated film Chinese partners. screening room for students of Film Studies. The interior of the Observatory UCD academics have established strong has been totally refurbished and the working relationships with a number screening room incorporates tiered of Chinese universities. The University seating, a full-width THX cinema runs a joint BSc in Computer Science screen, projection facilities and full with Fudan University in Shanghai Dolby surround sound. The technical taught by UCD and Fudan academics design was carried out by Ardmore based in Shanghai. UCD also runs an Left to right: Noel Dempsey, Minister of Education; Prof Sheghong Want, President of Fudan Sound, Editline Ltd., Eurotek Ireland MBA exchange Programme between University; Dr McAleese; President McAleese; Prof Michael J Kennedy, Dean Faculty of Science, and Bell Theatre Services, UK. the Michael Smurfit Graduate School UCD; Prof Rodney Thom, Dean, International Affairs of Business and the China Europe Speaking at the launch of the O’Kane International Business School in Centre in early January, Dr Hugh Shanghai (CEIBS). This year UCD Brady, President of UCD, applauded O’Kane Centre for Film Studies hosted and co-organised the Euro- Frank O’Kane’s generosity, “Frank China conference, which brought O'Kane has helped to take Film Studies additional scholarships in Film Studies The UCD School of Film conducts together European and Chinese at UCD to a new level. Our work for students from economically practical courses in Film Production academics, policy-makers and business in film at UCD has already been disadvantaged backgrounds. and Screenwriting, providing an people. The event was generously recognised by international figures integrated approach to film education sponsored by Glen Dimplex. UCD is such as Martin Scorsese and the late The Magnetical Observatory is a free- with courses on both academic and also developing joint programmes Gregory Peck and Irish leaders like standing, neo-classical building. It was practical industry-based elements. It with Tsinghua University. Neil Jordan and Jim Sheridan. The originally built in 1838 in the grounds was established in1993 on the initiative O'Kane Centre puts us in a position of Trinity College as the Magnetic of actor Gregory Peck, film producer As part of a programme of cooperation to attract more of the brightest and Observatory of Dublin. Designed by the Noel Pearson, former UCD President with the Irish Consulate in Shanghai, best students to UCD and to enhance architect Frederick Darley, it was used Patrick Masterson and UCD Professor UCD’s Applied Languages Centre (ALC) further Ireland's growing international by Dr Humphrey Lloyd for magnetic Richard Kearney. Martin Scorsese is organises language and orientation reputation in the theory and practice field experiments before the latter Honorary patron of the School. Its programmes for Shanghai Municipal of film.” At the opening ceremony, became Provost of Trinity in 1867. The purpose is to cater for the rapidly Government officials. The ALC has UCD Dean of Arts, Professor Fergus observatory was taken down to make evolving technology and labour also initiated programmes in teaching Pictured are the second group of officials who attended a 3-month programme in summer 2003. D'Arcy also commended Frank way for the Arts Building at Trinity and demands of an expanding Irish film Mandarin Chinese and in 2004 will be Left to right: (back row) Yu Linian; Fei Wu; Lin Gang Ma; Wei Dong Liu; (front row) Prof Fergus O’Kane’s initiative in providing was rebuilt at UCD in 1974/1975. industry. The School is run in parallel certified as the official National Centre D'Arcy, Dean of Arts; Geoffrey Keating, Irish Consul General in Shanghai, Dr Art Cosgrove, former with its academic sister body, the for the teaching of Chinese in Ireland. UCD President; Chinese Ambassador, Mr Sha Halinn; Mary Ruane, ALC Director Centre for Film Studies, offering self- contained courses in film production and screenwriting within the MA THE VALUE OF EDUCATION proactively shaping national agendas. access for students from disadvantaged programme. He insisted that UCD must become backgrounds. On January 20th, Dr Hugh Brady, truly international and that this is Degree courses offered include a delivered his inaugural lecture ‘The essential if UCD is to compete and Dr Hugh Brady announced the PhD in Film Studies, an MA in Film Value of Education’ in O’Reilly Hall win in an increasingly competitive appointment of Kieran McGowan, Studies, an MSc in Ubiquitous Multi to an audience of over 600 students, international higher education market. former IDA Chief Executive as the Media and a BA Modular Degree in staff and friends. International competitiveness will be first external chairman of UCD’s Film Studies. the benchmark for all the University’s Governing Authority, the University’s Dr Brady outlined his vision of firmly activities in teaching, research and central decision making body. For further information e-mail the establishing UCD as one of the great administration. Administrator at [email protected] European Universities, with a highly The text and video highlights of the or tel + 353 1 7168604 competitive research-intensive agenda, Dr Brady also stated that UCD will Inaugural Lecture are available at where excellence in teaching and adopt a fully semesterised and credit- www.ucd.ie/presidentvideo/. Left to right: Dr Frank O’Kane, Paul McGuinness and Neil Jordan at official opening of O’Kane commitment to research go hand based curriculum by 2005 to ensure Centre for Film Studies on 9 January 2004 in hand. He stressed UCD’s aim of flexibility of learning, and increased

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CONFERENCE EXPLORED LINKS IN DIGGING FOR DINOSAURS colleagues searched for dinosaur sites Gareth will return to Kazakhstan RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND POLITICS mentioned in a 1960s Russian paper next year for a month-long field UCD zoology lecturer Gareth Dyke and the team was able to re-locate a expedition taking along students Dr Claire Mitchell, Guinness Newman has started a new collaboration with series of sites containing the abundant and staff from UCD to work alongside Scholar, convened a conference on scientists in the Republic of Kazakhstan fossil remains of dinosaurs, their eggs, Kazakh and Russian colleagues, the the theme of the relationship between to develop joint fieldwork and to as well as birds, frogs, small mammals first collaboration of its kind in religious beliefs and forms of political search for dinosaurs. Gareth has and other kinds of extinct vertebrates! Ireland. Stay tuned for more details organisation in Ireland in UCD in just returned from his first trip to Much of the fossil collection from this of this work at May under the auspices of the Kazakhstan, its capital, Almaty, and first trip has been returned to Dublin www.ucd.ie/zoology/DYKE/field.htm Institute of British Irish Studies. the Northeastern Aral sea region. where it will be studied by Gareth and The Conference ‘Old Structures, Gareth and a field team of Kazakh students in the Zoology Department. New Beliefs: Religion, Community and Politics in Contemporary Ireland’ attracted an audience drawn from the IRISH DIALECT ARCHIVE public service, the diplomatic corps, CONFERENCE voluntary and other bodies and the academic community. Dr Claire A conference to mark the 50th Mitchell was generously sponsored anniversary of the Irish Dialect by Diageo during her tenure as Archive, Charlann na gCanúintí Guinness Newman Scholar. Pat Barry, Director of Corporate Affairs, Diageo, with Dr Claire Mitchell, Guinness Newman Scholar (1953-2003) was hosted by the Humanities Institute of Ireland in early November. The Irish Dialect 150 YEARS OF THE L & H The project has its own website, history will be part of the Society’s Archive was established by Dr Tomás www.LandH150.com. The Steering 150th year celebrations and all pre- de Bhaldraithe in 1953 and it contains In the last edition of UCD Connections Committee invites UCD alumni to publication subscribers will be invited a number of rare manuscripts and we asked UCD graduates to contribute view the draft-appendices on-line to the launch. papers including contributions and to the new History of the L&H that and notify them of any inaccuracies. correspondence by many leading will be published in 2004 during the A pre-publication subscription costs writers, collectors and scholars. Tomás 150th Session of the Society. The L&H alumni and friends will be €150. To find out how to subscribe de Bhaldraithe was Professor of Irish project is now well advanced. Archives interested to know that a limited-run and receive your special Subscribers’ Dialectology in UCD from 1979 to have been scoured and excavated (but Subscribers’ Edition is being produced Edition simply visit the website, 1986. See the latest entry in the 4th not sanitised). Memories have been to finance the venture. This special www.LandH150.com, or post your Edition of the Directory of Irish dredged, pens have been put to paper edition of the two volumes is set in name and contact details to L&H Left to right: Marion Gunn, Archivist in charge of Irish Dialect Archives; Dr Diarmuid O'Shea, Archives, 2003; Authors: Séamus and binary digits to laptop. The new a slipcover and comprises a reprint 150th Project, c/o Paul Brady, 3 Inns Dept of Modern Irish; Dr Úna Uí Bheirn, Royal Irish Academy Helferty and Raymond Refaussé. history will reprint the Centenary of the original Centenary History Quay, Dublin 7 to receive an order History published in the 1950s, edited by James Meenan with a new form and more information. HISTORICAL PRESENTATIONS and produce a new history of the introduction by Charles Lysaght, and TO UCD 2002 subsequent fifty years, with Frank an all-new History of the L&H from Callanan (Auditor 1977-78) as editor. 1955 – 2004. The launch of the new UCD recently received an additional tranche of papers from the Terence McSwiney collection from the patriot’s SEVEN FULBRIGHT AWARDS daughter, Máire MacSwiney Brugha. FOR UCD IN 2003 She had previously donated to the University significant collections of UCD applicants received 7 out of 17 papers from her father and her Aunt, Fulbright Awards announced for the Mary MacSwiney. 2003-4 academic year. The value of the awards are in the range of €6,000 – Musician, singer and composer Finbar €15,000 for students and post-doctoral Furey recently presented a music scholars to pursue post-graduate study manuscript compiled by his father, or research in the United States. Ted Furey, to the Department of Irish Awards were sponsored by a number Folklore. The manuscript consists of of private sector companies and state almost 200 pieces of Irish traditional and voluntary organisations including music including jigs, reels, hornpipes, CRH, Diageo, Kerry Group, American- slip jigs and set dance as well as some Pictured are Irish Fulbright Award Winners Kevin Scallon, Dept of Mechanical Engineering; Ireland Fund, Enterprise Ireland, Irish songs, all of them collected in the Oonagh Breen, Faculty of Law; and Colman Carroll, Dept of Chemical Engineering Dairy Board and Teagasc. period from the 1930s to the 1960s. Mrs Máire MacSwiney Brugha pictured with Arthur Reynolds of the Irish Times

14 UCD Connections UCD Connections 15 Brian McMahon spent 40 years in the printing industry but always had the ambition to go to college. On his Adult Education at UCD retirement he felt he should try to fulfil that ambition. He completed the Return to Learning course which gave him an invaluable re-introduction to learning and Adam Hyland tells us how the Adult A Mature Student Officer is also now in place to provide is now a 1st Year Arts Student at UCD. The programme information and assistance on applications, fees and support prepared Brian well, as he says: Education Centre plays a pivotal and is dedicated to attracting and helping maintain mature “I don’t think I’d be able for it now without having been student applicants. The Centre understands the different eased back into it. The openness and embracing nature

role in responding to and shaping needs of mature students returning to learning and as well Photo - courtesy of the Irish Times was very welcoming and very beneficial.” as offering flexible courses, it offers workshops in Study Brian McMahon Mary Caulfield lifelong learning. Skills and Presentation to help students ease their way Mary Caulfield picked up a Return to Learning back into learning and assessment. brochure at her local Resource Centre and noticed that a With Government policy increasingly focusing on mature partnership was already in place there. “I always thought students, the Adult Education Programme continues to Funding has recently been given for a Mature Student Taster I’d like to go to university but wasn’t sure how to go expand and develop to appeal to all interests and to people Week at which students can sample the various courses to about it”,says Mary, and so began a fact finding mission from across the social spectrum. see what takes their interest, as well as for a course in Academic to see what was required to enter college. “The way the English to help return learners get to grips with some of course was laid out allowed me to do it as I could work A Mature Student quota of 15% is the aim of all universities the language conventions they may face in assessments. it around my other responsibilities and it didn’t affect by the year 2005 and with the development of the Adult my situation.” Mary completed her Leaving Cert. in 1985. Education Centre’s courses, programmes, partnerships As Bairbre says: “We can help people make those first steps She found the programme helped her to ease back into and outreach initiatives UCD saw 5,000 registrations towards returning to learning through this support and learning. She found it very rewarding to return to learning from mature students last year. information.” As well as this, remission on fees is also and see how it was done, and adds that it is a bonus, “to be available to students below certain income levels. Adult Education Team: Thomond Coogan, Thérèse Brosnan, Rhonda with mature students as they bring so much to the table Now as part of an Academic Centre within the Faculty of Wynne, Sheila Purcell, Bairbre Fleming and the diversity reinforces confidence in everybody.” Interdisciplinary Studies, the Adult Education Programme The accessibility of the modular course set-up means a large provides adults wishing to return to learning with a chance number of different people are attracted to the Return to Adam Hyland completed a BA (in English) at UCD in 1997, followed to do so “by addressing the obvious needs of a generation Learning Adult Education Programme. Interrupted learners, by an MA (in American Lit.) in 1998, as well as an MA in Journalism of learners who have missed out on the sequential approach people who find they now have the time to pursue an interest, from DIT in 2002. He now works as a freelance journalist and editor. to 3rd level for whatever reason”,says Bairbre Fleming, and people who just want to try something new can look for Director of the Centre. a creative, practical, informative or fun course to match their needs and interests. The flexible structure means that you The flexible modular courses provided, undertaken on a can learn at your own pace and in your own time. part-time or evening basis, are designed for adults returning to learning, as are the assessments. They appeal to a wide The Adult Education Centre also runs an Outreach range of interests and aims. Partnership Programme across the private, public and voluntary sectors and delivers a range of programmes The Return to Learning Adult Education Programme customised for the needs of employers and the community. is, “constantly re-inventing itself”,says Bairbre. “The real These programmes are suitable for people with experience key is that it is modular and flexible and affordable. If you who want to upgrade their skills and/or acquire new break learning into bite-size pieces people can take a taste qualifications. Bairbre explains that, “what they are looking and then move on, or come back.” This is supported by for is the Academic Quality Control that UCD or NUI gives, the expert teaching of 10 full-time Academic staff and the NUI methodology, while companies and local groups 130 part-time tutors. provide the learners,” in a partnership, “that marries practical experience with the University's academic expertise.” These 270 courses available to students are engaging and creative and range from Horse Racing in Ireland The aim of the Adult Education Centre is to keep attracting to Antiques to Creative Writing and are specifically learners through its huge range of flexible and interesting designed, “to energise people about learning”. courses and expert teaching methods and encourages people considering returning to learning to take a look at what is Each course module gives the student credits that build on offer. towards a diploma or certificate, though those who do not want to concern themselves with assessment can simply ‘audit’ the course, which means they can attend and A comprehensive list of all courses available can be found at learn without taking the credits awarded. Learning is the website www.ucd.ie/adulted or contact tel +353 1 7161234 important thing. Those who decide to take credit assessment will find that this too is geared towards return learners. The Mature Student Officer is available to provide Many take the form of ‘learner’s logs’, a sort of reflective information to all students over 22 years of age at diary regarding the course and the student’s development. [email protected] or tel +353 1 7161375 ADVERTISEMENT

