Rockwell College Persons of Note

Past Presidents

1925-1928 - Mgr. I. Ryan
1928-1930 - Tim Cleary
1930-1932 - P.J. Duffy
1932-1933 - E.P. McLoughlin
1933-1934 - J. McAvin
1934-1935 - Andy Butler
1935-1937 - Jim A. Nugent
1937-1938 - M. Martin
1938-1939 - E.C. Powell
1939-1940 - Col. J. Gleeson
1940-1942 - John Chadwick
1942-1944 - J. Comerford
1944-1945 - R.V. Walker
1945-1947 - Martin Gleeson
1947-1948 - Tim Horgan
1948-1950 - Michael K. O’Connor
1950-1952 - P.J. Roche
1952-1953 - Tom Collins
1953-1954 - Martin Byrne
1954-1955 - Stan O’Brien
1955-1956 - Eddie Morken
1956-1958 - James Maher
1958-1960 - Jack Condon
1960-1962 - W.J. O’Neill

1962-1963 - Frank Mulcahy
1970-1972 - Ciaran Blair
1972-1974 - W. F. Dwyer
1974-1976 - Fionnan Blair
1976-1977 - Jimmy Joy
1977-1978 - Denis Kelly
1978-1979 - Sean Kennedy
1979-1980 - John McElwain
1980-1981 - Barrie Foley
1981-1982 - John G. Lyons
1982-1983 - Enda Marren
1983-1984 - Owen O’Neill
1984-1985 - Paddy O’Dwyer
1985-1987 - Bernard Flusk
1987-1988 - Domhnall Blair
1988-1989 - Gay Mangan
1989-1990 - Andy Butler
1990-1991 - Matt P. O’Mahony
1991-1992 - Jim M. Peters
1992-1993 - Risteard O Colmain
1993-1994 - Fergus Aherne
1994-1995 - Hilary Healy
1995-1996 - Joe Cummiskey
1996-1997 - Gerard Quinn

1997-1998 - Ken Maguire
1998-1999 - Sean Cronin
1999-2000 - Joe Moran
2000-2002 - Brendan Sutton
2002-2003 - Brian Goff
2003-2004 - Patrick Curran
2004-2005 - Billy Murphy
2005-2006 - John Duffy
2006-2007 - Robert Gallagher
2007-2008 - Jim Holmes
2008-2009 - Joe Barrett
2009-2010 - Liam Flynn
2010-2011 - Mark Smyth
2011-2012 - Paul Marren
2012-2013 - Barry Sheehan
2013-2014 - Hugh Garvey
2014-2015 - Mark Moran
2015-2016 - Dearbhail Gildea
2016-2017 - Donal Higgins
2017-2018 - Brian Kavanagh
2018-2019 - Sean Tobin
2019-2020 - John Riordan

Guest Speakers

1994 - Harry Crosbie
1995 - Bernie Cahill
1996 - John O’Hanlon
1997 - Joe Moran
1998 - David Marren
1999 - Michael Browne
2000 - Ronan Reid
2002 - Tom Murphy
2003 - Dr. Gerard McMahon

2004 - Brody Sweeney
2005 - Seamus Mulligan
2006 - Patrick Coyle
2007 - William Slattery
2008 - Prof. Brendan Drumm
2009 - Rory Godson
2010 - Mark Moran
2011 - Rory Gillen
2012 - John Gibbons
2013 - N/A

2014 - Joe Barrett
2015 - John Brennan
2016 - George Hook
2017 - Liam Toland
2018 - Maurice Collins

Person of the Year

1987 - Bertie O’Hanlon
1988 - John L Murray SC
1989 - Joe Moran
1990 - Senator Maurice Manning
1991 - V Rev, Brian McLaughlin CSSp
1992 - Charles V Whelan
1993 - Brian Sweeney
1994 - Frank Hogan
1995 - Eamonn Doran
1996 - Gerry Danaher SC
1997-2002 - N/A

