Hayes, graphic designer and typographer Kieran Hickey, film director Pearse Hutchinson, poet John Jordan, poet Charles E. Kelly, cartoonist David Kelly, actor Peter Lennon, director of the film Rocky Road to Dublin Patrick Joseph McCall, poet and songwriter Hugh McFadden, poet Jack MacGowran, actor Mike Murphy, broadcaster Eamon Morrissey, actor Jim Norton, actor Dennis O'Dea, actor Brian O'Nolan, who wrote under the pseudonym Flann O'Brien Kieran O'Reilly, actor and musician Milo O'Shea, actor Seán O'Sullivan RHA, painter and designer of Irish Stamps Basil Payne, poet James Plunkett, writer Cornelius Ryan, writer Pete St. John, Irish folk singer-songwriter Cecil Sheridan, comedian Niall Stokes, publisher of Hot Press magazine Patrick Swift, painter Derek Warfield, founder of the Wolfe Tones Richard Weber, poet and artist Politics and public service David Andrews, Fianna Fail TD Niall Andrews, Fianna Fail TD Todd Andrews, republican activist, public servant, and father to 2 TDs Joseph Barnes, doctor Harry Boland, Irish Volunteer, his brother Gerald also hurled for the first Kevin's Hurling club team John Boland, Fine Gael politician and government minister Rory Brady, former Attorney General of Ireland Tom Burke, priest, educator and founder of the Young Scientists Eric Byrne, Irish Labour Party TD Desmond Clarke, academic Jim Cooke, teacher and mentor to Young Scientists Liam Cosgrave, politician John Crown, Senator and consultant oncologist. Robert Dudley Edwards, historian Joseph Finnegan, judge Paddy Finucane, Second World War fighter pilot Thomas Gay, republican and librarian Michael Hayes, first Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann William Hayes, President of St John's College, Oxford, 1987–2001 Daire Keogh, Irish historian, President of St Patrick's College, Drumcondra, later President of Dublin City University Liam Lawlor, politician Con Lehane, republican activist Liam Lysaght, chief state solicitor and President of the Leinster Branch of IRFU Dermot McCarthy, senior civil servant Thomas McLaughlin, designer of the Shannon hydroelectric scheme John Moore SMA, Bishop of Bauchi Kevin Murphy, career civil servant, Ombudsman and Information Commissioner Aindrias Ó Caoimh, Judge of the High Court Charlie O'Connor, Fianna Fáil TD Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, former President of Ireland Cillian Ryan, professor and economist Richie Ryan, politician James Sanfey, Fine Gael General Secretary Michael Woods, politician Sport Paddy Andrews, footballer John Coady, footballer Joe Doyle, cyclist and national official Don Givens, footballer Tommy Hamilton, footballer Eddie Jordan, motor racing boss Paddy Lowry, Olympic sprinter David McGill, former professional footballer Donnacha O'Dea, professional poker player & Olympic swimmer Kevin O'Flanagan, rugby and soccer