Alumni and Friends

Alumni of the School at the Graduate Reunion Weekend (August 2012)

• Stay Connected
• Photo Gallery
• Alumni Interviews
• Share Your Experience
• Alumni Appeal Thank You
• The Grattan Scholars

The School's alumni community is made up of over 9,000 people around the world from Tipperary to Thailand! The School aims to provide opportunities for alumni to remain involved long after they have graduated. Our goal is to ensure that our alumni can stay connected not only with the School but also with their fellow graduates.

School alumni play an important role in enhancing public debate and understanding of economic, political, social and philosophical issues. Many accomplished alumni are now in leading roles in fields as diverse as business, entertainment, education, journalism, government and public service.  

Stay Connected

It has never been easier to keep in touch!

• Keep up-to-date with the School alumni newsletter (PDF, 944KB)
• Come along to an Alumni Event
• Join an Alumni Branch, Group or Network
• Follow us on Facebook and Twitter
• E-mail your comments or suggestions to sspalum@tcd.ie  
• Help us to keep in touch with you – update your contact details

Plus you can register on Front Gate online to connect with fellow alumni, register for events, join the career network and other groups, all in one place!

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Photo Gallery

Visit the alumni photo gallery to see photos of recent events.

Alumni Interviews

As they shape our world, School alumni take time to check in and share their experiences:

• June 2013 - Kingsley Aikins - B.A. Mod Economics and Politics (1974)
• May 2013 - Hamish McRae - M.A. Economics and Political Science (1966)
• April 2013 - Julia Schroer - B.A. (Mod) Business Studies and Sociology (2008)
• October 2012 - Mark Little - B.A. in Economic and Social Studies (1997)
• October 2012 - Mario Rosentock - B.A. in Economic and Social Studies (1993)
• May 2012 - Jennifer Cassidy - History and Political Science (2010)
• November 2011 - Hugo MacNeill - B.A. in Economics (1981)
• October 2011 - “London Calling” - Profile of Margaret Doyle B.A. in Economic and Social Studies (1990)
• October 2011 - “An Independent Voice” - Interview with foreign correspondent Robert Fisk PhD in Political Science (1985)
• February 2011 - Sinead English - B.A. in Economic and Social Studies (1989)
• May 2010: Grainne Dooley - B.A. in Business and Economics (1991)

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Share Your Experience

From left to right: David O'Sullivan, Joschka Fischer (former German Vice-Chancellor) and Paul Gillespie.

Have you started a company? Made a difference in Ireland or the wider world? Done something different and unexpected? We encourage alumni to come back to College to speak to undergraduate and graduate students about their experiences.

Alumni also participate in other events and activities such as the School’s Henry Grattan Public Lecture Series which aims to promote informed debate on social, political and economic issues. School alumni such as David O'Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer of the European External Action Service and Paul Gillespie, columnist at The Irish Times have spoken at previous events. 

If you are interested in getting involved as a speaker please contact sspalum@tcd.ie

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Alumni Appeal Thank You

Thanks to the generosity of our graduates who donated to the Alumni Appeal the School has established the Dermot McAleese Teaching Award.

This award recognises teaching assistants who have made an outstanding contribution in the pursuit of teaching excellence. Congratulations to this year's winners Robert Ryan (Economics), Georg Urich (Philosophy), Michael Courtney (Political Science) and Martina Byrne (Sociology).

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