Portraits of Clongowes

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 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...

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 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...