16 UCD Connections Michael Smurfit Graduate Continuing Professional School of Business Education at UCD

President of Tiffany appointed as new Chairman Addressing the needs of professionals In September 2003, James E. Quinn, president of Tiffany & Co., one of America’s best-known luxury companies, will in industry and business take over the reins of the Smurfit School’s North American board. His role, along with that of the 30 other business Since 1989 when it started with 46 students, Continuing leaders who sit on the board, will be to enrich Smurfit Professional Education (CPE) has grown to meet the huge School’s programmes and international development with demand for learning in the professional environment, and their practical insights into the North American market. it continues to grow. John Hume MEP speaks at Smurfit School John Hume, MEP and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, was CPE has seen over 7500 students through an ever-increasing guest speaker at the October 2003 MBA Association in range of courses and since October 2002 has moved into Ireland’s ‘Member Events’ speaking on ‘Changing Geo- the mainstream of the University, becoming part of UCD’s politics in Europe and the implications for Ireland’. Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies under the Dean, Professor This event was held at the Smurfit School of Business, Mary Lambkin. UCD and was sponsored by InterTradeIreland. Ireland over 10 years ago. Non-accredited programmes There are currently over 1000 students enrolled in CPE include Health and Safety seminars and Study Skills and Annual Awards courses, a number that continues to grow, “reflecting the presentation workshops that help ease returning students The Smurfit School 2003 Awards dinner was held in May professional’s needs for additional training and education”, back into the learning environment. 2003 and was an occasion to recognise the schools talented says Anne-Marie Harvey, Director of CPE. students, its dedicated faculty and its successful alumni. CPE also provides excellent in-company training and works Smurfit School graduate Richard Keating BA 1969, MBA CPE meets the demand for professional development in closely with organisations and industry to develop tailored James E. Quinn (left), new president of the Smurfit School’s North American 1978, Chairman of Heiton Group Plc, was presented with many ways. It manages the design, delivery and promotion programmes, such as those provided for the ESB, Pfizer board with the former president, Thomas J Moran (right), president & CEO, the Outstanding Alumnus Award at the Smurfit School of a range of multi-disciplinary courses in association with Pharmaceuticals and RTE´. There are also many strong Mutual of America Awards Dinner in May 2003. UCD Academic staff and outside experts, and offers a range partnerships with professional organisations including of accredited programmes. As Anne-Marie points out, “the IBEC, the Irish Aviation Authority, the Mediators Institute, Career Benefits High for Female MBA Students uniqueness of the product is the combination of a professional the Landscape Architect’s Institute and ICTU. Women undertaking an MBA can expect almost immediate qualification with university accreditation and this is often career benefits, according to research commissioned by the supported or driven by EU legislation”.She sums it up as CPE aims to be a leading centre for continuing professional Smurfit School of Business, UCD. The research revealed providing, “flexible accredited learning for professionals”. education within the third level sector and plans to continue over 60% of female respondents had seen their career its rapid expansion. Information regarding the Centre for benefit within a year of completing the programme. Typically, CPE students are graduates returning after a Continuing Professional Education is accessible on the internet Furthermore, 21% of Smurfit School of Business female number of years in practice or business to ‘upskill’ for career giving what Anne-Marie calls, “pro-active accessibility”.This alumni are either Managing Director, CEO or Owner of enhancement in emerging topics. Whether students are will help provide valuable information to companies and their present company. looking for best practices, the latest thinking and theory in organisations seeking to make the most of their professionals their specialist area, such as with the Diploma in Mediation and aiming to be leaders in their respective fields. CPE can Studies, or practical guidance for the implementation of EU help realise this as it expands its range of courses to provide Left to right: Jerry Liston, Executive Chairman, Smurfit School, UCD; directives, as with the Diploma in EIA Management or the even more excellent educational training for professionals. Richard Keating, Chairman, Heiton Group plc Diploma in Health and Safety, CPE can provide it in a viable and accessible way. As Anne-Marie Harvey says, “We are still very much in the early growth phase now with CPE but we are ready to fly”. In the new professional paradigm, personal development and organisational learning must be addressed coherently and it By Adam Hyland BA 1997, MA 1998 is a constant aim of CPE to ensure clients get maximum benefit. Catering for the needs of professionals is quite specific. They have made a personal investment for the future and quite often have been given the task of making major For further information on Continuing Professional Education changes in their organisation. The Centre supports this by see www.ucd.ie/cpe or email [email protected] tel +353 1 7168712 Niamh Boyle, Director of Marketing, Smurfit School of Business, UCD, (right), providing excellence in all areas of delivery, using innovative with two successful female MBA alumni, Angela Kennedy (left), Business technology and flexible teaching methods. For example, CPE The Mature Student Advisor, Ros McFeely can be contacted Director, Megazyme International Ireland Ltd, and Anne Nolan, Chief Dr Brendan O’Dwyer & Dr Maeve Houlihan received Outstanding began using satellite broadcasts to reach businesses all over at tel +353 1 7161343 Executive, Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association Educator Awards

18 UCD Connections UCD Connections 19 Five Honorary UCD AWARDS UCD HONOURS SPECIAL awarded annually to the Masters Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Postgraduate OLYMPICS FOUNDER student whose thesis is deemed of courses at degree and diploma levels, special merit in advancing knowledge funded research, international UCD welcomed Eunice Kennedy related to families of people with exchange programmes, peer-reviewed Doctorates Conferred Shriver at a special ceremony held disabilities, or professional workers publications and a diverse array during the Special Olympics World who engage with people with of conferences, workshops and Games in June 2003 and set up a disabilities. public lectures take place today UCD was delighted to confer five honorary Doctor of Law Degrees of the scholarship medal to mark her within the Centre, led by Ireland’s distinguished service as founder UCD’s interdisciplinary Centre for first Professor of Disability Studies, National University of Ireland at a ceremony in O’Reilly Hall in mid-June. and Honorary Chairman of the Disability Studies was established in Patricia Noonan Walsh. Special Olympics. The Eunice 1995 following a study visit to the Kennedy Shriver Medal will be United States sponsored by the

Pictured at the Honorary Conferring are (left to right): Frank O’Kane; Sr Anne MacEnearney; Dr Garret FitzGerald, Chancellor of the NUI; Sr Margherita Rock; Catherine Day; Angela Kerins; Dr John Nolan, Registrar NUI

Among those who received honorary General of the European Commission Alliance for Europe. She is the degrees on Friday, June 13th 2003 were DG for External Relations with permanent NGO representative Mrs Eunice Kennedy Shriver Basketball in UCD during the Special Olympics Frank O’Kane, Chairman and Chief responsibility for Europe and Central to the United Nations. Executive of Mercury Holdings plc. Asia, the Middle East and the South Dr Denis Brosnan, former Managing Frank set up Mercury Holdings in Mediterranean. Catherine took up Sr Margherita Rock and Sr Anne CHARTER DAY MEDAL Director of Kerry Group Plc and HONORARY MA DEGREES FOR 1972 with his business partner, Joe her current position in May 2002. MacEnearney were also conferred current Chairman of the Board of LONG-SERVING UCD STAFF Morgan. Mercury Holdings is an with honorary degrees. Sr Margherita Management of the Conway Institute international electrical services Angela Kerins, Chief Executive of Rock was a founder member of the of Biomolecular and Biomedical Two long-serving members of the provider which employs over 3,000 RehabCare and Director of Public Mater Child Guidance Clinic, St Research was presented with the UCD staff were recently conferred people in ireland and abroad. The Affairs and Group Development of Paul’s Hospital for Autistic Children, Charter Day Medal at UCD’s Charter with MA degrees: Peter McElroy, company has been associated with Rehab Group received a Doctor of Beaumont and the VEC Diploma Dinner celebrations on 4 December Services Superintendent, has been UCD since the University moved Laws Degree. Angela established Course for Child Care Workers. 2003. The Charter Dinner is an annual working with UCD since 1959, when to the Belfield campus. RehabCare in 1995 as the social care She is a Board member of the Mater medal awarded to individuals who have he was a Porter in Newman House. division of the Rehab Group. Angela is Misericordiae and Children’s University made major contributions to Ireland Noel Doyle has been manager of the Catherine Day, Director General currently Chairperson of the National Hospitals. Sr Anne MacEnearney was and to the University. Dr Brosnan said Common Room since 1985 and was of Environment DG, European Disability Authority, the Disability appointed Director of Nursing at St that he viewed his role as Chairman the first-full-time employee there. Commission, was also awarded an Legislation Consultation Group, the Vincent’s Hospital, Elm Park in 1985. of the Conway Institute as, “the last honorary degree. Catherine joined National Co-ordinating Body of the She is currently a member of the Board contribution I would like to be involved the European Commission in 1979 European Year of People with of Directors of St Vincent’s Healthcare in with Irish society for the betterment and has served as Deputy Director Disabilities 2003 and the Disability Group Ltd. of the country we live in”.

20 UCD Connections UCD Connections 21 STUDENT NEWS STUDENT NEWS UCD Choral Scholars – A really splendid choir What do today’s students “A really splendid choir” was how the UCD Choral Scholars were described at last November’s Sligo International Choral Festival, where the ensemble think of student-life at UCD? won two competitions in the categories of sacred music and the national competition for Irish choirs. Selina Smyth, Ciaran Joyce, 2nd Suzanne Hendrick, 2nd Year Arts In December the scholars went on to 4th Year BMus Year Arts (English Student (Sociology and History) represent Ireland at ceremonies held from Antrim and Linguistics) from Dublin in Rome to mark Ireland’s presidency Selina is a senior from Dublin My first impression of UCD was that of the European Union, and they gave UCD Choral Scholar UCD is a great place it was huge and intimidating, but I a celebratory concert in Rome’s and is Captain of the to be. The freedom soon changed my mind. I’m glad that Church of San Clemente. early choral works, contemporary UCD Choral Scholars at the Sligo International Ladies’ Golf Club. of the modern it is so big, and offers so many services. works and lighter more popular works. Choral Festival I came to UCD because I wanted campus is refreshing. There is so much It’s a complete change from secondary The UCD Choral Scholars is an award The UCD Choral Scholars perform to experience the independence of diversity here whether your interests school. I find that everybody just wants winning vocal ensemble drawn from throughout the academic year and will This year UCD established the UCD moving away from home. I wanted lie in computers, sports or drama. you to get on well and do the best you the student body of the University, give their Spring Concert on April 1st Sinfonia under the baton of Ciaran the opportunity to meet new people UCD caters for every need both can. It’s a very welcoming and enjoyable under the artistic direction of Desmond 2004. For ticket enquiries and further Crilly, a PhD student of music. If in a new context. At first I thought academic and extra-curricular. With place to be. Student life in UCD is Earley. The scholars come from a information, please contact you would be interested in becoming UCD was huge, but I quickly the extensive library and the up-to- second to none. I don’t know of any variety of academic disciplines and [email protected] or involved in the Sinfonia please contact understood that in fact the campus date computer services, learning is other university that provides such perform a wide repertoire including tel +353 1 7162109 [email protected]. consists of a number of small a joy. The student night-life is brilliant a great social life for the students. networks on a large area of land. as is the general craic during the day. Whether it’s events on or off campus- It’s really quite compact when you Students from all over the country they are always brilliant nights out. get to know it. I think UCD gets and world make our campus the envy Not a week goes by without having Nokia UCD Arts Fashion Show the best out of students. If you have of others. UCD’s student life has some event to go to or a forum where a particular talent the University taught me some important lessons you can just meet up with different moves to the Point Theatre! will help you achieve your potential I can use in later life, like how to hide students. Who can complain about and your ambitions. There are lots a hangover after four hours sleep and three bars on campus, comedy nights, Aware will be the beneficiary of this It features over 150 students as models, of opportunities here but students the value of reasonably priced beer. various gigs and movies throughout year’s ‘Nokia UCD Arts Fashion Show’ dancers and entertainers. Expect a just have to go out and get them. the week? UCD not only provides to be held in Dublin’s Point Theatre on great night of entertainment! Tickets There is a vibrant social life in Temi Kehincle, 1st Year Commerce a world-class education but also a March 5th 2004. The show is in its for the UCD Arts Fashion Show are UCD, but cost-factors would limit Student from Lagos, Nigeria superb social life. eighteenth year and this will be the available at all Ticketmaster outlets or how many events or parties you I think UCD is a good college, not biggest fashion show yet. The event www.ticketmaster.ie and from Jordan can attend! just for studying but for meeting new Hugh Walsh, 1st is organised by Julian Benson Bourke tel +353 1 7168660. people from different walks for life. Year Arts Student Productions and a student committee. Alan Christie, The lecturers are very helpful; you (Irish, Geography 2nd Year Science can go up to them whenever you and Linguistics) Rosanna Davison, Miss World 2003, was a model in the 2003 UCD Arts Fashion Show Student from need their assistance. There is loads from Donegal Dublin to do in UCD. With all the clubs and I think UCD is UCD has a laid back societies available you can choose brilliant craic. It’s UCD Students work in Delhi Slums and a good working which one you would like to join. easy to make friends. It’s big and if you atmosphere and The societies like the B&L, L&H and want to be on your own for a while it Last July twenty-two students, and renovate a community centre in a slum If you would like to donate to UCD a great social life. There is always of course the C&E organise nights can be done. There is so much you can two UCD staff travelled to Delhi to that houses over 5,000 people, work on Delhi, our account details are: UCD something to do and it is challenging out a lot, and that’s great. It creates do as well. And another thing, there do voluntary work with two charities: a literacy programme with over 100 Volunteers Overseas, Account No. academically. The sports and leisure a positive environment for people is plenty of talent…you know what Prayas and the Society for Working Life. children and work in a night shelter. 05654058 Sort Code 930156. facilities are fantastic but the food to make friends and mix with I mean! The social life is better if you The students renovated a community The committee has an ambitious is terrible! Socially you have the students from different faculties. live on campus. There are lots of centre and taught in a literacy fundraising goal this year and is opportunity to meet people with parties and I’ve discovered that the programme in Delhi slum areas and organising a fundraising ball in UCD’s the same goals as yourself, and girls just love the Donegal accent!! worked in an orphanage for mentally O’Reilly Hall on May 22nd 2004. that’s very rewarding. and physically disabled children. All are welcome. Tickets cost €100. Complied by Samantha Libreri, Editor, The For ticket reservations, please contact Left to right: University Observer, Ireland’s largest student This year the project is even more Fr Tony Coote at tel +353 1 7162100 or Suzanne Hendrick newspaper and Student Newspaper of the ambitious. The students hope to [email protected] or www.ucd.ie/delhi and Temi Kehincle Year 2002 and 2003. www.ucd.ie/observer/

