Rossa McDermott

Portraits of Clongowes

Education EN ↓ 104 episodes

A podcast series on alumni who went to Clongowes who share their recollections of those days now as adults. Series 4 has been sponsored by Eimear Hannon, of Hannon Travel and Liz O’Kane, Buying Agent of the Year 2024, and is out soon. Portraits is recorded and produced in South Podcast Studio in Dundrum. The series concept is devised and crated by Rossa McDermott OC’78.Broadcast Coordinator Lee Brennan & Conor EustaceEditor Peter Rice If you enjoy podcasts consider supporting the projecthttps://gofund.me/b2eafd2and/or want to be on the podcast E clongowes1978@gmail.com

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Rossa McDermott

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Peter Gray OC’73 08.07.2023 22:39

Peter is a former pupil and school captain (OC’73), and was President of the Clongowes Union in 2013/14. His son David (OC’11) also attended Clongowes. Having studied Law in TCD, Peter qualified as a Chartered Accountant and then pursued a career in industry, working mainly in pharmaceuticals. He was CEO of ICON plc and also Chairman of UDG Healthcare plc and a director of a number of other compan...

Ned McQuaid OC’77 01.07.2023 18:03

Ned was a founding member of Sabeo. He has worked for more than 30 years in the ITC sector, and has developed an extensive network of client and supplier relationship over that time. Ned spent six years with Rank Xerox as a Sales Executive and National Account Manager and joined Digital Equipment Ireland (subsequently Hewlett Packard) where he worked as a Senior Account Manager for eight years. Ne...

Peter McVerry OC’62 18.06.2023 26:12

MBorn in Belfast in 1944, McVerry grew up in Newry, County Down. He was educated by the Christian Brothers in Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School, and later attended Clongowes Wood College. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1962. He received a BSc in Chemistry (1968) and a Higher Diploma in Education (1969) from University College Dublin in 1968. He studied philosophy and theology in the Jes...

Greg Dilger OC’78 11.06.2023 23:46

Greg Dilger is a former Executive Director of NCB Stockbrokers and Investec Wealth & Investment. Greg Dilger attended Clongowes from 1972 until 1978. In his final year he captained the SCT to a victory in the Leinster Senior Cup at Lansdowne Road on St Patrick’s Day. On that March day in it was Dilger’s three penalties that secured a first Clongowes victory for 52 years. Greg attended Trinity Coll...