Notable Past Officers
Chief Justice John L. Murray was President in 1966/67 and broadcaster Joe Duffy held the post in 1983-84. Several prominent Irish politicians also started their careers as Presidents of USI including former Labour Party leader Pat Rabbitte, current Labour Party Leader and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore, and current Chairman of the Labour Party, Colm Keaveney TD. Political strategist Frank Flannery, Cambridge University and Yale Professor Denys Turner and barristers Karen Quinliven QC, Grainne McMorrow SC and Giollaiosa O Lideadha SC all served as President, while SDLP Leader Mark Durkan was Deputy President and Minister of State at the Department of Health Alex White TD served on Officer Board.
Other figures that have been involved in the student movement but did not progress to elected positions in USI include the ninth President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins (President of the Students' Union in National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway), Supreme Court Justice Adrian Hardiman (President of the Students' Union in University College Dublin), former Minister Seamus Brennan TD (Secretary of the Students' Union in UCG), Labour Senator Ivana Bacik (President of the Students' Union in TCD), Independent Senator Ronan Mullen (President of the Students Union in UCG), Socialist Party TD Clare Daly (President of the Students Union in Dublin City University), Fianna Fáil TDs Averil Power (President of the Students' Union in TCD) and Charlie McConalogue (Vice President of the Students' Union in UCD and unsuccessful candidate for the Presidency of USI), Paul Murphy MEP (activist in UCD Students' Union) and Labour TDs Derek Nolan and Ciara Conway, both of whom were Students' Union activists in NUI Galway. Former Fianna Fail Senator James Carroll was Education Officer and later President of the Students' Union in UCD; and Lord High Sheriff of Belfast, and youngest ever member of Belfast City Council, Christopher Stalford was a prominent activist in Queens Students' Union and a student representative on the Senate of QUB.
Broadcasters and journalists Aileen O'Meara and Cathy Grieve were President of the Students Union in UCG, as was Aviation Regulator Cathal Guiomard and Central Bank of Ireland Commissioner Neil Whorisky. Irish Ambassador to Malaysia Dan Mulhall was Deputy President of the Students Union in UCC, and sailing personality and private equity millionaire Enda O'Coineen was sports officer on UCG's Union Executive. Broadcaster Vincent Browne was an activist and edited USI's monthly news magazine "Nusight" for a period, and barrister and GAA personality Joe Brolly was a member of the Students Union Executive in TCD. Nick Ross was Deputy President at Queen's Students' Union, Ryan Tubridy was involved in UCD Students' Union, Morning Ireland presenter Aine Lawlor was President of the Students Union in TCD, as was fellow RTÉ journalist and presenter Mark Little, while broadcaster and journalist Mary Raftery held Students' Union positions in a number of Colleges, culminating in a term as Education Officer in UCD Students' Union.
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