22 UCD Connections UCD Connections 23 THE DRUMM TRAINS The Memories The UCD Engineering Faculty has frequently been consulted by the Government. One notable example was the battery- operated trains, which ran on the old Harcourt Street line, now LUAS. Dr James Drumm and his team developed industrial sized batteries and a driving system with of Merrion Street regenerative brakes and two 300 hp motors driven at 600 volts DC, which could drive a twin-coach railcar at up to 45 mph. Two trains were built in 1932, and two more in There’s a wealth of hidden history Kane believed that, “When a graduate leaves the university, he 1939. They continued in service up to July 1949. is not an engineer. He has got to be trained into the discipline behind UCD’s Engineering Faculty, into which he is going. But all that which consists in general and scientific knowledge might best be carried out in an as John Brophy discovered institution of collegiate character. Science should be taught especially with a view to the application of its principles”. Most people regard Cardinal John Henry Newman as the founding father of UCD. Certainly, as regards arts Kane tried to obtain private funding to set up a scientific and humanities this is true, but for science and technology, institution but failed. In 1845 the British government set and the subjects that were once taught in UCD’s former up the Museum of Irish Industry and in 1847 established campus of Merrion Street, rather than in Earlsfort Terrace, the School of Mining, Engineering and Manufacturing. it’s a different story. In the same year the government founded a Museum of Staff picture outside Merrion Street Economic Geology at 51 St Stephen’s Green, now the Office It was Professor Vincent McCabe, Dean of Engineering of Public Works. This then became the Royal College of McCabe describes the government and college as intimately from 1986-1992, who outlined the history. Science of Ireland, and Kane was appointed as Dean. There merged during the Merrion Street years, with university were faculties of physics, chemistry, applied chemistry, and political life rubbing shoulders daily. One day Brian As Brendan Behan said, in Ireland the first thing on the geology, applied maths, botany, zoology, agriculture, Lenihan was hit by an egg, “There was murder! The Board agenda is The Split. This particular split goes all the way back engineering, mining and metallurgy. of Works came in and started installing grilles on the Prof Vincent McCabe and the Beam Engine, faculty of Engineering to Plato, who drew the distinction between techne, technical windows and they were going to lock them and tie them to know-how, and episteme, the pure drop of knowledge. There Space was always a problem at St Stephen’s Green. And in the burglar alarm. But a colleague with an office up a spiral have always been people who have believed that practical 1911, the College of Science moved to a new building in staircase rang the fire brigade and they couldn’t get in! So subjects such as medicine, engineering and architecture Merrion Street. Designed by Sir Arthur Webb, Merrion Street the government never locked the grilles. I’m convinced the should not be taught in a university. Although they benefited was to provide an architectural balance for the National Art official minutes recorded that the windows were grilled, society, they narrowed the individual’s horizons. Professor Gallery and was finally completed in 1922. It was a busy which they were - but they were never locked”. McCabe quotes Edward Copleston (1776-1849), “the former building according to Professor McCabe, “In Merrion imparts a habit of mind and attitude which renders man less Street we housed the College of Science, the Department When UCD acquired Belfield, it was planned that liable to be the servant of others, while the other (technical) of Agriculture and the Department of Finance. It was a Engineering was to be one of the first faculties to move does little more than to provide facts which make man a Government building with civil servants who had their own to the new campus. In the event, the Science Faculty more efficient mechanical tool”. college and behind that there was the Engineering building moved first as the college authorities decided that this with heavy laboratories. There was seed testing as part of the would release more places in Earlsfort Terrace. Engineering only became part of Department of Agriculture. The State Lab was squeezed in, Engineering only left Merrion Street in 1989 while university curricula in the 1840s and that included pathology and chemical analysis”. McCabe was Dean of the Faculty. and was first taught in Ireland in Prof McCabe and the capstan lathe 1842, in Trinity College Dublin. The College of Science was always regarded as a pro-British As McCabe ruefully acknowledged, the Faculty of institution. According to McCabe, “Engineering Professor Engineering was not able to bring all of its historical legacy Too few people have heard of the HH Jeffcott did munitions work during World War I. He with them. “We had a horizontal steam engine, and we put great Sir Robert Kane, 1809–1890 took a contract from the Great Southern Railways to make a hammer through it because we couldn’t afford the money described by Professor McCabe as, turnbuckles. Production was enormous: I think it was 17,000 to dismantle it. No one would take it, not even for nothing.” “one of my heroes, my favourite parts per week at one stage. I used some of the dies as a scientist of the 19th century”. student checking tolerances.” It was that experience that made McCabe ensure that there would be something distinctive about the new Engineering Kane certainly was a formidable figure. He studied medicine, It was always likely that the College of Science would be building on the Belfield campus. And there certainly is. was appointed a professor of Chemistry in 1832, and the absorbed by UCD. As McCabe explains, “In 1926 a statute A three-storey beam engine from Irish Distillers, on the following year he founded the Dublin Journal of Medical was passed appointing a number of professors from UCD, design of Robert Watt was brought in during construction Science. He was also president of Queen’s College Cork and they took over the building. The College of Science of the new school. In a building full of computerised (1845-73) and in 1877 became president of the Royal Irish ceased.” It was a bitter take-over and according to McCabe, machinery, the beam engine is an iconic link with the past, Academy. McCabe describes Kane’s influence on Irish history, the Royal College of Science staff never got on with the new with Sir Robert Kane – and with Professor McCabe in whose “He gave a series of lectures in 1843 in the Royal Dublin UCD staff. All the UCD science departments were moved delightful company I learned of UCD’s secret history. Society which was published as the Industrial Resources of to Merrion Street, except physics, where Professor Felix Ireland and these seminal papers formed the basis of Fianna Hackett was professor. John Brophy BA 1967 is a freelance journalist. Denis Purcell and Patrick Leahy, later Prof of Mechanical Engineering, Fáil and Fianna Gael’s industrial development of Ireland.” with jack-plane in 1933

24 UCD Connections UCD Connections 25 An Ghaeilge go Láidir

i gCúrsaí Spóirt David Maher / SPORTSFILE

Brian Mullins, left, Underdogs manager, watches on from the sideline alongside Dublin manager Tommy Lyons. TG4 Senior Football Damien Eagers / SPORTSFILE Damien Eagers / SPORTSFILE

Le Breandán Óg Ó hAnnaidh agus Louisa Ní Éideáin David Maher / SPORTSFILE Challenge, Dublin v Underdogs, Parnell Park, Dublin 17 November 2002; Brendan O'hAnnaidh, UCD Captain lifts the cup after victory over St Vincents, University College Dublin v St Ciaran Whelan, Dublin, in action against Underdog’s Fergus McAuliffe. TG4 Senior Football Challenge, Dublin V Underdogs, Parnell Park, Dublin Vincents, Dublin County Football Final, Parnell Park, Dublin SUMMARY

Le beagnach caoga club spóirt faoina chúram agus pobal tsraith ar aghaidh. Fuaireamar radharc ar mhodh oibre fhoirne de chuid chomórtas peile na Gaeltachta. Fiú ‘na Considering the range of sporting activities on offer de bhreis is fiche míle mac léinn tríú leibhéal, bheadh bhainisteoir spóirt an Choláiste agus ní bhféadfá ach hUnderdogs’ nach raibh mórán Gaeilge acu, rinne said to students, the post of Director of Sport in UCD is a bainisteoir riaracháin spóirt den scoth ag teastáil sa gaisce a lua leis. a ndícheall iad féin a chur in iúl. challenging one. Brian Mullins exemplified such qualities in Choláiste Ollscoile Baile Átha Cliath. Chaithfí duine the recent TG4 Irish language television series ‘The Underdogs’. stuama, dílis, le taithí ar an saol spóirt a roghnú. Bhí Cíoradh an tír ar fad ag deireadh mhí na Bealtaine seo caite Bhí Brian sách sásta leis an méid ullmhúcháin a bhí Brian, a fluent speaker of Irish, worked as a PE teacher, and sé soiléir d’aon duine a bhí ag breathnú ar an gclár teilifíse chun na himreoirí ab fheiliúnaí a roghnú. Chuir slua de déanta ag an bhfoireann, agus iad ag obair i dtreo an later as a school principal in County Donegal before returning ‘The Underdogs’ ar TG4 le déanaí, go gcomhlíonann chuid an Choláiste fiú, isteach ar na trialacha. Faoi dheireadh chluiche mhóir in aghaidh na ‘Dubs’. Cé gur chaill an to Dublin in 2000 to commence his current post in UCD’s Brian Mullins na riachtanais sin. Ón mbliain 2000 nuair roghnaíodh painéal as áiteanna éagsúla ar fud na tíre. Cé gur fhoireann cluichí i gcoinne chlubanna Naomh Bríd agus Sports Department. Brian’s managerial and sporting history, a thosaigh an tUasal Mullins sa phost, ba léir gur bainisteoir sraith de chuid TG4 a bhí i gceist, níor raibh aon choinníoll Naomh Uinseann, deir Brian gur chuid thábhachtach as well as his fluent Irish made him an obvious choice cumasach é agus é ag tógáil ar an méid a rinne an Dr Tony ann faoi bheith in ann Gaeilge a labhairt. É sin ráite, bhí den phróiséas a bhí anseo. Is léir go raibh an ceart aige - for manager in the ‘The Underdogs’.He along with Jarlath O’Neill a tháinig roimhe. ochtar ar an bpainéal a bhí líofa go maith. Is cruthúnas é buadh na cluichí i gcoinne Chontae na Mí agus Chontae Burns of Armagh and Mickey Ned Sullivan of Kerry chose seo ar an méadú atá tar éis teacht ar líon na nGaeilgeoirí Loch Garman. D’admhaigh Brian an ról a bhí ag brú a panel of Gaelic football players, who for one reason or Is cainteoirí dúchais as Iarthar Chiarraí agus as Contae le roinnt blianta anuas agus ar an nasc atá ann idir an síceolaíocha sa chluiche seo agus rinne ‘na hUnderdogs’ another, never made it to county level, and trained them an Chláir tuismitheoirí Bhrian, agus tógadh Brian féin teanga agus cluichí an Cumann Lúthchleas Gael. éacht. Agus an tsraith craolaithe, bhí seans ag Brian for a match against the Dublin Senior Football team. trí mheán na Gaeilge. Cháiligh an Baile Átha Cliathach machnamh a dhéanamh ar an tionscnamh ina iomláine - mar mhúinteoir corpoideachais agus ag deireadh a ré Dar le Brian féin, tá timpeall seachtar ar an bhfoireann d’éirigh leis an gclár an teanga, an cultúr agus an spórt The players were chosen countrywide and fluent Irish was not múinteoireachta, bhí sé mar phríomhoide i Meánscoil peile sinsearach anseo sa Choláiste a bhfuil Gaeilge líofa a nascadh le chéile agus a neartú dá bharr. a requirement despite it being a TG4 programme. That said, Charn Donach i gCo. Dhún na nGall. Is mar gheall ar acu. Tá sé sách íoróineach go mbíonn níos mó Gaeilgeoirí eight of the players were fluent in Irish and others made a good an bpost anseo sa Choláiste a d’fhill Brian ar ais ar an ar fhoireann an Choláiste uaireanta, ná mar a bhíonn ar Mar aon le dul chun cinn cultúrtha, thug an clár deis effort. Brian was happy with the development of the players bpríomhchathair. Le ceithre bliana anuas tá sé tar d’imreoirí spóirt a n-aisling a thabhairt chun beatha. Tá and accepted their trials as an invaluable part of training. éis cúrsaí spóirt anseo sa choláiste a stiúradh agus an aidhm céanna ag an Roinn Spóirt anseo san Ollscoil. dea-thorthaí a chuid oibre le feiceáil go soiléir. Toisc an íomhá atá ag Brian ar an gcampas, agus toisc “ …his fluent Irish made him an obvious choice aithne a bheith air mar Ghaeilgeoir, ní fhéadfadh seo ach for manager in ‘The Underdogs’’ Toisc a chuid cáilíochtaí, a chuid spéise sa Ghaeilge agus tacú leis a bhforbairt mór ata tagtha ar phobal na Gaeilge an taithí atá faighte ag Brian mar fhear spóirt agus mar sa Choláiste. Má leanann an Ghaeilge agus an spórt ag Through his participation in this television production bhainisteoir, ní raibh iontas ar éinne nuair a tháinig Adare forbairt sa Choláiste mar atá, beidh an-teist ar an áit. Brian Mullins not only played a role in the promotion Productions ina threo le plean do chlár teilifíse nua. D’aon of a native sport but also indirectly in the promotion of dhuine nár éirigh leo an clár ‘The Underdogs’ a fheiceáil, is Breandán-Óg Ó hAnnaidh (Faculty of Engineering) and the Irish language. There is a very high percentage of fluent é an smaoineamh taobh thiar dó ná go mbeadh Brian i Louisa Ní Éideáin (Faculty of Arts) are both students on Irish speakers in the UCD Football club explains Brian, bhfeighil ar fhoireann peile a rachadh i ngleic le foireann the Bord na Gaeilge Irish Language Student Residence in fact it can sometimes happen that there are more fluent contae. Níl mórán as an ngnáth anseo seachas gur imreoirí Scheme. Breandán is captain of the UCD Gaelic Football speakers on the UCD team than in Comórtas Peile na nach raibh taithí acu ar imirt ag an leibhéal seo a bheadh Club and recipient of the President’s Award for Excellence Gaeltachta, he says jokingly. faoi chúram Bhrian. Rinne Brian an-chuid taistil ar fud na in Student Activities. Further information available from tíre ag lorg na n-imreoirí a raibh an ábaltacht is fearr iontu. the Irish Language Officer, Clár Ní Bhuachalla at 716- It can certainly be said that the achievements of many Bhí sé ina údar misnigh ag lucht na hOllscoile, cinní crua an Damien Eagers / SPORTSFILE 2860 or by email from: [email protected]. of UCD’s sports men and women have contributed to the Uasail Mullins a fheiceáil ag forbairt de réir mar a ghluais an Paddy Kelly, Underdogs Captain and Ciaran Whelan, Dublin Captain Information also available at: www.ucd.ie/~bnag vibrant Irish language speaking community on campus and the increasing range of activities on offer to its members.