2003 - Lt. Gen. Colm Mangan
2004 - Dr. Michael Butler
2005 - V Rev. Fr Aidan Lehane
2006 - Paul McNaughton
2007 - Walter Swinburn
2008 - Philip Conway
2009 - Gay Mangan
2010 - Kevin Roche
2011 - Fergus Ahern
2012 - Pat o’Sullivan
2013 - Denis Leamy
2014 - Harry Crosbie

2015 - V Rev. Fr Brendan Hally
2016 - Willie Duggan
2017 - Arthur Pierse
2017 - Arthur Pierse
2018 - Patrick Mulcahy
2019 - Fr. Jack Meade

Honorary Members

Mr. Domhnall Blair (1961)
Rev. Fr. John Buckley CSSp
Ref. Fr. Paddy Duggan CSSp (1948)
Mr. Bernard Flusk (1950)
Dr. Patrick Hillery (1946)
Rev. Fr. Aidan Lehane CSSp
Mr. Michael K. O’Connor (1933)
Mr. Andrew Butler (1961)

Mr. Gay Mangan (1959)
Mr. Gerry Quinn (1965)
Rev. Fr. Noel Redmond CSSp
Mr. Enda Marren (1953)
Mr. Jim Peters (1945)
Mr. Pat O’Sullivan
Mr. Pat Mulcahy (1967)
Mr. Brian O’Connor (1950)

Rev. Fr. Jim Hurley (1948)
Rev. Fr. Brendan Hally CSSp
Rev. Fr. Sean Casey CSSp
Mr. Francis Christiani (1945)
Mr. Fergus Aherne (1962)
Mr. Hilary Healy (1965)
Mr. Patrick Curran (1976)
Rev. Fr. Sean Broderick CSSp (1954)

Student of the Year

1944 - William O’Brien
1945 - John A. Tobin
1946 - Edward J. Hayes
1947 - Patrick Holohan
1948 - James Brosnan
1949 - Francis Walsh
1950 - Finbarr Gallagher
1951 - Denis Cogan
1952 - Timothy McGrath
1953 - Not Awarded
1954 - Joseph Moran
1955 - Edmond O’Dwyer
1956 - Edward O’Brien
1957 - Cahal Cavanagh
1958 - Matthew McNamara
1959 - Michael Butler
1960 - William Gardner
1961 - Matthew O’Mahony
1962 - B. Kerr
1963 - John Collins
1964 - Joe Cummiskey
1965 - Paul Glacken
1966 - John O’Mahony
1967 - Tom Teehan
1968 - Andrew Kiely
1969 - Timothy Furlong
1970 - Michael Slattery
1971 - Thomas McGrath
1972 - Hugh Maguire

1973 - Paul Kenny
1974 - Patrick McGonigle
1975 - Desmond Molloy
1976 - John Murray
1977 - John Booth
Billy Murphy
1978 - Maurice McQuillan
1979 - Mark Moran
1980 - David Bolger
1981 - Liam Flynn
1982 - Ian Slattery
1983 - Anthony McCarthy
1984 - Paraic Madigan
1985 - Seamus Maher
1986 - Conor Brosnan/Rory Layden
1987 - Harry Blackmore
1988 - John Hennessy
1989 - Kevin O’Connell
1990 - Patrick Maguire
1991 - Thomas Purcell
1992 - Fionn Hurley
1993 - Thomas Horgan
1994 - James Kennedy
1995 - Eimear Burke
1996 - J.P. Crowley
1997 - Robert Burke
1998 - Angela Quinlan
1999 - John Dalton
2000 - Brenda Crowley
2001 - Brenda O’Donoghue
2002 - Maeve O’Sullivan
2003 - Tom Barry

