68 episodes
Portraits of Clongowes Portraits of Clongowes
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A podcast series on alumni who went to Clongowes who share their recollections of those days now as adults.
Series 4 has been sponsored by Eimear Hannon, of Hannon Travel and Liz O’Kane, Buying Agent of the Year 2024, and is out soon.
Portraits is recorded and produced in South Podcast Studio in Dundrum. The series concept is devised and crated by Rossa McDermott OC’78.
Broadcast Coordinator Lee Brennan
Editor Peter Rice
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Jim Deegan OC’74
Jim Deegan is CEO of Railtours Ireland First Class Ltd, Ireland's only dedicated rail tourism operator and operate a variety of one day tours to eleven day tours - inclusive of rail, coach, accommodation, throughout Ireland. Where you also get to sleep in castles.
Now Ireland’s most sustainable incoming tour operator - as they use scheduled trains which ensures a low carbon footprint.
Jim left CWC in 1974
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Martin Moloney OC’78
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) in Switzerland recently named Martin Moloney the new Deputy Secretary General starting next September
He has just served as Secretary General of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), a position he was appointed to in September 2021.
Prior to IOSCO, he was Director General of the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) and also worked as a Special Adviser on Risk and Regulation to the Central Bank of Ireland before that during Ireland financial crisis.
He left clongowes in 1978
Portraits of Clongowes is now in Series 4, and is sponsored by Hannon Travel, Irelands largest independent travel manager and Liz O’Kane, named Buyers Agent of the Year at the recent National Property Awards 2024
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Paddy Dominguez OC’90
Paddy Dominguez is President of Professional Football Agents Association (PROFAA) has been involved in elite sport worldwide since 1991.
Having worked with and represented athletes/coaches across many sports including, but not limited to, Football, Rugby Union/League, Olympic sports, Tennis and Motor sports.
Paddy has also consulted and advised many of the world's most renowned clubs, organisations and governing bodies. He talks to us from Sydney where he is based
Paddy left CWC in 1990
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Des Groome OC’87
Des Groome grew up on Ballinderry Stud, Carbury, Co. Kildare, attended primary school in Edenderry and boarded in Clongowes 1981-1987. Des began study in the UCD Veterinary College in 1987 and graduated as a Veterinary Surgeon in 1993.
He rode as an amateur NH jockey throughout school and university , had Summer jobs with John Oxx, Jim Bolger, John Hammond and combined his love of racing and equine medicine throughout his early career as a Vet. He was resident Vet to Champion trainer Martin Pipe and afterwards to Emir Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, Crown Prince and King of Saudi Arabia.
Des settled in his native Kildare, founding Kildare Vet Surgery where his three boys Daniel, James and Tom have grown up. Des developed the first online vet service in Ireland, Videovet and then GymDog the first of its kind fitness and wellness centre for pets, alongside the vet practice. His latest venture, A Pets Life is an online community of pet owners and a pet food ecommerce platform.
As Des had to drop Biz-Org to do Chemistry, he later had to study in the IMI under another OC, Mr Cormac Lucey and gained some knowledge of Finance and an MBS.in 2012.
A love of athletics was fostered by cross country running in Clongowes and has completed all the big city Marathons. These days Des follows Clongowes and Leinster Rugby, still rides out on the Curragh and leads a peloton of mamils in Kildare Cycling Club notwithstanding two new hip joints.
He hosts a weekly animal welfare radio slot on KFM Radio and podcasts A Pets Life on spotify. His son Daniel attended Clongowes until 2020 where his art talent was encouraged and he now studies in the NCAD. Tom is in poetry and working on his academy. Des has one remaining ambition which is to speak in the Past Vs Present Debate
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Nick Delehanty OC’08
After leaving school Nick qualified as a Solicitor in the Asset Management and Investment Funds Unit of Arthur Cox in Dublin and AL Goodbody.
He now runs his own business dog care company, Barkley, and is a startup Politician running in the 2024 local elections
Delehanty studied a B Comm in UCD and his experience includes advising the promoters of, and service providers to, Irish domiciled investment funds ncluding investment managers, fund administrators and depositaries.
Advising Irish fund platforms regarding ongoing legal and compliance Establishing qualifying investor alternative investment funds making use of a super QIF structure, by holding investments through Irish Section 110 companies.
Nick left Clongowes in 2008
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Kevin Collins OC’79
From 1984-1992 Worked as a plant engineer in IMI Yorkshire Alloys, Birmingham, UK and later Redland Bricks, Horsham,UK
In 1992-1995 Kevin was a Technical teacher in Burkina Faso, West Africa, Aid work with International Service, York, UK.
In 1996 named Lecturer on the Mechatronics Programme, IT Sligo. Kevin left Clongowes in 1979.
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