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Despite a last match win against Longford, UCD men’s soccer team was in European tournament relegated after seven years in the Eircom League Premier Division. A goal from old boy Ciaran Martyn for Derry City Lindie Naughton tells us off the mark. In the air they out- committed to working at least as hard scuppered UCD’s chances. jumped us every time. They must as they did last year. Ideally, we would about an exciting year of have got three or four goals from like to have 16 to 18 on the squad, so

headers taken from standing positions. hopefully we will pick up another few. Pat Murphy / SPORTSFILE In rugby, the firsts won the Dudley Cup, while the U20 team took the women’s football at UCD. 10 August 2003; Carmel Kissane, UCD, in action against Lifford's Tina O'Donoghue. “Coming home, team members were Although the WFAI and Dublin League FAI National Women's Cup final, UCD v Lifford, Richmond Park, Dublin JP Fanagan League, the Conroy When the UCD women’s football devastated. For some of them it was season doesn’t begin until April, on Cup and the Maher Cup. team travelled to Kolbotn, Norway like a death in the family they took Thursday evenings, the summer players They are fortunate to have the support the people with money”,says Pat for the UEFA European Women’s Cup it that bad. But when we got back, link up with the winter team, which of Niamh Spratt, a Development Kavanagh, whose first involvement Winners Cup last August, they became we sat down and took stock, knowing consists entirely of students and is Officer with the FAI, who gave the with women’s sport was as assistant The Ladies Gaelic Football team the first university-based team to that since we had again won the WFAI training for the usual round of College team great support when it was first manager of the Irish national side in celebrated a third successive O’Connor qualify for this tournament, now in its Cup, we would be back in next year’s tournaments culminating in the formed from a nucleus of students, 1994 when Mick Cook was manager. Cup and Higher Education League third year. It proved a baptism of fire tournament. Intervarsities in March. graduates and employees just two “I then took over the Under 16 and Division 1 double, while the men for the team: by winning WFAI Irish seasons ago. Now as well as keeping Under 18 teams and without meaning won the Dublin Senior Football Senior Cup in its first year playing top “I said to the girls: ‘Right, this Among them is Carmel Kissane, the goal for the summer team, she is to sound corny I grew to admire the Championship title. division women’s football they earned is a real opportunity for us to Irish soccer and basketball international helping to train the winter team girls. They train just as hard as the the right to play in Europe. Although correct things immediately’.” who works in the UCD Sports Centre goalies, having picked up a few tips men and they are equally committed. the UCD women trained virtually and is one of the more experienced from Packie Bonner at the FAI office. Also they listen to their coaches and UCD women’s hockey team won the full-time all summer, in Norway they “Travelling with the team to members of the squad. will practise and practise until they get Chilean Cup and Linda O’Neill and entered a different league, playing Norway was Lisa Regan, Strength “My job is to set up leagues at it right, which is not always something Ciara O’Brien made the Irish squad for top club teams Juvisy from France, and Conditioning Specialist at UCD. When the team returned, they still had underage level for girls all over the you get from a team of lads. If people the Olympic qualifier in March 2004. host club Kolbotn and AZS Wroclaw Because she was there with us, she to play their final Dublin League match country. That is the only way the sport could only see the work they put in, Linda, Ciara and fellow scholarship from Poland. saw the problem first hand. Other of the year to guarantee a second league can grow. But scholarship schemes not only training, but packing bags student Catherine Murray all represented teams had far better upper body title. “Because we were two points such as the one operating in UCD are and organising raffles and other Ireland at the World Cup in Sydney. “We treated the tournament very strength, as well as explosive power. behind Shamrock Rovers, we had to a vital component of the Kolbotn team functions to raise funds, as well seriously and did everything right, but This would come from gym work. beat Peamount to retain the title, which we played in Norway, just two weren’t as organising their own trips”. we were completely out-gunned on the So between us, we have worked out a we did. So it was a good year for us students. More schemes like the UCD Athletes Derval O’Rourke and Joanne pitch. Although we had the stamina to programme and since early December, securing another league cup double.” one would keep promising players in He now coaches both winter and Cuddihy both had spectacular seasons, last the 90 minutes no bother, we found players on the summer team do three “The result has meant hordes of Ireland and stop them going off to summer teams at UCD. “We get such with O’Rourke breaking the Irish 100m we were being knocked off the ball and sessions in the gym a week”. enthusiastic students wanting to England and the USA”,she says. great back-up from Brian Mullins, Lisa hurdles record at the European U23 we didn’t have the same explosive join the club.” Regan and all the staff and although Championships, while Cuddihy took power as the other three teams” says Not all of last year’s squad is available New to the UCD scholarship scheme the scheme we have started will take 400m silver at the European Juniors. coach Pat Kavanagh. this season - most notably, college With the increase in numbers, the this year are Mary Waldron, who has 18 months to two years to show results, O’Rourke has also secured the qualifying “In particular, the host team Kolbotn, lecturer Katie Liston has taken up a club will no longer need to recruit captained Ireland at every level from we can still achieve a lot in the next standard for the Athens Olympic Games. who were to win the group, gave the job in England - but Kavanagh already guest players for the summer. “We were Under 16 to Under 19, and Nora few months”. UCD women an object lesson in speed has a squad of 14 players completely unlucky last season that the tournament Stapleton, a promising player in Norway clashed from Donegal. Kavanagh hopes that next season, the Intervarsity titles went to the women’s with the World squad will have all its fundraising done rowing, fencing, men and women’s Student Games and For the students in particular, the before the summer league season begins. golf, sailing, men’s table tennis, tennis, a few of our players problem is money. Many of the “Combining training and fund-raising ultimate frisbee and women’s volleyball. were away at that. summer team, have the kind of jobs is too much to ask of anyone”,he says. So we drafted in that allow them to train hard for a three players. Next few months each year at least. “So if there are any kind sponsors out Stephen Lucey was named the ‘Dr Tony season, we would there who would be prepared to dig O’Neill Sportsperson of the Year’ at the aim to go to Europe Others aren’t so lucky and the low into their pockets to support the most Sports Achievement Awards evening. with a team drawn profile of women’s sport in the media dedicated team in College, do make Stephen, a notable Gaelic footballer entirely from doesn’t help in the chase for sponsorship. yourselves known!” and hurler received the award for his our own club”. outstanding achievements while playing “We have to try and build this club Lindie Naughton BA 1974 is a freelance for both UCD and his native Limerick. UCD Women’s into something that’s attractive to journalist specialising in women's sport. Football team She is a keen athlete.

28 UCD Connections UCD Connections 29 GOLF - K CLUB Ninety students receive CONNECTION One of the most significant developments in UCD sport this year has seen an important link established Sports Scholarships with one of Ireland’s top golf courses, the K Club in Co Kildare. Spearheaded by Head Professional at the K Club, John Foley speaks Under-23 Championships. But the Indoors in the high-jump and Under- John McHenry, and UCD’s Director of icing on the cake came last July when 23 Irish 200m champion Fiona O’Friel Sport, Brian Mullins, the development to some UCD Sports she achieved the A-standard qualifying is also here. allows the University’s golf scholarship time for the 2004 Athens Olympic students to enjoy the best in golfing Scholars about their Games. “I think if you can get through “I think we have people on scholarship tuition during their time at UCD.

the final year of your degree and still at the moment who are at the highest Pat Murphy / SPORTSFILE successes and the train twice a day, you’re doing well’, standard there has ever been. So it’s UCD Sports Scholar Simon Crawford in action against Buccaneers’ Martin Cahill. Seven golf scholarships have been says Derval. The degree was the hardest going really well. And in athletics they’re AIB All Ireland League, Division 1A, UCD v Buccaneers, UCD, Belfield, Dublin awarded this year with Mark O’Sullivan sporting and academic thing to get through and I ran very all girls, which makes a change. To get from Galway, a member of the Irish well after it, so it’s going well. I do all an athletics scholarship in UCD you University team to win silver at the challenges they face. my training on campus. We have a have to be competing at international 2002 World University Championships, track and we have a really good weights standard, so it’s good,” maintains and Marion Riordan from Tipperapy, It’s now almost 25 years since the late room, so I don’t think there’s anything Derval who will spend the coming a current member of the Irish senior Dr Tony O’Neill, former Director of else I need. For athletics it’s perfect”. months in eager preparation for the ladies panel, among the recipients. Sport at UCD, played a big part in the upcoming Olympics in Athens. formation of the University’s first “I think we have people on “My brief is really to develop their sports scholarship. Back in 1979 it was scholarship at the moment The idea of sporting standards is taken potential, they’re already very talented the Soccer Club who led the way. Since who are at the highest up by Director of Sport, Brian Mullins. individuals”,says McHenry. “The then, however, the number of students standard there has ever been.” “It’s broadly recognised now that the ambition this year is to succeed in the and the number of sports involved in people who end up attaining scholarship College competitions and when you look the scholarship programme has grown The decision to study in UCD was an status have to be fairly high achievers at the calibre of player on scholarship with each passing year. Indeed this easy one for Derval and she says the in their particular sport,” says Brian. at UCD, there is no reason why they year, under the direction of Brian support given to her in the College He is, however, also keen to stress the shouldn’t be winning year in, year out”.