2004 - Emma Jane Morrissey
2005 - Cathy O’Donoghue
2006 - Eoin Delaunty
2007 - Ruth McGarry
2008 - Tom Wall
2009 - Aidan Burke
2010 - John Finnegan
2011 - Jack Jeffries
2012 - Killian Farrell
2013 - Ally Barlow
2014 - Luke Hickey
2015 - Betty Barlow
2016 - Lochlin English
2017 - John Purcell
2018 - Robert Burke

Senior Debating Gold Medal

1944 - William Kingston
1945 Terrence O’Regan
1946 - Edward J. Hayes
1947 - Hugh Larkin
1948 - Laurence Ryan
1949 - John Geary
1950 - Finbarr Gallagher
1951 - Alec Miller
1952 - John Hogan
1953 - Paul Evers
1954 - Thomas O’Flaherty
1955 - Patrick Kirwan
1956 - D. Begley
1957 - A.M. Foley
1958 - Liam Brophy
1959 - Joseph Jones
1960 - J. Crowley
1961 - Not Awarded
1962 - N. Buckley
1963 - John Collins
1964 - Pacelli O’Rourke
1965 - Not Awarded
1966 - Not Awarded
1967 - Anthony Rossiter
1968 - Eamon Lawlor
1969 - Freddie O'Dwyer
1970 - Terence Dempsey
1971 - Noel O’Sullivan
1972 - Gerard Danaher
1973 - Robin Foley

1974 - Diarmuid Leonard
1975 - Gerard McMahon
1976 - Gerard McMahon
1977 - Francis Gleeson
1978 - Seamus McGinley
1979 - Mark Moran
1980 - John Reid
1981 - Maurice Collins
1982 - P.J.Haugh
1983 - Iain Morley
1984 - Francis Farrell
1985 - Neil Hanrahan
1986 - Mark Heslin
1987 - Brian Coleman
1988 - Dylan Dalton
1989 - Aidan O’Connell
1990 - Patrick Leahy
1991 - Michelle Maher
1992 - Dermot McMorrow
1993 - Robert MacGoey
1994 - Cian Toomey
1995 - Patrick MacGoey
1996 - Aonghus Fitzgibbon
1997 - P.J. Flynn
1998 - Angela Quinlan
1999 - John Prendergast
2000 - Mark Hanly
2001 - Michael Griffin
2002 - Diarmuid O’Connor
2003 - Emma Coffey
2004 - Tiernan Fitzgibbon

2005 - Sean Og Fitzgerald
2006 - Claire Quirke
2007 - Robert Joy
2008 - Patrick Alvarez
2009 - Sarah Long
2010 - Eva Cummins
2011 - Jack Jeffries
2012 - Jack Looby
2013 - Cody Eppert
2014 - Joey Doverman
2015 - Conor Joy
2016 - Michael Murphy
2017 - Ghazi Ahmed
2018 - Ben McDonald

Literary Award

1967 - Gabriel Rosenstock
1968 - Anthony Rossiter
1969 - Not Awarded
1970 - Leo de Frayne
1971 - Peter Onwe
1972 - John Healy
1973 - Arthur Begley
1974 - Diarmuid Leonard
1975 - Patrick Mawe
1976 - Michael Healy
1977 - Conor Whooley
1978 - Maurice McQuillan
1979 - Stephen Burkart
1980 - Tom Flynn
1981 - Maurice Collins
1982 - Ian Slattery
1983 - Iain Morley
1984 - John Riordan
1985 - Richard Gallagher
1986 - Mark Heslin
1987 - Brian Coleman
1988 - John MacGoey
1989 - Ronan Quirke

1990 - Gavin Burke
1991 - Thomas Purcell
1992 - Helen Howley
1993 - Oran O’Donohue
1994 - Leah Farrell
1995 - Shane Dwyer
1996 - Josef O’Keeffe
1997 - P.J. Flynn
1998 - Brigid Halley
1999 - John Prendergast
2000 - James Maloney
2001 - Sarah Jane Hallinan
2002 - Sheila Ryan
2003 - Grainne O’Sullivan
2004 - Peter Moloney
2005 - Tiernan Fitzgibbon
2006 - Kieran McCarthy
2007 - Declan Burrowes
2008 - Niamh Raftery
2009 - Daniel Binchy

