Rockwell College
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| Rockwell College Coláiste Charraig an Tobair |
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| Cashel, County Tipperary Republic of Ireland |
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| Motto | Inter Mutanda Constantia ("Constancy in the midst of change") |
| Established | 1864 |
| President | Fr. Jack Meade, C.S.Sp. |
| Principal | Mr Pat O Suliivan |
| Number of students | 535 |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholicism (Holy Ghost Fathers) |
| Website | www.rockwell-college.ie |
Rockwell College, founded in 1864, is a private Catholic secondary school near Cashel, South Tipperary in Ireland. It offers day as well as full boarding. Rockwell is run by the Holy Ghost Fathers.
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[edit] Notable past pupils
[edit] Politics
- Dr. Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland 1976-1990
- Dr. Maurice Manning, Chancellor of National University of Ireland, former Fine Gael Senator and President of the Irish Human Rights Commission
- Enda Marren, Fine Gael trustee and Member of Irish Council of State
- Michael Ahern, former Junior Minister for Industry and Commerce and currently TD for Cork East
- Andrew Boylan, former Fine Gael TD for Cavan–Monaghan
- Thomas Walsh, former Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow–Kilkenny
- Seamus Davin, General Secretary of Fianna Fáil, 1933-1945
- Seán McCarthy, former Minister of State for Finance and Technology
- Ruairí Brugha, Fianna Fáil TD, Senator and MEP
- Dr. Henry Barniville, Senator and Professor of Anatomy in University College Dublin
[edit] Legal
- Mr. Justice John L. Murray, former Attorney General, Judge on European Court of Justice and current Chief Justice of the Irish Supreme Court
- Former Attorney General John Rogers SC
- Mr. Justice Matthew P. Smith, former High Court Judge and current Chairman of Standards in Public Office Commission
- Thomas Teehan, current Circuit Court Judge
- Desmond Zaidan, current District Court Judge
- Fionan Lynch, former Circuit Court Judge and Deputy Leader of Fine Gael
- Sean Breathnach, former District Court Judge
- Hedley McCay, former District Court Judge
- David Keane SC, Irish nominee as Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
- Denis Vaughan Buckley SC
- Gerard Danaher SC
- Maurice Collins SC
- Gregory Murphy SC
- Michael Feehan SC
- Sean Whelan, BL and former Irish Ambassador to Turkey
[edit] Business
- Brody Sweeney, CEO of O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bars and Fine Gael candidate in 2007 election
- Harry Crosbie, owner of Point Depot and most of the Dublin Docklands
- Richie Boucher, CEO of Bank of Ireland
- Mark Moran, former Chairman of EBS Building Society and Chairman of Mater Private Hospital
- Billy Murphy, Chairman and Co-Founder of Drury Communications
- Ronan Reid, Executive Chairman Dolmen Securities
- Patrick Coyle, CEO of the Gresham Hotel Group and former CEO of Ryan Hotels
- Seamus Mulligan, Chairman and CEO of Azur Pharma Limited and previously of Elan Corporation
- Bernie Cahill, former Chairman of Aer Lingus and Greencore
- Joe Moran, Chairman of IWP International
- Willie Slattery, CEO of State Street International (Ireland) Ltd. and member of the National Competitiveness Council. Formerly of the Central Bank and CEO of Deutsche Bank
- Robert Gallagher, head of AIB International Corporate Banking
- Karl Llewellyn, CEO of E-com Interaction
- Frank Kenny, founder of Delta Partners venture capital firm and member of Irish Enterprise Strategy Board
- John Riordan, former Chief Executive of UPC Broadband and Chorus Digital
- John Reynolds, music promoter and organiser of the Electric Picnic music festival
- Geraldine Magnier, Financier, Investor - Currently CFO of Idiro Technologies. (Leading International Network Analytics Company)
[edit] Sport
- It has a proud rugby tradition and has won the Munster Schools Senior Cup 24 times and the Munster Schools Junior Cup 19 times
- 21 former students have subsequently become international players, including Jack Ryan, Mike Ryan, Dr. Paddy Stokes, Decco Browne, Joseph J. O'Connor, Bertie O'Hanlon, Michael Dargan, David McSweeney, Timothy McGrath, Michael English, Frank Byrne, John Moroney, Pat McGrath, Willie Duggan, Paul McNaughton (currently manager with the Irish rugby team), Gary Halpin, Jack Clarke, Michael Fitzgibbon, Gabriel Fulcher, Denis Leamy and John Fogarty
- Former British and Irish Lions include Michael English in 1959 and Willie Duggan in 1977
- Current provincial players include Patrick Butler, Denis Fogarty and Mark Melbourne for Munster JJ Hanrahan, and Shane Buckley
- Jockey Walter Swinburn, who won 8 British Classics, including the 1981 Derby with Shergar
- Walker Cup winners, David Sheehan in 1973 and Arthur Pierce in 1983
- Olympians Phillip Conway in 1972, Gary Halpin in 1988 and Malachy Sheridan in 1992
[edit] Others
- Liam O'Flaherty
- Fr. Denis Fahey
- Padraic O'Conaire
- Gabriel Rosenstock
- Dr. Michael McCarthy, former President of University College Cork, 1967-1978
- Monsignor Pádraig de Brún, former President of National University of Ireland, Galway
- Cardinal Michael Browne
- Dr. Michael Butler, Consultant Urologist and former President of the Royal College of Surgeons
- Kevin Roche, architect
- Former Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieut. General Colm Mangan
- Brendan Glacken, former Irish Times journalist
- Pat Leahy, Political Editor in Sunday Business Post
- Dr.Tom Lawrence, Director of Music: Dublin City University. Movie and Mini-series composer (HBO, BBC & RTE).
- Fr. Aengus Finucane, former Chief Executive of Concern Worldwide was a teacher
- Fr.Jack Finucane, former Dean in Rockwell was a co-founder of Concern Worldwide
- John M. Feehan, author and publisher
- Thomas MacDonagh Poet,Teacher and Co-leader of 1916 Rising for which he was executed.
- Éamon de Valera Taoiseach, Irish President and a major figure in Irish history was a Teacher at the School.
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 52°27′34″N 7°53′30″W / 52.459582°N 7.891717°W
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