Mullins, 90 students received was also a big factor in her opting academic side of the bargain. “That’s Damien Eagers / SPORTSFILE scholarships. While the familiar to stay for post-graduate studies. something that some people don’t The programme hopes to deliver a December 2003; From right to left, are Derval O'Rourke, Cork; Fiona O'Friel, Dublin avenues of gaelic games, soccer and realise initially. They think that if and Joanne Cuddihy, Kilkenny, at the announcement of the 2003/2004 scholarship comprehensive package for the scholars rugby provide the bulk of this year’s “I was quite lucky because I have they’re a good enough sports person, recipients in O'Reilly Hall, Belfield, UCD, Dublin which will include links with Aidan recipients, it’s also interesting to see a very good coach who works with they will be guaranteed a place in Moran, from the UCD Psychology lesser-known sports such as fencing me called Jim Kilty who is based in UCD. But they must first secure a place reputation of being a good course”, The GAA can boast a massive Department, and Lisa Regan, who and table tennis getting recognition. Dublin. In addition, the back-up in UCD through the normal academic says the Dubliner. “But the rugby 33 scholarship students spread out will work on the players strength support in UCD is also a big thing. As route and then maintain their place for scholarship has been a huge bonus”. over men’s and ladies gaelic football, and conditioning. College life is all about doing your well as helping me out financially with the duration of their scholarship. Having represented both Leinster and hurling and camogie. Indeed, one best to fulfil your potential, both in fees, the facilities are a big incentive. “It requires a significant amount of Ireland at Under-21 level, Conor is family, the O hAnnaidh’s from Bray the academic sphere and, for sports application. You will find that students currently a member of the UCD first in Co Wicklow, account for three of people, in competition. One of those “After my degree I wasn’t sure what who are trying to excel and progress XV which competes in Division 1 of these awards with Aisling joining her to really stand out is international I wanted to do. But I really wanted to their talent in their particular sport the All-Ireland league. older brothers, Dara and Breandan, athlete and business student Derval stay in UCD and stay in their system have very little time for socialising and as a football scholarship recipient. O’Rourke. Having graduated with a because it has always worked out so or a part-time job. It’s a matter of them From humble beginnings a quarter of BA in 2003, the Cork woman is now well for me. So I’m studying for the managing their life and ensuring that a century ago, the UCD scholarship It’s said that attending UCD is all about based at the Michael Smurfit Graduate DBS and it’s all going really well”. they don’t fall behind”. programme is still expanding. This the pursuit of excellence, in whatever School of Business in Blackrock where All four athletics scholarship recipients year three basketball players are field you decide to concentrate, be it she’s studying for a Diploma in this year are female and Derval says While some students hope to study in taking part with veterinary student academic, sports or, in the case of the Business Studies. But she has also standards are getting higher all the time. UCD in order to take full advantage of Herman Heyl and sports management sports scholarships, both. This year’s managed to have a very successful the sports opportunities, others such student Kevin Foley joining Kevin programme certainly seems to reflect year on the track. “I think a lot of people don’t realise as rugby scholarship student Conor Meaney on the programme. the commitment of everyone at

how good some of the athletes are in Geoghegan have found sport to be UCD to aspire to the highest Matt Browne / SPORTSFILE Specialising in the 100-metre hurdles, UCD,” she argues. “We have Joanne a welcome addition to their career As ever, soccer and GAA join rugby at standards possible. UCD Sports Scholar Paul McDonald pitches Derval represented Ireland at both the Cuddihy who was second in the ambitions. “My first preference had the top of the list. In soccer, the men’s onto the 3rd green during the second round World Championships in Paris and European Junior Championships, and always been academia and I always club have awarded 12 scholarships, of the Standard Life West of Ireland Amateur the World Indoor Championships that’s phenomenal. Deirdre Ryan has wanted to go to UCD to study with the ladies club awarding two, to John Foley BA 2000 is a freelance Open Championship at Co. Sligo Golf Club, and finished fourth in the European competed in the European Senior Engineering because it has the Nora Stapleton and Mary Waldron. journalist Rosses Point, Co. Sligo

30 UCD Connections UCD Connections 31 CHAPTER NEWS CHAPTER NEWS

NEW CHAPTERS/OVERSEAS CONTACTS 2003 SOUTH AFRICA TORONTO UNITED KINGDOM UCD CHAPTERS The following are new UCD contacts Jamaica At the beginning of 2003, the UCD In 2003, Barry Wyse BComm 1994, UCD Chapters are created that would be delighted to hear from Jacqueline McGregor MBS 2001 contact in South Africa, Professor MBS 2001 stepped down as UK when graduates living overseas graduates living in their area: [email protected] Kanti Bhoola MB BCh BAO 1956, Chapter President after two years come together in specific BSc 1958, MD 1967 moved to Perth. of hard work. There is a group regions to network and The Netherlands Perth, Australia Margaret Breen BA 2000 The Alumni Development Office is of UK graduates who are in the socialise. There are currently Kanti Bhoola very grateful to Kanti for his help process of forming a new committee. more than 50 UCD Chapters [email protected] MB BCh BAO 1956, BSc 1958, MD 1967 in South Africa since 1995. Kanti If you would like to be involved, and overseas contacts, the [email protected] Romania is now UCD’s contact in Perth please contact Myles Farrell details of which can be found Viorel Udma BSc 1995, MBS 2000 ([email protected]). BComm 1998, MBS 1999 at at www.ucd.ie/alumni. Milan [email protected] Dr Nanoo Khoosal MB BCh BAO 1969 [email protected]. Padraig Reidy BComm 1981 If you are a UCD graduate ([email protected]) has taken [email protected] Cesuga, La Coruña, Spain (BComm) Left to right: John McMahon BE 1966 living abroad and there is no Lara Garcia Alvarez over from Kanti in South Africa. active Chapter in your region (past President); Tom O'Doherty BE 1975 Sicily [email protected] The Chapter members attended a please contact Jane O’Byrne, Andrea Caminiti LLM 2000 lunch on St. Patrick’s Day, organised (Treasurer) and Kevin Barry BE 1975 WASHINGTON DC / BALTIMORE Alumni Relations Manager on [email protected] New Orleans, USA by the Irish Friendship Society. (President) at a Toronto Chapter Committee tel + 353 1 7161447 or email Karen McGauran BA 1992 meeting in November 2003 Isobel Murray BCL 1985 Luxembourg [email protected] for information [email protected] SYDNEY ([email protected]) is the new Deirdre McCabe on how to set up a Chapter. President of the UCD Washington BA 1980, HDipEd 1981, Licence Philadelphia, USA DC/Baltimore Chapter following Speciale en Gestion Financiere 1995 Joanne O’Carroll-Minerva Mary Gallivan's BA 1973 relocation [email protected] MB BCh BAO 1994 [email protected] to Chicago to pursue a promotion with Classic Residence by Hyatt. Mary did a great job keeping UCD graduates BOSTON DRESDEN in Washington DC /Baltimore in touch with each other during her Presidency. In 2003, Lisa Carrier BA 1996 In November 2003, the UCD Dresden A reorganisation meeting was held at ([email protected]) became contact, Damian O’Raghailligh Isobel's home in December and a new contact in Boston alongside BComm 1981 moved to China. The another event is planned for Spring Dr David Brophy MB BCh BAO 1989 Left to right: Members of Ireland Network Alumni Development Office in UCD 2004. The Chapter is currently ([email protected]), Chicago, Joe McKittrick; Garrett Sheridan BA would like to thank Damian for all updating the membership database the UCD contact in Boston since 1998. 1993 MA 1994; John O’Loughlin and Donal his hard work as Chapter President. and alumni in the area should email As with previous years, the Irish O’Brien BA 1995 Isobel with their contact details. graduates met up in McGanns for the want to thank Eamonn Vaughn for this Rugby International matches. Lisa hopes reception. Then it was on to the Plaza NEW YORK UCD Sydney Chapter President Brian O’Doherty BE 1981 with his wife, Catherine, at the dinner to organise an alumni event in 2004. for an evening of dining and dancing. for the Chair of Modern Irish Studies at the University of NSW Dr Declan Gilheany of UCD’s Chemistry The Christmas party for alumni of CHICAGO Department attended from Dublin, all Irish universities and institutions The Sydney Chapter is part of views over Sydney Harbour. Gavin with his wife, Dr Rita Dempsey of took place on December 12th 2002 the Sydney Irish Alumni group, Mairs, Rugby Correspondent for the Maynooth College, as did UCD’s at the Old Stand on Third Avenue. representing graduates from several Belfast Telegraph was the keynote Alumni Relations Manager, Jane It was the first time that graduates universities and institutions around speaker. O’Byrne. The main organisers of from all over Ireland living in New Ireland. The group attended a St the event were Valerie Wall BSc 1993 York organised a Christmas Ball Patrick’s Day lunch, hosted by Members attended a dinner on ([email protected]) together and it was a great success. President Mary McAleese in the November 7th 2003 at the NSW and Olga O’Donnell BAgrSc 1997 Lansdowne Club, the Irish Business Parliament House to raise funds ([email protected]). The All-Alumni Get-Togethers Club in Sydney. for the Chair of Modern Irish Left to right: Members of the Washington continued quarterly in 2003 in March, Studies at the University of NSW. DC/Balitmore Chapter Joan McPhillips Left to right: Dr Declan Gilheany (UCD Chemistry On March 20th 2003, Ireland Network June, September and December. They celebrated the Rugby World Cup BComm 1966, HDipEd 1976; Nora Downes Department); Olga O’Donnell BAgrSc 1997; Rita Chicago was established to bring UCD defended its title at the in style attending many of the matches For more details on the Sydney Irish and Isobel Murray BCL 1985 Dempsey; Valerie Wall BSc 1993; Paul O’Reilly together Irish-born professionals in the Intervarsity Soccer Tournament, in Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne, Alumni group please contact UCD and Laurie Gustafson at the Chicago ‘Fall Ball’ Chicago area. The group was launched held in June 2003 at Chelsea Piers. and the welcoming lunch for the Irish Sydney Chapter President, Brian The fifth annual Chicago ‘Fall Ball’ was in the Mid America Club, Chicago at University of Limerick won the team and coach Eddie O’Sullivan on O’Doherty BE 1981 held on October 19th 2002 in the Gold an event sponsored by IDA Ireland. competition. For more information October 5th 2003. ([email protected]) Room of the Congress Plaza Hotel on Please contact Donal O’Brien BA 1995 on the New York Chapter, please or visit the Sydney Irish Alumni group Michigan Avenue. Attendees gathered ([email protected]) if you are contact David Newman BAFS A Rugby World Cup dinner was held website at www.sydneyirishalumni.org before the event in the newly opened interested in joining this network. 1996, Chapter President on October 14th 2003 at the Sydney to subscribe to their email newsletter Mystic Celt. The Chapter committee Visit www.irelandnetwork.net. ([email protected]). Boulevard Hotel, with magnificent and view details of upcoming events.

32 UCD Connections UCD Connections 33 MEDICAL GRADUATES’ ASSOCIATION

As usual, the year included the Career GALA DINNER UCD NORTH AMERICAN MEDICAL Guidance Seminar, the Faculty Dinner, GRADUATES ASSOCIATION featuring The Distinguished Graduate The Annual Gala Dinner of the Medical Award and the Student of the Year Faculty took place in the O’Reilly Hall MGA President Dr Michael Moriarty Award, and the Annual Scientific in Belfield on June 20th 2003 and was attended a meeting of the NAMGA in Meeting. attended by some 300 people. The Chicago on September 5th and 6th Dean of the Faculty, Professor Muiris 2003. There was an excellent scientific SCIENTIFIC MEETING X FitzGerald, welcomed the guests. The programme, with one session chaired special guest of the Dean was Professor by Professor Bill Powderly MB BCh The scientific meeting was held Martin C Carey MB BCh BAO 1962, BAO 1979, MD 1988, who is soon to on November 29th 2002. The Liam MD 1981, DSc 1984, LLD 1992. He take up the Chair of Medicine in the O’Connell Haematology Research is currently Professor of Medicine at Mater. Dr Harry Bradley MB BCh BAO Medal went to Dr Keelin O’Donoghue Harvard Medical School. Martin was 1970 is the incoming President of the MB BCh BAO 1995 and associates, awarded an Honorary Fellowship of NAMGA and Dr Sean Callan MB BCh Imperial College of Science, London. the Faculty of Medicine. BAO 1963 is Honorary Secretary. A The Patrick Meenan Research Medal joint meeting with the North American was awarded to Dr Rhona Kearney and The recipient of the Distinguished graduates will be held on September associates of the University of Michigan, Graduate Award was Professor Helen 10th, 11th and 12th 2004 in Dublin. USA for work on MR Imaging. The Carty MB BCh BAO 1967 who is Details will be mailed to members. Association would like to thank Kevin Professor of Paediatric Radiology at the Rice, Administrator of St Vincent’s University of Liverpool. MGA President, APPEAL FOR MEMBERSHIP Research Centre for facilitating the Dr Michael Moriarty MB BCh BAO meeting. They also want to acknowledge 1966, MD 1984 introduced her. The Association is very concerned the generous educational grants by at membership figures. The total Amgen Ltd, Fujisawa Ireland Ltd, A The Student of the Year was Dr John membership numbers 579, of which Menarini Pharmaceuticals (Irl) Ltd, Fitzgerald MB BCh BAO 2003. This there are 328 life members who joined Merck Sharp and Dohme Ltd and annual award is made to the student to support the association in its early Roche Products (Irl) Ltd. chosen by ballot among fellow students. days. There remain 80 active members The award is sponsored by Pharmacia. out of a total of around 7,000 CAREERS SEMINAR graduates on the register.

