First captain of Old Crescent RFC and later of Lansdowne RFC, Paddy Berkery played international rugby for Ireland 11 times between 1954 and 1958.

Poet and academic described by Seamus Heaney as “one of the senior figures in Irish literary life”, Desmond O’Grady taught in Paris, Rome and the United States and has published numerous poetry collections, including The Road Taken: Poems 1956–1996 and The Wandering Celt.

Awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Limerick, Dan Tierney authored the 1995 Science Technology and Innovation Advisory Council report and served as chair of the National Standards Authority of Ireland from 1997 to 2007.

Broadcaster and media personality, Terry Wogan became one of the best-known presenters in Ireland and Britain, hosting radio shows and his own BBC television chat show Wogan.

Professor Niall O’Higgins was Professor and Head of Surgery at University College Dublin (St Vincent’s University Hospital) and later Professor and Chairman of Surgery at RCSI. He authored around 300 publications in surgical oncology, endocrinology and surgical training.

Desmond O’Malley served as a Government Minister in four different departments between 1970 and 1992 and was a founding member of the Progressive Democrats.

Renowned ceramicist and founder of Louis Mulcahy Pottery in Clogher, Ballyferriter, Co. Kerry, he became the first craftsperson to receive an honorary doctorate from the National University of Ireland in 2004.

National Hunt Champion jockey in Britain in 1972/73 and 1973/74, Ron Barry won the 1973 Cheltenham Gold Cup and later worked as an inspector for the Jockey Club.

John Murray served as Attorney General of Ireland in 1982 and was Chief Justice from 2004 to 2011.

Artist whose work is held in collections including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Irish Arts Council. Charley Harper is a member of Aosdána and the Royal Hibernian Academy.

Tim O’Malley served as a TD for Limerick East from 2002 to 2007 and as Minister of State with special responsibility for Mental Health at the Department of Health and Children.

Professor of the Public Understanding of Technology at the Open University and long-time columnist with The Observer, John Naughton is a leading commentator on media and technology.

Appointed a judge of the European Court of First Instance in 2008, Kevin O’Higgins has served at the highest levels of the European judiciary.

Paddy Buckley has served as Executive Secretary of the Royal Irish Academy for more than twenty-six years.

Northern Ireland Assembly Ombudsman and Commissioner for Complaints, Tommy Frawley entered Crescent’s Bun Scoil at age eight before his family later moved to Belfast.

Composer best known for Riverdance, for which he won a Grammy Award.

John Noonan has served as Bishop of the Diocese of Orlando, Florida, USA, since 2010.

Jesuit priest and director of the MA Programme in Christian Spirituality at All Hallows College, Dublin City University, Michael O’Sullivan is the author of How Roman Catholic Theology Can Transform Male Violence Against Women.

Founding member and former CEO of Bóthar, an Irish humanitarian aid agency that supports families worldwide through livestock and sustainable development projects.

A RADA graduate, Noel Staunton has worked with Glyndebourne and English National Opera, produced worldwide premieres of Moulin Rouge and La Bohème, directed the Sydney Harbour Bridge 75th anniversary celebrations and the Sydney Dance Company, and became Artistic Director of the Brisbane Festival.

Pat O’Sullivan has served as Headmaster of Rockwell College.

Religious and Social Affairs Correspondent with RTÉ and a member of the RTÉ Authority.

Jesuit priest and Headmaster of Clongowes Wood College.

Member of the Philippine Jesuit Province, Peter Walpole is director of the Institute of Environmental Science for Social Change at Ateneo de Manila University and executive director of the Apu Palamguwan Institute for indigenous peoples, as well as author of several ecological studies.

Kevin Cotter served as deputy Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, with responsibility for strategic HR, logistics, finance, infrastructure and legal services. He served extensively overseas with the UN, OSCE, NATO and EU in the Middle East, Balkans, Africa and Europe, and retired from the Defence Forces in 2019.

London-based theatre producer whose work includes The Lord of the Rings, Whistle Down the Wind, The Beautiful Game, Jesus Christ Superstar and Sunset Boulevard. He produced the UK tour of Jesus Christ Superstar and won an International Emmy Award in 2001 as Executive Producer of the related film.

Fr Brian Kelly made his solemn profession as a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Our Lady of Quarr, Isle of Wight, in 2005.

Chief Operations Officer at Trinity College Dublin and a member of the university’s Senior Executive Group.

Pianist and educator who served as Chairman of Senior Examiners at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and sat on the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Cultural Relations Committee from 1997 to 2004.

Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology at Duke University Medical Center and Director of Graduate Studies in Pharmacology there, with additional roles in Molecular Cancer Biology.

Dean and Louis T. Yule Professor of the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin, holding additional faculty roles in Psychology and Information Risk & Operations Management.

President and Founder of the Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) and a member of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Northern Ireland Working Committee. Limerick Institute of Technology named the Hartnett Enterprise Acceleration Centre in his honour in 2011.

Managing Director of Microsoft European Operations.

International opera singer based in Berlin. His performance in Tannhäuser in 2009 earned him a nomination for “Singer of the Year” in Germany’s prestigious Opernwelt awards, with critics praising his range, technique and expressive power.

Former Vice-President of Online Sales and Operations at Google.

Noted hurler, entered on the Crescent College Roll of Honour. His achievements include ten county championships, two Munster Championships and two National League titles.

Rugby player for Munster and Ireland, capped 54 times for Ireland.

Appointed Principal of Walpole High School in Massachusetts, USA, in 2010.

Consultant dermatologist at St Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.

Key figure in re-establishing the Past Pupils Union and President from 1996 to 2011. She works in the School of Languages, Literature, Culture and Communication at the University of Limerick and also manages the UL Orchestra.

Former Director of Marketing & Audiences at the BBC and member of the BBC Marketing & Audiences Board until 2012.

Artistic Director of Origin Theatre Company in New York; photographed with the US President at the 2011 White House St Patrick’s Day reception.

World Championship rowing gold medallist in the lightweight coxless pair (with Gearóid Towey) in Lausanne in 2001, having previously won silver in 1996 and 1997. He later coached Irish rowers at the 2004 Athens Olympics and has been inducted into the Irish Rowing Hall of Fame.

Assistant bank manager with AIB, former European champion and Paralympic finalist in athletics.

Director of Customer Management & Operations at Eircom.

Director of Self Help, an Irish development agency delivering integrated sustainable development programmes in rural Africa; previously Emergency Coordinator for GOAL.

Chief Executive of Oxfam Ireland.

Rugby prop who played 45 times for Ireland between 1995 and 2007 and three times for the British & Irish Lions; now a television sports analyst.

Captain of the Cork camogie team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 1998.

Top Irish tennis player who won the Irish Close Championships five years in a row (1994–1998), captured almost every major domestic title and was a mainstay of the Irish Fed Cup team for twelve consecutive years. She received Tennis Ireland’s Maunsell Award in 2002.

Comedian and broadcaster known for regular appearances on TV shows such as The Panel and The Republic of Telly.

Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Limerick, specialising in blood-pressure-induced stress and strain in artery walls and thermal design of electronic systems.

Sprinter who holds the Irish junior and senior 4x100m relay records and represented Ireland at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. He holds a PhD in Sports Science.

National Hunt jockey who won the Queen Mother Champion Chase on Newmill in 2006 and the Hennessy Gold Cup on Beef or Salmon in 2007.

Finance Correspondent with The Irish Times and author of Something Rotten: Irish Business Scandals and Anglo Republic: Inside the Bank that Broke Ireland. He received the inaugural National Newspapers of Ireland “Journalist of the Year” award in 2011.

Adventurer who rowed across the Atlantic Ocean in 2005–2006 with Tori Holmes; they documented the 86-day voyage in Little Lady, One Man, Big Ocean – Rowing the Atlantic.

Flanker who played rugby for Munster and Ireland, earning 72 international caps by November 2011.

Planetary scientist who completed a doctorate in astronomy and works at Imperial College London as part of the Cassini magnetometer (MAG) team, focusing on the dynamics of Saturn’s magnetosphere.

Scrum-half who played rugby for Leinster and Ireland, earning 47 international caps by 2012.

Tennis player who became the first Irishman since 1980 to reach the main draw at Wimbledon and achieved a career-high ranking of 129 in the world. At Crescent he captained the team that won the Munster Junior Tennis Championship.

Currently CEO of Oxygen8 Group and the driving force behind One4Humanity, which has delivered over $80 million in medical supplies to conflict zones including Ukraine and Gaza.

During his time at Crescent, Shane was a member of the Senior Rugby Cup winning teams in 1989 and 1990. He later played AIL rugby with Garryowen and Lansdowne, and represented Connacht, Munster and the Ireland A team.

First represented Ireland in hockey in 2007 and captained the national team in a 2009 series against Canada.

Jockey who received the Irish Examiner National Junior Sports Star Award for horse racing in 2006 and was leading jumps jockey at the 2010 Galway Festival.

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