St Malachy's College - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Cardinal Cahal Brendan Daly (1917–2009), Primate of All Ireland.
  • Various Bishops of Down and Connor:
    • Bishop Patrick MacAlister (1826–1895).
    • Bishop Henry Henry (1846–1908).
    • Bishop John Tohill (1855–1914).
    • Bishop Daniel Mageean (1882–1962).
    • Bishop Patrick Walsh (1931–).
  • Alex Attwood MLA (1959–), Leading member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party.
  • Seamus Close OBE (1947–), former Alliance leader.
  • Senator Joseph Connolly (1885–1961), Fianna Fáil minister for Posts & Telegraphs, Lands & Fisheries.
  • Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, KCMG (1816–1903), Irish nationalist and Australian colonial politician, 8th Premier of Victoria.
  • Ciarán Hinds (1953–), film and stage actor.
  • Eamonn Holmes (1959–), television presenter/personality
  • Michael Ingham (1980–), footballer.
  • Major John MacBride (1868–1916), Easter Rising rebel.
  • Tánaiste Sean MacEntee TD (1889–1984), Fianna Fáil minister for Finance, Health and TD for Dublin.
  • Bernard MacLaverty (1942–), writer.
  • Michael MacLaverty (1904–1992), novelist.
  • Professor Eoin MacNeill (1867–1945), Speaker of Dáil Éireann and Irish Government Minister.
  • Alban Maginness BL, MLA (1950–), the first nationalist Lord Mayor of Belfast).
  • Alex Maskey (1952–), first republican Lord Mayor of Belfast.
  • Henry McDonald, journalist.
  • Tim McGarry (1964–), comedian and member of the Hole in the Wall Gang.
  • Michael McKillop (1990–), Irish middle distance runner and Paralympic gold medallist.
  • Patrick McWilliams (1963–), writer.
  • Brian Moore (1921–1999), novelist.
  • Stephen Morrow (1970–), footballer (formerly of Arsenal).
  • Denis Murray OBE (1951–), journalist.
  • Sir Oliver Napier (1935–2011), former Alliance Party of Northern Ireland leader.
  • Bill Neely (1959–), journalist.
  • Séan Neeson (1946–), former deputy leader of Alliance Party of Northern Ireland.
  • Martin O'Neill OBE (1952–), former Celtic and Aston Villa soccer manager.
  • Sir Charles Russell (1832–1900), 19th century Lord Chief Justice of England.
  • Pat Sheehan (1958–), participant in the 1981 Irish hunger strike.
  • Robert McLiam Wilson (1966–), novelist.
See also: Category:People educated at St Malachy's College

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