2010 - Lydia Kelly
2011 - David Smyth
2012 - Susan Binchy
2013 - Cian Farrell
2014 - Emily Nolan
2015 - Imogen Kavanagh
2016 - Oisín Fiuza
2017 - Caren Binchy
2018 - Fionn Gibson Keily

Jerry McCabe

2006 - Conor McEvoy
2007 - Brian O’Sullivan
2008 - Zach O’Connell
2009 - Paul McEvoy
2011 - Katherine Doverman

2010 - Emma Wilson
2012 - Jamie Costello
2013 - Rachel Doyle
2014 - Ciaran Barron

2015 - Ellie Drohan
2016 - Conall Fox
2017 - Eilis Kennedy
2018 - Lorcan Ball

Olympians

1972- Munich Philip Conway (Class of 1965)

1992- Albertville Malachy Sheridan (Class of 1983)

Walker Cup (Golf)

1963- David Sheehan Class of 1957

1983- Arthur Pierce Class of 1969

Rugby Internationals

1897-1904 John Ryan
1897-1904 Mike Ryan
1913-1922 Dr. Paddy Stokes
1920 Decco Browne
1933-1938 Joseph J. O’Connor
1947-1950 Bertie o’Hanlon
1952 Michael Dargan
1955 David McSweeney
1956-1961 Timothy McGrath

1958-1963 Michael English
1962 Frank Byrne
1965-1967 Pat McGrath
1968-1969 John Moroney
1975-1984 Willie Duggan
1978-1981 Paul McNaughton
1990-1995 Garry Halpin
1991-1992 Jack Clarke
1992 Michael Fitzgibbon

1994-1998 Gabriel Fulcher
2004 Denis Leamy
2010 John Fogarty

British and Irish Lions

1959 Michael English

1977 Willie Duggan

Irish Women's Rugby International

2000-2008 Patrique Kelly

Ireland Schoolboy Rugby Internationals

1975 Michael Quid
1976 Patrick Curran
1977 John Duggan
1980 Michael O’Connor
1982 Michael Fitzgibbon
1983 Gary Halpin
1984 John Riordan
1986 Brian McGoey
1986 Jack Clarke
1990 Frank Fitzgerald
1990 Denis O’Dowd

1996 John Fograty
1998 Denis Leamy
2000 Diarmuid O’Riordan
2001 James Clifford
2001 Denis Fograty
2001 Jim Mackessy
2004 Peter Shallow
2007 James Ryan
2008 Paddy Butler
2009 Shane Buckley

2009 JJ Hanrahan
2010 Sean McCarthy
2012 David Johnston
2013 Sean McNulty

Munster Senior Cup Winners (Captain)

1910 - P Kenny
1911 - N/A
1912 - L O’Grady
1914 - D Heelin
1915 - J Henerby
1917 - N/A
1928 - T Brockert
1929 - N/A
1930 - W Kennedy
1937 - N/A

1940 - M O’Donohue
1942 - M Dunne
1950 - M Brosnan
1953 - D Hale
1955 - T Coffey
1959 - M Butler
1960 - P Leyden
1961 - T Houlohan
1964 - Joe Cummiskey
1967 - D Houlohan

1970 - D Ormond
1985 - Conor Slattery
2001 - E Macken
2011 - Cian O’Donnell
2012 - Sean McCarthy
2015 - Sean O’Connor

Junior Cup Winners (Years)

1934
1935
1936
1937
1942
1943
1947
1948

1949
1955
1956
1958
1959
1967
1968
1972

1974
1982
1997
2019

Ireland Schoolboy Soccer International

2007 Peter Acheson

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