The Annual Career Guidance Seminar 2004 is the 150th anniversary of the for senior medical students took place founding of the University. It also marks in Astra Hall, Belfield on March 4th the changeover in Presidency from 2003. It was organised by the MGA Dr Art Cosgrove to Dr Hugh Brady, with the UCD Medical Society, who who is a medical graduate of UCD. got generous sponsors including the Celebrations to commemorate these IMO; Bank of Ireland; the Medical events are planned for later in the year Protection Society and the Medical and the MGA wants to have a strong Defence Union. The MGA thanks medical participation. Eddie Mullen, auditor of the Medical Society and his committee for their A new and revised membership brochure hard work. and application form can be obtained from the Alumni Development Office, tel +353 1 7161447, email [email protected]. MGA Student of the Year 2003, Dr John Fitzgerald with Prof Muiris X FitzGerald, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the Annual Gala Dinner

Above: Prof Colm O’Herlihy MB BCh BAO 1973, DipCH 1974 entertaining UCD students at the Left to right: Dr Michael Moriarty MB BCh MGA Careers Seminar BAO 1966, MD 1984; Distinguished Graduate award winner Prof Helen Carty MB BCh BAO Left: President of the MGA, Dr Michael Moriarty 1967 and the former MGA President Dr John MB BCh BAO 1966, MD 1984 chats with Donohoe MB BCh BAO 1967, MD 1980 students at the Annual Careers Seminar

34 UCD Connections glbersms 02/03 ADVERTISEMENT ENGINEERING GRADUATES’ ASSOCIATION 10% Joining Discount for UCD Alumni DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE AWARD President of the Institution of GOLD MEDAL AWARDS Engineers of Ireland, addressed the The second EGA Distinguished guests. He spoke particularly about The EGA Gold Medals were presented Graduate Award was presented in the high regard in industry for the on July 1st 2003 to the six best students March 2003 to Joe O’Donovan BE MIE degree programme: Brian himself in each of the six graduating engineering 1967 by the President of the EGA, was in the first graduating class over classes. Representatives of the Tony O’Brien BE 1974, MBA 1983. 30 years ago. sponsoring companies presented the WhileWhile abroadabroad Joe’s consulting engineering practice, medals to Jennifer O’Neill (CRH plc Roughan and O’Donovan, has been ANNUAL LECTURE Medal for Mechanical Engineering), at the forefront of major structural John Prendergast (ARUP Consulting realityreality cancan bitebite muchmuch harderharder engineering projects in Ireland. Recent Last April’s Annual Lecture was a Engineers Medal for Civil Engineering), examples of his work include two special event, marking the significant Paul Sweetman (GEA Tuchenhagen flagship infrastructural bridge projects. contribution made to the UCD School Medal for Agricultural and Food Both are elegant cable-stayed structures: of Engineering by Professor Vincent Engineering), Andrew Keane (ESB the LUAS light rail bridge at Taney, McCabe BE 1956, PhD 1976. He Medal for Electrical Engineering), Dundrum, and the Boyne Bridge on addressed the graduates on ‘Engineering Brian Gaffney (Ericsson Ltd Medal Whether you’re working, studying or simply travelling abroad the last thing you need to worry the Dublin – Belfast M1 motorway at UCD through the years: a reflection’. for Electronic Engineering) and network. Nominations for future Colman Carroll (ESSO Medal for about is whether or not you are covered for any unforeseen medical incidents should you or awards are invited from members. ANNUAL GOLF OUTING Chemical Engineering). your family fall ill overseas. HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP The annual Elm Park golf outing was 46 students studied for their MIE held on May 23rd 2003. The winning in 2003, a postgraduate programme Medical facilities overseas can be either expensively sophisticated or hopelessly inadequate and Council awarded honorary life team was from UCD’s Department of in engineering and operations membership to Professor Vincent Electronic and Electrical Engineering – management, which has been running existing health insurance arrangements in Ireland do NOT cover you for extended trips McCabe BE 1956, PhD 1976 and Professor Sean Scanlan, Professor Tom in the Dept of Mechanical Engineering overseas. Professor John J Kelly BE 1957, PhD Gallagher and Professor Tony Fagan. since 1967 and has produced more 1969 last year. The award to Professor From spring 2004 participants will than 500 graduates. McCabe was made at the end of the compete for the Vincent Dodd The good news is that GLOBAL from Vhi Healthcare provides you with all the cover you’ll need. 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36 UCD Connections ADVERTISEMENT LAW GRADUATES’ NEWS WOMEN GRADUATES’ ASSOCIATION

SUTHERLAND CHAIR and Curran; Gore and Grimes; Ivor CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS The UCD Women Graduates’ EVENTS HELD and Dr Siobhan O’Sullivan, Director IN EUROPEAN LAW Fitzpatrick and Co.; BCM Hanby Association is affiliated to the Irish of the Irish Council for Bio Ethics gave Wallace; Whitney Moore and Keller; In October 2002 the Faculty of Law Federation of University Women A bridge evening helped to raise funds talks on the topic of Bio Ethics in A new Chair in European Law has Michael Collins SC and Paul launched its Diploma in Human (IrFUW), University Women of for UCD’s New ERA programme that January and February 2004. been made possible by the generosity Gallagher SC. Rights. Cherie Blair QC was guest Europe (UWE) and the International works with disadvantaged students. and support of Peter Sutherland SC of honour and later attended the Federation of University Women The winners of the WGA heat of the FUTURE EVENTS BCL 1967, LLD 1990 FORDHAM SUMMER LAW SCHOOL European Convention on Human (IFUW), which has consultative Irish Federation’s Public Speaking Rights in Roebuck Castle. status within the United Nations. Competition for girls aged under The UCD Public Speaking Heat took Mr Sutherland graduated with an Former US Attorney-General Janet Two years ago to celebrate its centenary, 15 went on to win the titles of overall place on February 5th 2004 and the honours BCL law degree from UCD Reno was guest of honour at the third RESEARCH PROJECTS the Association produced an anthology best team and overall best individual final is taking place on March 6th, and subsequently tutored in the annual Fordham Summer Law School, of reminiscences by women graduates speaker in March 2003. followed by the annual dinner. Faculty of Law. He was later appointed held in both QUB and UCD. More The Institute of Criminology carried of their time in UCD - From Newman Visiting Professor at the Centre for than 60 US law students attended and out a major study of public order to New Woman. Now the WGA are Members of the Association A book sale will take place in UCD European Policy Studies in UCD. Dean Bill Treanor of the Fordham Law offences in Ireland on behalf of the embarking on a new venture. participated in the Irish Federation’s on March 20th 2004 from 11am-4pm. Following a period as Attorney- School also participated. National Crime Council. The research Annual Conference in September Donations of books are welcome, General in two Governments, he showed that between 1996 and 2001, the UCD PHOTO-CALL 2003, which was hosted by Queen’s please contact Joy Wheeler, WGA served as EU Commissioner for number of prosecutions for public order University Belfast, and was attended President at +353 1 2884383. Funds Competition Policy. He was also EU offences increased by 161 per cent with UCD Photo-Call is the WGA’s chief by the President of the International raised from this event will go to the Commissioner with responsibility for alcohol and the time of night (midnight project this year and aims to collect Federation of University Women - UCD Choral Scholars. Education (for one year) and initiated to 2am) playing dominant roles. photographs for the University Archives. Professor Reiko Akio. In October the Erasmus Programme. Prior to If this material is not collected now, 2003 a large group from the WGA Joyce Padbury BA 1950, MA 1951, becoming Chairman of Goldman Research is being carried out to much of it will disappear and with it travelled to Bordeaux to attend the HDipEd 1954 will give a lecture on Sachs International and BP plc, he was produce a comprehensive analysis of a priceless and irreplaceable record of Annual Conference of University Mary Hayden BA 1885, a founding Chairman of Allied Irish Banks and the feasibility of drafting a Charter of life in the University over the decades. Women of Europe. member of the WGA and the first Director-General of GATT and the Rights for Ireland, as envisaged by the The Project has the full support of Professor of Modern Irish History in World Trade Organisation. A keen Ms Janet Reno, former Attorney-General of terms of the Belfast Agreement. This the University. UCD (1911-1938), on March 31st 2004. advocate of European integration, the United States, pictured with Prof research is being funded under the Mr Sutherland remarked that he was Paul O’Connor, Dean, Faculty of Law Project Funding Scheme of the Irish Please search out all those photographs Membership forms can be obtained delighted to support the academic Research Council for the Humanities from your days at UCD. Forms to send by writing to the Honorary Secretary, mission of the Faculty of Law. He JOHN MAURICE KELLY and Social Sciences. with your photos can be obtained by UCD-WGA, University College referred particularly to the contribution MEMORIAL LECTURE writing to UCD Photo-Call, Room Dublin, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2. made by the faculty over 25 years to The Faculty completed its research on 10, Arts Annexe, Woodview, UCD, the development and enhancement of The distinguished comparative the pilot phase of ECODIR (‘Electronic Belfield, Dublin 4 or online at European Law in both undergraduate lawyer and academic Professor Basil Consumer Dispute Resolution’) at the www.ucd.ie/alumni/wga. and post-graduate curricula. Markesinis delivered the ninth John end of June 2003. The project, co-funded Maurice Kelly Memorial Lecture on by the EU Commission, DG Sanco, If you are prepared to donate the Joy Wheeler BA 1958, President of the WGA presents Prof Reiko Akio, President of the November 15th 2002. and the Irish Department of Enterprise, photographs, they will be gratefully International Federation of University Women Trade and Employment, involves the received. However, if you want them with a gift at the annual conference of the BROADCASTING, SOCIETY design and piloting of an online returned, they will be copied and Irish Federation AND THE LAW LECTURE SERIES consumer dispute resolution service. sent back to you. The September annual outing provided The seventh lecture in this series, ECODIR uses private negotiation and a most enjoyable trip to Knockabbey Winner of the Irish Federation’s Public organised jointly by RTE´ and the mediation within a secure website to Castle and Gardens, and a splendid Speaking Competition for girls under fifteen, Faculty of Law, was delivered by the allow consumers and businesses from demonstration of Italian cookery, Shauna McCormack from Maryfield College Chief International Correspondent around the world to resolve their enhanced by a scintillating talk from with her teacher, Nuala Mullarkey (left) and Joy Wheeler (right) BA 1958, President of the WGA of CNN, Ms Christiane Amanpour disputes from home without recourse Dr Deirdre O’Grady BA 1966, MA Left to right: Prof Paul O’Connor, Dean, Faculty in O’Reilly Hall on October 16th 2002. to foreign courts. In all, 62 cases from 1967, PhD 1983 of UCD’s Italian of Law, with Peter Sutherland The title was: ‘Afghanistan, Iraq, over 14 countries were handled by Department. The annual Christmas Bombing ... but what comes next?’ ECODIR and managed by a secretariat party was held in Newman House, NEW CHAIR IN COMMERCIAL LAW run by the Faculty of Law, UCD. St Stephen’s Green in December.

A new Chair in Commercial Law has 'A break from study at Earlsfort Terrace in the Dr Eileen Kane BA 1955, MA 1956, been established. The faculty wishes 1930's', photograph donated by Mary T Kelly. HDipEd 1957, PhD 1973 presented a to thank: McCann Fitzgerald; A&L Left to right: Back row: Unknown; Niall session on the Basilica of San Clemente Goodbody; Arthur Cox; Matheson Left to right: Christiane Amanpour; Dr Art Brunicardi. Middle row: Reggie Leahy; Dorrie in November. Dr Torres Sweeney PhD Ormsby Prentice; William Fry; LK Cosgrove, former President of UCD; Bono O'Toole; Mary Heron (now Kelly); Con 1995, lecturer in Molecular Biology in Melissa Webb, President of the IrFUW with Shields; Dillon Eustace; Mason Hayes from U2; Prof Paul O’Connor, Dean, Faculty O'Donovan. Front row: Jimmy McMahon; UCD’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine the winning public speaking team from of Law and Albert Reynolds, former Taoiseach Maura Brunicardi; Colm Gallen Loreto Abbey Dalkey

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Left to right: Dr Thomas BCOMM 1978 SILVER Staunton with his wife, Dr ORGANISE A REUNION ANNIVERSARY REUNION Ursula Staunton; Dr Brian The Alumni Development Office McCarthy with his wife, Breda The Silver Anniversary reunion for offers a support service and McCarthy and Dr Gerry Crean the BComm Class of 1978 was held on reunion pack for those wishing celebrate the 50th anniversary October 4th 2003 in the Four Seasons to organise a reunion. of their graduation from UCD Please contact us on tel +353 1 Hotel in Ballsbridge. The successful 7161447 or email [email protected] event had more than a 40% turnout for more information. with classmates coming from Australia, the Grand Cayman Islands, America, We’d be delighted to include your the UK, Germany, France and the four photos in next year’s magazine. corners of Ireland. Professor Philip Bourke, Dean of UCD Business Schools, joined the celebration. The Left to Right: Michael Butler BComm 1978; Dr Ann Bourke with husband, Dean of UCD Business GOLDEN JUBILEE organisers of the event would like to Schools, Prof Philip Bourke; Fergal Mulchrone BComm 1978, MBS 1979 and his wife Jeannette Kealy thank the sponsors, including Febvre The former President of UCD, Dr & Co. Ltd., Baileys, McCabes Wines RUBY AND SILVER JUBILEE Art Cosgrove welcomed graduates and Cooley Distillery. Photos from the from the year 1953 and their guests 20-year reunion were on display and 450 people attended the Ruby and to an all-faculty jubilee celebration cameras on every table ensured that Silver Jubilee celebration in O’Reilly on September 19th last. Of the 259 there will be plenty of photos Hall on the evening of November 16th graduates who were invited, 130 Above: The showcased at the 30-year reunion, 2002. Attendees consisted of 326 accepted the invitation and came from Bachelor of Arts plans for which are already in motion! graduates from the classes of 1962 Ireland, the UK, America, Canada, and Commerce To make sure you receive information and 1977 and their guests. The guest Trinidad and Tobago! Professor Brian classes 1953, kindly about subsequent BComm 1978 speakers on the night were Dr Trevor Farrell BA 1953, MA 1956 was the submitted by Hanna reunions please update your details, Weekes BSc 1962, PhD 1966, for the guest speaker on the day that began O’Brien BComm including your email address, with the graduates of 40 years ago and Geraldine with Mass, followed by a presentation 1953, BA 1953, Alumni Development Office, tel + 353 Kelly BA 1977, MA 1979, for the HDipEd 1954 by the President of the Golden Jubilee 1 7161447, email [email protected] or graduates of 25 years ago. ‘Minor Left to right: Dr Brendan Dempsey MB BCh scrolls and finished with lunch in contact Fergal Mulchrone BComm Swing’ provided the entertainment BAO 1963; Prof Martin Carey MB BCh BAO Right: The Bachelor of O’Reilly Hall. 1978, MBS 1979 [email protected]. on the night. 1962, MD 1981, DSc 1984, LLD 1992 and Dr Arts and Commerce Raymond Carroll MB BCh BAO 1962, BSc classes 1953, as they 1964 at the UCD Ruby and Silver Jubilee in are today MB BCH BAO THIRTY-YEAR O’Reilly Hall REUNION

