Alumni Award Recipients

2026

Mr Martin Cotter – Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award – Science & Technology

Mr Donal Ryan – Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award – Arts & Culture

Ms Frances Collins – Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award – Society

Mr Derek Bowler – Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award – Society

2025

Mr Joseph Kinahan – Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award – Humanitarian

Mr Tomás Heneghan – Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award – Society

Ms Rachael Blackmore – Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award – Sport

Mr Thomas Barr – Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award – Sport

2024

Mr David Geaney – Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award – Arts & Culture

Ms Jane Jolly – Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award – Sport

Mr Barry Regan – Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award – Business

2023

Mr Malachy Browne - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award - Humanitarian

Ms Cathy Smith - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award - Society

Mr Dermot Scanlon - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award - Entrepreneurship

2022

Ms Imelda Hurley - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award - Business

Col Colm Doyle - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award - Humanitarian

Ms Linda Ledger - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award - Society

2019

The Late Mr Peter Real - Outstanding Achievement Alumni Award - Science & Technology (accepted by his wife, Mrs Marian Real)

Ms Maeve Lewis - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award - Society

Mr Mark Sheeran - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award - Business

Ms Bríd Stack - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award - Sport

2018

Mr Michael Kelly - Outstanding Achievement Alumni Award - Society

Prof Brigid Laffan - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award -Academia

Mr Niall Browne - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award - Business

2017

Mr David Jeffreys and Mr John Savage - Outstanding Achievement Alumni Award - Entrepreneurship 

Ms Clodagh Cavanagh - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award - Business 

Mr Tim Kenny - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award -Society

2016

Dr Mark Mantey - Outstanding Achievement Alumni Award - Society/Humanitarian 

Mr Tom Brennan and Mr Patsy Carney - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award - Business 

Mr Jimmy Deenihan - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award - Sport, Arts & Culture and overall Personal Achievement  

2015

Ms Alice Maher  - Outstanding Achievement Alumni Award - Arts & Culture 

Dr Kieran Curran  - Outstanding Achievement Alumni Award - Science & Technology in Business 

Ms Anna Geary   - Outstanding Achievement Alumni Award - Sport

2014

Mr Eoin O'Connell - Outstanding Achievement Alumni Award - Business 

Mr Justin Keatinge  - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award - Entrepreneurship 

Mr David Mahedy  - Outstanding Achievement UL Alumni Award - Sport 

2013

Mr Aongus Hegarty  - Outstanding Achievement Alumni Award – Business 

Ms Dolores Halpin-Bachmann - Outstanding Achievement Alumni Award – Humanitarian 

Dr Edmond Harty - Outstanding Achievement Alumni Award - Entrepreneurship 

2012

Mr Dick Meaney - Outstanding Contribution to Business Award 
Dr Pio Fitzgerald - Outstanding Contribution to Science & Technology Award 

Mr Tony Ward - Outstanding Contribution to Sport Award 

2011

Mr Colm Piercy - Outstanding Contribution to Entrepreneurship Award

Mr Mike O'Flynn - Outstanding Contribution to Business Award

Mr Pat Spillane - Outstanding Contribution to Sport Award

2010

Mr Seán McGowan - Outstanding Personal Achievement Award         

Ms Helen Ryan - Outstanding Contribution to Business Award

Ms Eimear Cregan - Outstanding Contribution to Sport Award

The Late Lieutenant General Dermot Earley - Outstanding Contribution to Society Award (represented by his wife, Mrs Mary Earley)

2009

Ms Jean Butler - Outstanding Contribution to Arts & Culture Award

Dr Mikael Fernström - Outstanding Contribution to Science & Technology Award

Ms Niamh O'Carroll - Outstanding Contribution to Society/Humanitarian Award

2008

Dr Derek O'Keeffe - Outstanding Achievement Alumni Award

Dr Hugh O'Donnell - Outstanding Contribution to Business Alumni Award

Mr Malcolm Quigley - Outstanding Contribution to Society/Humanitarian

2007

Ms Helen Concannon - Outstanding Contribution to Society/Humanitarian Alumni Award

Prof Mary O'Sullivan - Outstanding Contribution to Academia Alumni Award

Ms Fiona O'Driscoll - Outstanding Contribution to Sport Alumni Award

Mr Patrick Cassidy - Outstanding Contribution to Culture/Arts Alumni Award

2006

Mr Paul Gleeson - Outstanding Contribution to Sport Alumni Award

Ms Gena Heraty - Outstanding Contribution to Humanity Alumni Award

Mr Gene Murtagh - Outstanding Contribution to Business Alumni Award