DCU Alumni

10/12/2025

A delight to have seen so many back at DCU for our Alumni Christmas Lunch last week. We had participants from two of our flagship programmes, the Emerging Leaders Programme and the Career Mentoring Programme, colleagues and graduates with the DCU Educational Trust, the Alumni Council, the DCU Futures graduates, and various graduates in with friends and colleagues, all accompanied by lovely trad. Thank you to James Corcoran for hosting this year's lunch and we look forward to seeing many of you for next year's! Be sure to update your details at dcu.ie/keepintouch to be kept up to date!

05/12/2025

The DCU Alumni Christmas Greeting from President Dáire Keogh will be in your inbox soon! If you’d like to ensure you receive the latest from the DCU Alumni Office, be sure to update your details at dcu.ie/keepintouch

02/12/2025

Meet the DCU Alumni Council: Gay White

A Chartered Work and Organisational Psychologist, Gay White is particularly interested in the development of individuals in leadership roles, teams and organisations. She has over thirty years business experience, gained through a variety of roles in business, Learning & Development and HR, predominantly in the financial services and education sectors. She has designed and delivered leadership development programmes and facilitates learning at senior levels in organizations.

Learn more about the Alumni Council here: https://www.dcu.ie/alumni/alumni-council-alumni

Gay runs her own consultancy practice where she specializes in leadership and organization development. She has successfully facilitated the delivery of transformation programmes at a strategic level. She is qualified in the use of a wide range of Psychometric instruments including 360 assessments.

Gay is President of the Learning & Development Institute (formerly the Irish Institute of Training and Development). She serves on the Alumni Council in DCU and has an active role in designing and facilitating DCU’s Emerging Leaders Programme, designed for graduates transitioning into leadership roles. She also serves on the Council of Trustees of the DCU Education Trust in a voluntary capacity where she has worked on various special working groups and is currently a member of the Trust’s strategy working group.

She has served on QQI evaluation panels and also on a Psychological Society of Ireland re-accreditation panel. She is frequently asked to judge various awards for learning and development and research awards at Masters and PhD levels.

Education: BA Humanities 1999, MSc Organizational Psychology 2001, and MA in Creative Writing 2019

01/12/2025

Last Call for the DCU Alumni Christmas Lunch on December 4th! Enjoy a 3 course meal, mulled wine reception, and Christmas cheer in the 1838 Restaurant on the Glasnevin Campus. 🎟️ Book your seats here:

DCU Alumni Christmas Lunch Date: Thursday, 4th December 2025 Time: 12:30pm Venue: 1838 Restaurant, DCU Glasnevin Campus, Dublin 9 Included with your ticket: 3 course meal, live traditional music and a mulled wine reception. We look forward to welcoming you to Glasnevin Campus for this festive alumni...

27/11/2025

Meet the Alumni Council - Ciara Cronin

Ciara Cronin is a Director of Public Relations and Communications at Olson Kundig, an award-winning architecture and design firm with offices in Seattle and New York City. At Olson Kundig, Ciara leads the global communications strategy for the firm’s projects, people and practice. The firm’s recent public work includes the Bob Dylan Center, The LeBron James Innovation Center at Nike World Headquarters, and ANOHA–The Children’s World at the Jewish Museum Berlin.

Read about the others here: https://www.dcu.ie/alumni/alumni-council-alumni

Ciara also plays a key role in leadership initiatives, strategic planning, as well as professional and business development. Prior to Olson Kundig, she held leadership roles in marketing at established global brands in London and New York City.

Ciara has been an active mentor with DCU’s Structured Mentorship Programme for a number of years and was awarded Mentor of the Year in 2021. She is also a member of Madame Architect’s National Council and Chief, a women’s executive leadership network.

Education: BA International Business and Languages (French and German, Specialism in International Marketing), 2000

26/11/2025

The annual alumni Christmas lunch is just over a week away on December 4th. With a mulled wine reception and a 3 course meal, join your fellow DCU graduates for an afternoon of Christmas spirit in the beautifully decorated 1838 Restaurant.

Grab your tickets here:

DCU Alumni Christmas Lunch Date: Thursday, 4th December 2025 Time: 12:30pm Venue: 1838 Restaurant, DCU Glasnevin Campus, Dublin 9 Included with your ticket: 3 course meal, live traditional music and a mulled wine reception. We look forward to welcoming you to Glasnevin Campus for this festive alumni...

25/11/2025

Reminder to all DCU graduates living in Paris - be sure to register for the Paris Alumni Brunch on Saturday November 29th! You’ll be greeted by DCU alumna Manal Touti for a morning of networking and connecting!

Register here: https://www.dcu.ie/alumni/parisnov25

Venue: I Piccoli
Address: 151 Rue du Chevaleret, 75013 Paris, France
Date: Saturday Nov 29, 2025
Time: 11am (Paris time)

24/11/2025

In an event kindly sponsored by Fergal Woods of FinanceBoston, graduates living in the Boston area met at the French Library for an evening of networking and connecting with current DCU students who are studying at Northeastern as part of the Global Business Degree. President Dáire Keogh, Alumni Director Ross Munnelly, and Jason Sherlock of the Educational Trust welcomed the group and gave an update on the University, including the new rankings. The event was also attended by Minister Charlie McConalogue, Consul General Síghle Fitzgerald and Deputy Consul Paul Rooney. If you’re living in Boston and want to be kept up to date on future events, update your details here: dcu.ie/keepintouch

22/11/2025

We are delighted to invite Paris-based DCU grads to join our first Paris Alumni brunch meet-up on Saturday November 29.

Meet and mingle with fellow DCU graduates over coffee and pastries, build new connections in the city and continue your connection with DCU.

We invite you to RSVP: https://www.dcu.ie/alumni/parisnov25

Venue: I Piccoli
Address: 151 Rue du Chevaleret, 75013 Paris, France
Date: Saturday Nov 29, 2025
Time: 11am (Paris time)

You will be welcomed to the event by Paris-based DCU alumna Manal Touti.

Please share this invite with any DCU grads you might know in the Paris area.

21/11/2025

Meet the Alumni Council - James Corcoran, Alumni Council Chair:

James graduated from DCU with a BBS in 1990. He qualified as a Certified Chartered Accountant (FCCA) while on the ESB Business Graduate Development Programme which he joined upon leaving DCU.

Read about the others here: https://www.dcu.ie/alumni/alumni-council-alumni

James has worked as a freelance financial consultant with the World Bank and EU Commission in Europe, Africa and the Middle East for over 20 years and specializes in public sector financial management, planning, regulation and reform.

James is a past National President of JCI (Junior Chamber Ireland) and a long servicing member of the DCU Alumni Council. He served two terms as graduate representative on the DCU Governing Authority.

Education: Bachelor of Business studies and Finance,1990

16/11/2025

Don’t miss out on upcoming Alumni events; your connection to DCU is not without its perks. Want to stay in the loop? Update your details here so we can keep you posted on what’s happening, wherever you are: dcu.ie/keepintouch

15/11/2025

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