The following is a list of University College Dublin people, including notable alumni and faculty members of University College Dublin, a constituent university of the National University of Ireland. Alumni Literature Maeve Binchy, author Sarah Rees Brennan Gabriel Byrne Marina Carr Austin Clarke Benjamin Cleary Brian Cleeve Brian Coffey Eamon Delaney Denis Devlin Emma Donoghue Roddy Doyle (Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha) Paul Durcan Brendan Gleeson Michael Hartnett Desmond Hogan Gerard Manley Hopkins John Jordan Neil Jordan, Oscar winner, (The Crying Game) James Joyce, author of Ulysses Trevor Joyce Thomas Kilroy Mary Lavin Princess Mako of Akishino Hugh McFadden John McGahern Frank McGuinness Conor McPherson John Montague Flann O'Brien (At Swim-Two-Birds) Kate O'Brien Carroll O'Connor Joseph O'Connor Ulick O'Connor Chris O'Dowd Dan O'Herlihy Seán Ó Faoláin Liam O'Flaherty Nuala O Faolain Brian O'Nolan, writer, At Swim-Two-Birds Emily O'Reilly Keith Ridgway Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot) Colm Tóibín (The Master) Journalism Vincent Browne Ruth Dudley Edwards Sally Hayden journalist Hugh McFadden Kevin Myers Doireann Ní Bhriain Kevin O'Sullivan, editor of The Irish Times Fintan O'Toole Caitriona Palmer Conor Ryan Maev-Ann Wren Business Sharon Donnery, Irish economist and financial regulator Niall FitzGerald, former CEO of Unilever Aidan Heavey, CEO of Tullow Oil Gary McGann chairman of Flutter Entertainment, and former CEO of Smurfit Kappa and Aer Lingus Ann O'Dea, CEO of Inspirefest Tony O'Reilly, owner of Independent News and Media Denis O'Brien, owner of Communicorp and Digicel David J. O'Reilly, Chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation Dalton Philips, CEO of Morrisons Mark Pollock Feargal Quinn, former owner of Superquinn, and Senator Peter Sutherland, former Director General of the World Trade Organization; former Chairman of British Petroleum; Chairman of Goldman Sachs Europe; served as Ireland's Attorney General and European Commissioner Science and technology Conrad Burke, entrepreneur Rónadh Cox, Irish geologist, Brust Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at Williams College and Fellow of the Geological Society of America Evelyn Cusack former Secretary of the Irish Meteorological Society. Conor P. Delaney, Irish-American colorectal surgeon known for developing enhanced recovery pathways Dervilla M. X. Donnelly, Irish chemist Orla Feely, Vice President for Research, Innovation and Impact and Professor of Electronic Engineering at University College Dublin, and Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Garret A. FitzGerald Irish pharmacologist Edmond Harty CEO and technical director of Dairymaster, Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer of Ireland Mary Horgan, Irish physician and president of the Royal College of