Crescent College - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Amongst the past pupils of Crescent are:

• Joseph O'Mara, 19th century opera singer
• Mr. Justice John L. Murray, Former Attorney General of Ireland and current Chief Justice of the Irish Supreme Court
• Mr. Justice Joseph Finnegan, President of the High Court
• Mr. Justice Philip O'Sullivan, Judge of the High Court
• Mr. Justice Kevin O'Higgins, Judge of the High Court
• His Honour Judge Tom O'Donnell, Judge of the Circuit Court
• Bill Whelan, Riverdance composer
• Tom O'Donnell, Fine Gael TD and former government minister
• Richard Harris, actor
• Terry Wogan, BBC TV presenter
• Paul Canty, rugby player
• Peter Clohessy, rugby union international
• David Wallace, rugby union international
• Donogh O'Malley, Fianna Fáil TD and government minister
• Desmond O'Malley, founder of the Progressive Democrats political party and government minister
• Dermot Whelan, Comedian
• Tim O'Malley, Progressive Democrats TD and Minister of State
• Simon Carswell, Irish Times Finance Editor
• Richard Oakley, Journalist
• Andrew Dillon, Dean, School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
• George Clancy, Mayor of Limerick 1921
• Canon John Hayes, Founder of Muintir na Tíre
• Eoin Reddan, rugby union international
• Bryan Walsh, Director of Peter Pan 1960
• John Hayes, chaplain in World War I killed in action
• Gordon Wood (rugby player)
• David Wallace (rugby player)
• Matthew Potter writer and historian
• Eamon O'Flaherty writer and historian
• Conor Niland, tennis player
• Brian O'Connell, jockey