The UCD medical graduates of 1973 held their thirty-year reunion over a weekend in September 2003 in Left to Right: Mary Clare Morrin-Keogh Killarney. Organised by Owen Hensey BComm 1977, HDipEd 1978; Catherine MB BCh BAO 1973, DipCH 1976 and Kearns-Costello BComm 1977, HDipEd 1978; a few helpers and attended by over 50 Kathleen Woodcock BA 1977, HDipEd 1978 classmates from all over Ireland, the and Maebh Gallagher Heavey BA 1977, UK, Canada and one from America, HDipEd 1978 at the UCD Ruby and Silver the event was universally acclaimed Jubilee Celebration in November 2002 as a great success. So much so that a thirty-five year reunion is a definite CHRISTMAS HOMECOMING starter! If you are a medical 1973 Australia, the West Indies, Hong Kong, graduate, please ensure the Alumni Dr Art Cosgrove, former President of Russia, Europe and the UK. Mulled Development Office has your up to UCD, welcomed over 200 UCD wine, mince pies and music from the date details to inform you of graduates and their guests to a reception ‘Pim Street String Quartet’ added to any subsequent reunions tel + 353 in Newman House, St Stephen’s Green, the festive spirit. 1 7161447 or email [email protected]. on December 23rd 2002. The event welcomed UCD Alumni Left to right: Dr Brian Kennedy BA 1982, MA Association members and alumni 1985, PhD 1989 and his wife, Mary, who 1973 medical graduates at their reunion returning home for Christmas. both travelled from Australia, with the UCD in September The graduates came from America, Dean of Arts, Prof Fergus D’Arcy

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College, Drumcondra, Dublin. Mary-Claire Ward BSc 1966 Professor John A Murray James O’Dwyer BCL 1968, LLB 1970 Ordained a priest in June 1957 for Geologist Mary- BComm 1968, MA, MEconSc 1969, James was INVITE FOR SUBMISSIONS the Archdiocese of Washington, he Claire Ward was MBA, PhD 1976, FTCD admitted as a Thank you to all our graduates and friends who sent material for our Class led three parishes. He co-ordinated awarded the 2003 John Murray has published over solicitor in 1969; Notes section of UCD Connections Issue 9 2003/2004. the visit of Pope John Paul II to J. Willis Ambrose 150 books and journal articles on and admitted to Washington in 1979. Ordained Bishop Medal of the marketing and strategy, in journals the New York If you would like to submit material for inclusion in our next edition of UCD of Birmingham, Alabama, in March Geological such as Strategic Management Journal, Bar 1986. He Connections please contact Jane O’Byrne, Alumni Relations Manager on tel 1988, he served there until coming to Association Journal of Marketing Management, has specialised in +353 1 7161447 or email [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you! Kansas City St Joseph in September of Canada, in European Journal of Marketing, Long corporate work, 1993. In the late 1990s, National Mary-Claire Ward recognition of Range Planning, Industrial Marketing James O’Dwyer including mergers If any information is printed incorrectly, please contact the Alumni Development Catholic commissioned an adult her “sustained distinguished service Management and Journal of Strategic and acquisitions, privatisations, public Office (tel +353 1 7161447) and the error will be corrected in the next issue. education programme about child to the earth sciences in Canada, and Change. He is Professor of Business offers and company reconstructions. sexual abuse. By late 2003, the in particular for her outstanding Studies at the School of Business He has featured in some of the biggest CORRECTION Protecting God's Children programme accomplishments in professional Studies, Trinity College, University of financial stories, such as the strategic In the 2001 edition of UCD Connections it was written that Dr Waldemar was in use in 77 dioceses. and society affairs”.For over 30 years, Dublin. He is a Fellow of the College. alliance Aer Lingus made with Kanachowski MB BCh BAO 1953 enjoyed working with Pat Downes, who trained In recent years, he has been involved she has participated in and managed He has also served as Senior Lecturer American Airlines and British Airways, him in anaesthesia. Dr Kanachowski was actually referring to Dr Ray Davys. in The Call for Fair Employment, and mineral exploration and mine (Vice Provost for Academic Affairs) at and the €3.5 billon sale of Eircell to worked to ensure greater international development projects. She is now Trinity College. He has been Lecturer at Vodafone. Another large-scale deal was investment in Northern Ireland. Bishop chairman of Watts, Griffis and McOuat University College Dublin, Professor at the €3.6bn take-over of the Smurfit Boland's brother, Kevin, followed him Ltd. Between 1983 and 1997, Mary- IMD Switzerland, Visiting Professor at group by Madison Dearborn Partners. Catherine Kinsella into the priesthood and is now the Claire served terms as a councillor of the University of Toronto and Daiichi- He is a member of New York State and BComm 1953, BSocSc 1964 Bishop of Savannah, Georgia. Two the Geological Association of Canada, Kikaku Visiting Professor at Keio American Bar Associations; and of The Kay did a brothers remain in Co Cork. and in 1995-1996, she was its President. University, Japan and Visiting Scholar UCD Foundation. 1950s at the Wharton and Harvard Business commercial course Mícheál Ó Bréartúin after Inter Cert Dr Desmond J Reilly Schools and Senshu University, Japan. BE (Mech and Elec) 1953 and worked with MB BCh BAO 1965 In between teaching, researching, Mícheál joined the ESB in 1955. During the National Desmond has just retired from clinical consulting, travelling and talking he his 40 years with the ESB the demand Health Insurance practice in anaesthetics. He was born rebuilds old cars, participates in historic for electricity grew tenfold. For the last Society. But when 1960s in New York of Irish parents and was rallying, listens to jazz and reads fiction. 1970s 35 years of this period he was engaged war broke out, Kay awarded a BSc in Chemistry cum laude in planning the main transmission Catherine Kinsella was one of those Roger Cummiskey BComm 1965 when he came to UCD. He won the John P Kelleher BCL 1968 Michael Redmond BSc 1978, PhD 1983 system of the ESB, especially in the recruited by Dr Bouchier Hayes, the Roger says that Hutchinson Physiology Prize in 1962 John Kelleher, appointed Film Censor Michael is a Senior Investigator at Greater Dublin Area. Between 1977 staff doctor and also medical director living between and the Gold Medal in Surgery in 1965. in April 2003, was born in Dublin the National Institutes of Health and 1999 he was also a Senior of the Irish Red Cross. After the war she the Costa del Sol Soon after he won a very different kind in 1944. Educated at Clongowes, he in Bethesda, Maryland where he is Consultant with what is now ESB became secretary of the Irish Red Cross in Spain and of medal: the Bronze Star in Vietnam, studied law at UCD, where he was a section head in the National Eye International, working in more than 30 Hospitals Entertainment Corps, which Blackrock in where he worked in the 67th Evacuation L&H Treasurer, Students Union Vice- Institute. For most of his research career countries, in the Middle East and the arranged concerts from Wicklow to Dublin while Hospital and attained the rank of Major. President and Director of Dramsoc. In he has worked on the biochemistry Far East, Africa and the former Soviet Sligo. In 1942 Kay had done her working He later won the Korean Hospital award 1969 he obtained a Masters in Drama and genetics of vitamin A metabolism, Union. He worked on planning the Matriculation and was accepted as a as an artist is in 1970. Since then he has worked at from the University of Kentucky, which especially its role in vision. He lives Roger Cummiskey electricity supply to the Moslem Holy Mature Student to do the BComm not a bad way Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital. His he attended on a Rotary Scholarship. in Bethesda with his wife Julia, son Cities of Mecca and Medina; and was degree along with 13 colleagues, which of life for a Commerce graduate of daughter, Elizabeth, qualified in UCD He was called to the Bar in 1971. Thomas, daughter Catherine, and two ´ UN International Project Co-ordinator she achieved after some ill health in 1965! A lifetime interest in the works in 1992 and is now working as a He joined RTE in 1970, where he cats. And, just like he did at UCD, he in Iraq. His book, Gnóthaí Eachtracha, 1953. Following involvement in parish of James Joyce and Samuel Beckett paediatrician. produced Seven Days, Hall's Pictorial rides his bike to work, rain or shine. dealt with social and historical aspects work, she went back to UCD on a night provide an unlimited source of Weekly, Even the Olives are Bleeding of several countries he worked in. course and got the BSocSc degree. inspiration. Paintings: www.roger Patrick J O’Mahony BAgrSc 1969, and Strumpet City. In 1980, he was Professor She was seconded from the civil service cummiskey.com. HDipEd 1974, MBA 1982 appointed Controller of Programmes, Kevin Dunbar to work with the local social service Patrick, who comes from Cork, spent and established the Today Tonight BA 1977, MA ´ centre, and then succeeded in the Gerard Wilkinson 16 years teaching in Australia, followed programme. He left RTE in 1983 to 1979, PhD 1985 exams for the Probation and Welfare BA 1966, MEconSc 1967 by another eight years in adult become Managing Director of The Kevin is both Service. She is now in private practice After a brief career as a lecturer in the education administration. He did his Sunday Tribune. In the mid-80s, he Professor of as a counsellor. Faculty of Commerce and, subsequently, MBA degree in Newcastle, New South established himself as one of Ireland’s Psychological with Independent Newspapers, Gerard Wales, close to the Hunter Valley. From leading film and television producers. & Brain Sciences Mícheál Ó Bréartúin with his wife Pat Kevin Dunbar Bishop Raymond spent over 30 years working, firstly, in there he got his love of wines which He has produced six feature films, and Professor Sr Carmel Warde J Boland BA 1953 Kenya with Nation Media Group, then almost equals his love of sport. including Eat the Peach, which he of Education at Dartmouth College BA 1953, HDipEd 1954, Dip CG 1979 Bishop Boland in Italy with the Costa Smeralda tourism He returned to Ireland with his family co-wrote, seven television drama in Hanover New Hampshire USA. He Sr Carmel taught for 25 years in attended Christian development – both projects of the Aga in 1989 and became Principal of Kilkee series and numerous documentaries. moved to Dartmouth College in 2001 Dominican College, Sion Hill, Co Brothers College, Khan. Since 1982, Gerard has worked at Community College. Three years later He and his wife, Dara, a guidance after being a Professor at McGill Dublin. She has also shared her mission Cork, UCD and the Aga Khan's personal secretariat in he was appointed to his present counsellor, met as students at UCD. University in Montreal, Canada, since with many young people in Taylor’s All Hallows France. He has recently returned to live position as Principal of Dominican His son, Macdara, a film producer, 1988. Professor Dunbar is widely Hill, Galway and Portstewart, Co Derry. Missionary in semi-retirement in Dublin. College, Newbridge, Co Kildare. is also a UCD graduate. known for his research on how people Bishop Boland think, reason, and solve problems.

