member of the Council of State and founder member of Fianna Fáil J. B. Lyons, medical historian, writer and professor Gerald Molloy, Irish catholic priest, theologian and scientist Jerome Murphy-O'Connor professor of New Testament at the École Biblique in Jerusalem Joseph Patrick Slattery, physicist, radiologist, Catholic priest, pioneer in the field of radiography in Australia (18771886) Jeremy Swan, physician and cardiologist; co-inventor of the Swan-Ganz catheter Edward M. Walsh, founding president of the University of Limerick Arts and media Vincent Browne, journalist & broadcaster, former Fine Gael politician Eugene McCabe, novelist, short story writer, playwright, and television screenwriter William Francis Casey, writer and journalist, editor of The Times 19481952 Colin Farrell, actor Ciaran Hope, Fulbright Scholar and Irish composer of orchestral, choral, and film music Paddy O'Byrne, Irish radio broadcaster and actor Barry McGovern, actor Arthur Mathews, writer (Father Ted and The Fast Show) D.P. Moran, Irish nationalist writer and literary critic Gerry Stembridge, writer, director and actor; co-creator of the radio programme Scrap Saturday (with Dermot Morgan) Bill Shipsey, Irish human rights activist Business Bobby Kerr, CEO Insomnia Coffee and Dragon on the Irish Dragons' Den Johnny Ronan, businessman and property developer Law Charles Casey, High Court judge named Attorney General in 1951 John A. Edwards, judge of the Court of Appeal and former judge of the High Court Brian McGovern, judge of the Court of Appeal Paul Gallagher, current and former Attorney General of Ireland who has served since June 2020 and from 20072011 Conor Gearty, barrister-at-law, author; professor of human rights law at the London School of Economics and Rausing Director of the Centre for the Study of Human Rights; winner of the Irish Times National Debating Championship – (Team: 1978, 1979) Anthony J. Hederman, Attorney General of Ireland 19771981; judge of the Supreme Court 19811993. Cecil Lavery, former Fine Gael TD and Senator, lawyer, Attorney General of Ireland, Supreme Court Judge Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (1894–1900) Peter Smithwick, former President of the District Court and Chairman of the Smithwick Tribunal of Inquiry. Joseph Alfred Sheridan, former colonial chief justice of East Africa Military William MacDonald, the first person to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in February 1940 James Henry Reynolds, Surgeon Reynolds of Rorkes Drift Henry Coey Kane, Royal Navy Admiral Politics and diplomacy Patrick Cooney, Fine Gael politician, government minister, Member of the European Parliament