Laura Toogood
BA Greek & Roman Civilisation 2006, PhD 2011
Laura Toogood
Dr Toogood has a PhD in informatics and is the founder of Fieldmaster Group, which provides strategic advice to manage...
Policy The Game Changers
Gerard Dwyer
BComm 1990, MBS 1997
Gerard Dwyer
Gerard Dwyer is CFO at Waymo, Google’s autonomous car company. Having overseen the company since it spun out under Goo...
Jack Donaghy
BA Economics 1991
Jack Donaghy
Jack Donaghy, CEO of global travel software business Roomex, announced recently the company had raised €8m in a series...
Conor Pierce
BComm 1992, MBS 1994
Conor Pierce
In December 2018, Conor Pierce was appointed vice-president of Samsung UK and Ireland. Prior to his appointment, Pierce...
Hazel Chu & Patrick Costello
BA Politics and History 2002, MSc 2011 & BA Psychology 2002, Cert 2004, Dip 2005
Hazel Chu & Patrick Costello
The couple were first-time candidates in May 2019’s council elections, both winning seats for the Green Party. Chu, f...
Frances Fitzgerald
BSocSc 1971
Frances Fitzgerald
A Fine Gael parliamentarian for over 20 years, Frances Fitzgerald won her seat at the European Parliamentary Elections...
Ailbhe Smyth
BA English and French 1966, MA 1968
Ailbhe Smyth
In April 2019, Ailbhe Smyth and Grainne Griffin (BSocSc 2006) along with Orla O’Connor, were listed in Time magazine...
Laura Toogood
BA Greek & Roman Civilisation 2006, PhD 2011
Dr Toogood has a PhD in informatics and is the founder of Fieldmaster Group, which provides strategic advice to manage the online profiles of prominent individuals, family offices and luxury brands. Dr Toogood co-authored Journalism and PR: News, Media and Public Relations in the Digital Age and is also a media commentator whose appearances on television this year have increased awareness of internet safety issues such as identity theft.
Gerard Dwyer
BComm 1990, MBS 1997
Gerard Dwyer is CFO at Waymo, Google’s autonomous car company. Having overseen the company since it spun out under Google’s Alphabet as a self-driving technology company in 2016, Dwyer believes the future of road safety lies in self-driving technology. The company was recently given permission by California regulators to transport passengers in its robotaxis, a significant milestone for the company as it looks towards rolling out a commercial service.
Jack Donaghy
BA Economics 1991
Jack Donaghy, CEO of global travel software business Roomex, announced recently the company had raised €8m in a series A funding round, led by Draper Esprit with support from existing share holders Frontline Ventures and Harmony Capital. Roomex allows businesses book hotel rooms through its global platform, centralising all bookings and invoices in one account. Customers include Musgraves, Dairygold, Kepak, Mitsubishi and Muller.
Conor Pierce
BComm 1992, MBS 1994
In December 2018, Conor Pierce was appointed vice-president of Samsung UK and Ireland. Prior to his appointment, Pierce had been leading the company’s UK and Ireland IT and mobile division, helping propel Samsung’s mobile division to new heights despite increasing headwinds in the UK mobile market. Pierce’s career path has included leadership roles at Nokia, in Ireland, Dubai, Turkey and the UK. He has also worked at Ericsson and Microsoft.
Hazel Chu & Patrick Costello
BA Politics and History 2002, MSc 2011 & BA Psychology 2002, Cert 2004, Dip 2005
The couple were first-time candidates in May 2019’s council elections, both winning seats for the Green Party. Chu, former head of communications with Diageo, won in the Pembroke constituency of South Dublin city while Costello, a child protection social worker, won a seat in Kimmage-Rathmines.
Frances Fitzgerald
BSocSc 1971
A Fine Gael parliamentarian for over 20 years, Frances Fitzgerald won her seat at the European Parliamentary Elections in May 2019 and is now serving as a member of the European Parliament (MEP). In government, she most recently served as Tánaiste na hÉireann (2016- 17), one of only four women to have ever held this position. She was also the Minister for Justice and Equality and was the first ever Minister of State for Children and Youth Affairs, from 2011 to 2014.
Ailbhe Smyth
BA English and French 1966, MA 1968
In April 2019, Ailbhe Smyth and Grainne Griffin (BSocSc 2006) along with Orla O’Connor, were listed in Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2019, alongside Michelle Obama. Smyth and Griffin were celebrated for their role in campaigning for the repeal of the Eighth Amendment. Both were co-directors of Together for Yes, an umbrella group made up of over 70 groups representing a diverse cross-section of Irish civil society.