Our Graduates
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Mark Kavanagh
Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board (LWETB)
Post-primary teacher in English, CSPE and Wellbeing
2021
- BA (English, History and Sociology)
- MA (Television and Radio Production)
- Professional Master of Education (PME - English and History)
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Enda Whitney
Extern Ireland
Project Social Care Worker
2010
- BA (Geography and English)
- Certificate in Counselling Skills
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Catherine Martin
TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
1995
- BA (Music and English)
- HDip - Education
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Jennifer Corcoran
My Super Connector
LinkedIn Trainer & Strategist
2000
- BA Special (English Honours and French)
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Michael J. Geary
Norwegian University of Science & Technology
Professor of Modern History
2004
- BA (Hons) in History and English
- M.LITT. (Research) in History
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David Pollard
The Rehab Group
Innovation Projects Manager
2012
- Bachelor of Arts (Geography and English)
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Peter Hussey
Crooked House Theatre Company & Kildare Youth Theatre
Artistic Director
1987
- BA (English, Classics, History)
- H Dip Adult and Community Education
- MA English
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Geraldine Byrne Nason
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Representative of Ireland to the United Nations in New York
1980
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Dr Declan Gilmore-Kavanagh
University of Kent
Lecturer in English
2013
- BA Double Honours 2007
- PhD in English 2013