People
Journalist and Broadcaster Vincent Browne lectured in Journalism and Media at Griffith College Dublin. Author Cecelia Ahern is a Journalism graduate from Griffith College. Entrepreneur and Griffith College alumnus Padraig O’Feinneadha was elected president of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in 2006. Will Cullen who featured in the Powerade 2007 nevergiveup campaign is a journalism graduate of griffith. Mark Butler and Neville O’Boyle founders of BabySkip studied Computing Science at Griffith College. Newstalk reporter Henry McKean is a journalism graduate from Griffith College, RTE announcer Laura Woods is also a journalism graduate. Controversial former Government press secretary Frank Dunlop studied for an LLB in Irish Law, graduating in 2007. Dublin Gaelic footballer Mark Vaughan also studied at Griffith College. Greystones Cllr Stephen Stokes is a former Students Union president of Griffith College. Dancer Dearbhla Lennon is a journalism graduate and 2004 Griffith Student of the Year, toured with Riverdance and won Celebrity Jigs N' Reels in 2007 represented Ireland in the 2008 Eurovision Dance Competition and is a reporter on The Afternoon Show on RTE and An Jig Gig, an Irish Dance talent show on TG4.
Griffith Graduate Aoiffe Madden is one of the contestants on the 2009 Apprentice TV show. Some more recent graduates of the LSMD at Griffith College include TV Personality and MTV Presenter Laura Whitmore and Niall Kinsella, finalist on the Ireland's Got Talent TV programme.
Eurosong 2010 Finalist, Leanne Moore, MA in Journalism and Media Communications student at Griffith College.
LLB Student Sean O'Quigley won the Christina Murphy Memorial Trophy the individual prize in the Irish Times Debate 2010.
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