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Dr John MacCarthy Ann Doody Higgins BA 1974, MA 2001 William moved Oisín worked for seven years in Business, UCD. specialising in data MB BCh BAO 1971, DipCh 1973 Ann is now living in Western to Intervet Marketing and Export Sales Previously she communications John did his residency training Massachusetts with her husband, John, International in management in Ireland and the UK for worked as and Internet programme in Winnipeg and has and three children, Eoin, Deirdre and The Netherlands, Irish and Danish industrial equipment Marketing protocol (IP) been in practice in New Westminster Colm. Since 1998, she has been a the third biggest manufacturing companies. After that Manager for technology in Canada for 24 years. He married graduate student in the English animal health he began pursuing an advisory role Dublin Business training. He was Ann Marie Horgan and they have Department at the University of company in the for business start-ups, which led to School and appointed Director four children and one grandchild. Massachusetts, Amherst, specialising in world, where his current position as CEO of Fingal has worked for of IP Network William J Enright Niamh Boyle Ronan McLaughlin Middle English Literature. She received he is now both County Enterprise Board. Oisín lives in several years with Engineering in Dr Dealga P O’Callaghan her MA from there in 2001, and is Pharmaceutical Manager and Marketing Clane, Co Kildare, and is married with financial services firms including July 2001. In August 2003, Ronan BSc 1973, PhD 1977 writing a Doctoral thesis on some Manager for their Aquatic Animal two boys aged 5 and 2. Contact Oisín at Woodchester Brokers, National Mutual joined Ericsson Research Canada Inc in Dealga took up of the romances in the Auchinleck Health division. 8900800 or 087 9884081. and AIB. She lives in Sandymount, Montreal, Quebec where he now works. a Post-Doctoral Manuscript. She hopes to be in Dublin Email [email protected] Dublin with her husband Shaun He married Catherine Lyons from Fellowship on at the Medieval Romance Conference at Hayden, MBA 2001, and five year Stillorgan on September 6th 2003 in Dutch elm disease Newman House on April 22nd and Dr Pat Hartley MB BCh BAO 1985 old son, Jonathan. Dublin. Cathy currently works as an at the SUNY 23rd 2004. Email [email protected]. Pat is Associate RN in St Mary's Hospital Montreal. Syracuse, NY. Professor of Ciarán Mac Guill BComm 1984 He returned to Dr Micheal Fanning MB BCh BAO 1977 Internal Medicine Ciarán recently published L’Irlandais Andrew McMenamin BComm 1990 Britain in 1980 Micheal Fanning has published in the Pulmonary, de poche (Pocketbook Irish). This Andrew followed his degree with a Dealga P O’Callaghan and took up a ten poetry books and his poetry is Critical Care and French-language guide in the ‘Assimil’ Certificate in Outdoor Education and Senior Research Fellowship at Salford included in anthologies such as Kerry, Occupational Oisín Geoghegan pocketbook series introduces French an MSc in Recreation Management University. He was first Senior Lecturer Eigse an Aeir, and most recently in Medicine Division speakers to Irish vocabulary, grammar from Loughborough University in and then Head of the Arboriculture Ireland’s Love Poems edited by AN at the University Lorcán Ó hÓbáin and customs. Ciarán is International 1992. He has done educational and Department at Myerscough College, a Jeffares. He is Director of Feile na Pat Hartley of Iowa, USA. BComm 1987, MBS 1988 Management Controller with Altran youth work since then. While in constituent College of the University of Bealtaine, an arts and politics festival He received a Masters in Public Health Lorcán is the Technologies, based in Paris, France. Australia he was offered a job as Central Lancashire in Preston and was held annually in Dingle, Co Kerry. in 2000. He is Medical Director of the Managing Director Head of Operations for the Duke responsible for the validation of the first Micheal Fanning lives in Dingle where University Employee Health Clinic and of Syrom (Systems) of Edinburgh's Award International Degree Programme for Arboriculture he practises as a family doctor. a staff physician on the Pulmonary Ltd a management Association, which has kept him busy in Europe. He founded his own Service at the University Hospital. consultancy for the last three years, based in London consultancy company in 1991 which Sr Mary Aloysia Ohaeri (née Pat is married to Colette, and they business but with travel all over the world. He is now employs over 30 people. He is Marcellina) DipNT 1978 have three children: twins Liam and specialising in 1990s married to Jayne, with no children, and married to Marguerite whom he met in Sr Mary, who belongs to the Eoghan are aged 9, and Kieran is 7. the printing and they live in central London. UCD in 1975. They have two daughters Immaculate Heart congregation, Lorcán Ó HÓbáin graphic arts sector. Thomas Kennedy and two sons and live in Liverpool. is nurse educator in the school of Noirin Halligan BComm 1989 Previously, Lorcán held a senior position BA Psychology 1998 Alice Wong Wai Ying BSc 1998 nursing at Mbano Joint Hospital in Noirin, a graduate within the Irish operations of After graduating, Tom spent time Alice was a graduate of the first Donal Mac Craith BSocSc 1970 Imo State, Nigeria. from Templeogue Clondalkin Group Ltd. working in diverse areas such as the Management major class in Hong Donal, has lived in London since 1972. in Dublin, left Barretstown Gang Camp in Ballymore Kong - BSc (Management). She is now After qualifying as a Social Worker at Ireland in 1996 Professor Anne Leahy Eustace, and Wexford Services for working as VP for Business Planning in the University of Surrey in 1977, he to work as a BA 1982, BMus 1983, individuals with special needs. Then a call centre in Taiwan that specialises worked in Social Work, Community Marketing MA 1987, PhD 2002 he applied for university in England, in selling insurance. Development, Race Relations and Executive for Sony Anne was the trained as a children’s nurse in Bradford Information Technology. He is in Bangkok. She first Gerhard Herz and qualified in September 2002. Since Jean Kilroe BA 1998, MSocSc 2000 currently Team Manager, Older People, Noirin Halligan spent five years visiting Professor then he has worked at Bradford Royal Jean is working in Programme of at Ealing Council in west London. there, during which she was promoted of Bach Studies Infirmary on an acute medical ward. Action for Children, HeBE. Her role Email [email protected]. to Product Marketing Manager for at the University He is currently undertaking a BSc in involves consultation, presentation Sr Mary Ohaeri with her pupils Thailand. Married by then to an of Louisville, Nursing Practice hoping to specialise and reporting on child and adolescent Dr Edward Ryan MB BCh BAO 1971 Australian, and faced with a move Kentucky in Neurology. health and well-being. She has also Ed is an obstetrician / gynaecologist to Papua New Guinea, she set up for the fall been busy buying her first home and specialising in infertility treatment. He Irishphotoshop.com, the only online Anne Leahy semester 2003. Cinzia Amandonico DipStat 1994 getting married to Niall Bowen BE 1995. does clinical research from his fertility expanding library of distinctly Irish- She also won a Fulbright scholarship Cinzia is working as Data Mining Sales practice setting and with the in vitro 1980s themed photos that allows customers for this period. She is currently on Support Manager for SAS Institute, Kian Long Koh BSc 1999 fertilisation programme affiliated to to request their photo of choice. Noirin leave from the DIT Conservatory based in Rome. She is married, with Kian Koh Toronto University. He is married to, Dr William J Enright maintains her partnership with her of Music and Drama, Dublin. two children: Jacopo, aged 3, and relocated to “a great Dublin woman who manages BAgrSc 1981, MAgrSc 1983, PhD former employers, the Dublin-based Ludovico, 18 months. Melbourne, my office practice and whose Dad once After leaving UCD, William received Centre for Independent Living. Niamh Boyle BA 1986 Australia, and owned Quinnsworth supermarkets his PhD at Michigan State University in Visit www. irishphotoshop.com. HDipEd 1987, MBS 1997 Ronan McLaughlin BE 1998 joined Caterpillar (Pat Quinn of silk polo-neck dress 1987. He worked as a Senior Research Niamh is Director of Marketing After graduating in electronic (NYSE: CAT) in fame)”.He loves Toronto, hates the Scientist for Teagasc at Grange Research Oisín Geoghegan: BA (Psych) 1988, for UCD Business Schools engineering, Ronan was employed March 2003. In winters and is still an overseas member Centre, before moving to the biotech DBS 1989, MBS (Marketing) 1990 incorporating Smurfit School of by Ericsson Systems Expertise Ltd in Caterpillar he is of Ballybunion. company, Proteus in 1993. In 1996, After completing the MBS in 1990 Business, UCD and Quinn School of Dún Laoghaire as a Technical Trainer Kian Long Koh responsible for

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leading the entire spectrum from Joanne O’Carroll-Minerva Institute for Design and Disability. She currently working in the residential Rory Gallagher, Christy Moore, and Peter Fitzpatrick strategy to execution of HR Systems, MB BCh BAO 1994 joined the European Consumer Centre construction department, and is getting Moving Hearts. After training in RTE´ BA 1988, HDipEd 1989 BPR, Shared Services Centre and Joanne celebrated as Manager in May 1999. married this year. as a TV producer/director in the mid Peter moved to New York in 1990. Strategic HR-related activities across the baptism of 80’s, Billy has remained in TV for the Shifting career from teaching to Asia Pacific and Japan. He enjoys the her first son, Brian O’Grady MBA 2000 last two decades. His documentary music composition and sound design long drive along the Great Ocean Road. Justin Michael, on After the MBA Brian worked for films with The Pogues and Clannad for the earliest CD-ROM games and October 5th. Justin Excellence Ireland as Head of Content both represented Ireland at the Multimedia products, he won the Jonathan Law BSc 1994 was born on April 2000s and Learning. In October 2003 he set European Festival of Film. prestigious ‘New Media’ award for Jonathan has launched ‘The Mind Gym 19th 2003. Joanne up Best Practice Media Europe, a digital His feature length film Que Sera Sera 'Excellence in Sound Design & Ireland’, an independent operation, lives with her media business for managers across (Italia ’90) remains one of the biggest Music in a CD-ROM Product'. which focuses on change management. Joanne O’ Carroll - husband, Pierre Europe with publishing contracts for selling Irish videos ever. Billy was In 1994 he joined Microsoft and Minerva with her The Mind Gym delivers 90-minute, son Justin Minerva, RCSI The European Organisation for Quality appointed Commissioning Editor moved back to Dublin - Peter still face-to-face workshops with up to a 1994, in and Excellence Ireland. January 2004 for Entertainment with RTE´ TV works for Microsoft in the Xbox & day's traditional training content. Philadelphia, and plans to return saw the launch of Made in Europe from 2000-2002. He joined Midas PC Games Division where he manages Before this, Jonathan worked in to practice as a child and adolescent magazine and support network, which Productions in early 2003 as Executive the development of international Organisational Change with VISION psychiatrist in early 2004. will be distributed to 70,000 managers Producer. He has two sons, Sam and games for the Xbox and PC platforms. Consulting and Barclays Plc in Dublin, and professionals across 35 countries. Louis, and lives in Ballsbridge with These days Peter is back in UCD London and New York. John H Harrington his partner Máire Kearney. attending the Michael Smurfit BA 1990, MA 1992, MBA 1999 Robert Dickenson MSc (Agr) 2000 Graduate School of Business. He and Niall de Lacy BComm 1997 John recently Patrick McKay with his parents John and Robert Dickenson Michael Holohan his wife, Valerie, have three children. Niall is currently the Manager for completed his Rhona; his wife, Kristin, and his two children, began his career BA 1978, HDipEd 1979 Talent Acquisition Strategy and Masters in Finance Shannon and Conor. in 1978 as a relief Michael was born in Dublin and Tony O'Sullivan Technology with The Gillette Company from Boston herdsman in studied music at UCD, the Dublin BA 1972, HDipEd 1973, MA 1975, based in Boston, Massachusetts. Niall College. He works Patrick McKay BA 1993, MBS 2001 Southern England College of Music, Queen’s University Dip in Applied Computing 1982 began his career with Gillette UK Ltd as a Marketing Patrick McKay emigrated from Ireland and in 1990 Belfast and in France. He has won Tony worked as teacher in Glenstal following his graduation from UCD, Analyst for to the United States in 1986 where he graduated with a numerous awards for his compositions Abbey School from 1975 to 1981 and has held several positions of Wellington worked part-time at MBNA America BSc from Reading as well as Arts Council travel awards to and then decided to change career increasing responsibility within the John H Harrington Management Bank while also attending the Robert Dickenson University in attend masterclasses with Messiaen, and did a full time course in Applied Human Resources function at Gillette Company, LLP in Boston. He lives with University of Delaware. Today, Patrick Agriculture. After studying as a Xenakis, Boulez and Berio. He has Computing (Business) at NIHE in the UK and US. his wife, Bethany, and his two children, is a Vice President of Sales and Client Management Accountant he joined collaborated with Seamus Heaney on Limerick (now UL). He has worked Andrew aged 5 and Elizabeth aged 4. Management for MBNA America the NatWest Group working within several occasions, notably for the No for various companies (Softech, Wang, Stephen Murphy Bank based in Wilmington, Delaware. a subsidiary - John Deere Credit- in Sanctuary concert and the RTE´ /BBC Westinghouse) in Information Systems BA Int'l 1998 MSc (Marketing) 2000 Donal Cawley Patrick was a member of the team Gloucester. In 2000, he graduated programme, A Nobel Tribute to Seamus and Production/Inventory Management. Stephen worked for Ashville Media BComm 1991, MAcc 1992 that founded MBNA Ireland and lived from UCD with a Masters in Rural Heaney. In 2002 he won the Celtic He is currently based in Shannon, in Dublin and The Irish Times in Liam Heneghan, in Dublin from 1997-2000. In 2001, Development where he met his Irish Music Prize at the Celtic Film and working as General Manager of London before setting up Celtic BComm 1991, MAcc 1992 he returned to the US with his wife born wife, Valerie, who was studying Radio Festival in Brittany, France, for Maidenform International. Media Network, a company that Gareth Campbell BComm 1991 (Kristin) and two children (Conor and for a Masters in American Literature. his collaboration with poet Paul promotes Irish media in the UK, Dermot Daly BComm 1992 Shannon). Patrick’s parents John and He now works for Concern - Ireland's Durcan, A Snail in my Prime. He is LtCol John Duggan based in Fulham, London. Eoghan Heneghan Rhona Mc Kay live in Dublin. largest charity, as their management currently chairperson of the Droichead BA 1973, HDipEd 1974, M Litt Email [email protected] BComm 1993, MAcc 1994 accountant in Dublin. Arts Centre. He was elected to John is a graduate of the Irish Military Collectively the above alumni perform Agni Skafidas DBS 2000 Aosdana, Ireland’s state-sponsored College in the Curragh, and of the Maria Farrell BA Int’l 1994, in a traditional music group called the Agni worked as HR Officer at SAS academy of creative artists, in 1999. German equivalent, the Fuhrungs- MA (Interactive Media) 1999, Merry Ploughboys and they own and EMEA Head Office in Germany. Akademie der Bunderswehr. MSc (Government) 2000 run their music venue in Rathfarnham SAS is the world’s largest privately He is also a member of the Institute Maria Farrell is the at Taylor’s Three Rock Pub, performing held software company. She returned of Linguists. During his 38-year Policy Manager for to over 35,000 people each year. The to the Smurfit Business School in 2002 HDipEd Army career, he served twice with the E-Business, IT band has toured extensively and has to undertake the MBS in HRM after United Nations in Cyprus and became and Telecoms at recorded three CDs to date between which she was offered the position of This year, we’ve decided to focus on Commandant of the Artillery School the International 1997 and 2002. Visit Personnel Manager at TELDIX, which some HDipEd students to see where in the Curragh. After his retirement Chamber of www.merryploughboys.com. belongs to Northrop Grumman - they are now. he worked for 12 years as Registrar at Commerce in Electronic Systems, a global defence the Dublin Institute for Advanced Paris. Following Tina Leonard DipArtsAd 1995 electronics powerhouse. Billy McGrath BA 1974 HDipEd 1975 Studies. He has written the history of Maria Farrell her BA in History Tina is from Dublin and is Chief Billy played for UCD soccer first team the Irish Army and recently published and Politics, Maria worked in film and Executive Officer, European Consumer Muireann O’Neill BBLS 2000 and was also member of Dramsoc. Herr Hempel at the German Legation in television in Ireland for four years. Centre. She studied art history at TCD Muireann has been working for After graduation he was appointed the Dublin, 1937-45 (Irish Academic

Maria also worked in London as a before completing arts administration O’Donnell Sweeney on Earlsfort first Entertainments /Welfare Officer, Left to right: Michael Holohan with friends Press). He is now working on a policy adviser on e-business for the at UCD. She then worked in fund Terrace for three years, having Students Union. With Bob Geldof he Eileen Dunne BA 1978; Macdara Ó Fatharta biography of LtGen Dan McKenna, Confederation of British Industry and raising and development at the commenced her apprenticeship in promoted Ireland’s first nationwide and Mairéad Byrne BA 1978 at the UCD Chief of Staff during the Second the Law Society of England and Wales, National Gallery of Ireland before October 2000. She qualified as a rock tour in 1977 and was eventually Ruby and Silver Jubilee Celebration held in World War. before moving to Paris in 2002. becoming manager of the European solicitor in January 2004. She is PR agent for artists such as U2, MCD, O’Reilly Hall in November 2003

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