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students in so many quizzes is not in vain; while the tradition of debating in the
College is endorsed by Marcus Dowling’s (’90) victory in last year's Irish
Times debating competition.
The accompanying photo of Corban Walker (’87) appeared in the Tribune of
28 August announcing that he has won a part in a film, Frankie Starlight, to be
produced by Noel Pearson. Exhibitions of his sculpture have been staged in
Dublin, the most recent in the City Arts Centre. His brothers Michan ('81) and
Simon (’80) have both made careers in architecture, the one working in the
Illinois Institute of Technology, the other teaching at UCD and running a
building laboratory there.
Philip M acD onagh ( ’70) was m arried in May and is serving with the
Department of Foreign Affairs in London. Bobbie has just returned with his
family to Dublin after a stint in Brussels. Jimmy McDonogh, who has given
and still gives assistance to aspiring Gonzaga tennis players, was married in the
autumn.
Mark Lennon and Martin Ryan (’86), who were both mentioned in Sean
M olloy’s account in Record ’93 of medicine in London, have spent a year of
practice in Australia. Martin has designs on a posting as a cruise-ship doctor!
Ciaran Deane’s (’86) publication. The Guinness Book o f Irish Facts and
Feats, has been extremely successful, reaching second place recently on the
table of best-selling hardback non-fiction. In first place? Pope John-Paul’s
Crossing the Threshold o f Hope. No wonder His Holiness reminds the Society
of its vow of obedience.
And something of a Gonzaga double. David Downes (’93), in his second year
of music at TCD, has just recorded a concerto for Uilleann pipes and orchestra,
Dialects, composed by Gerry Murphy. The recording was made by the RTE
Concert Orchestra, conductor Proinnsias O Duinn. David is about to set off on a
concert tour of the States with Phil Coulter, playing Carnegie Hall on March 17.
Finally, M ark Q uinn (’94) continues his rem arkable chess career. In
Septem ber ’94 he attained the rating of International M aster at the Lloyd's
Tournament (he needs three such attainments to be rated an IM). In December
last he played board 2 for Ireland in the Chess Olympics held in Moscow.
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College is endorsed by Marcus Dowling’s (’90) victory in last year's Irish
Times debating competition.
The accompanying photo of Corban Walker (’87) appeared in the Tribune of
28 August announcing that he has won a part in a film, Frankie Starlight, to be
produced by Noel Pearson. Exhibitions of his sculpture have been staged in
Dublin, the most recent in the City Arts Centre. His brothers Michan ('81) and
Simon (’80) have both made careers in architecture, the one working in the
Illinois Institute of Technology, the other teaching at UCD and running a
building laboratory there.
Philip M acD onagh ( ’70) was m arried in May and is serving with the
Department of Foreign Affairs in London. Bobbie has just returned with his
family to Dublin after a stint in Brussels. Jimmy McDonogh, who has given
and still gives assistance to aspiring Gonzaga tennis players, was married in the
autumn.
Mark Lennon and Martin Ryan (’86), who were both mentioned in Sean
M olloy’s account in Record ’93 of medicine in London, have spent a year of
practice in Australia. Martin has designs on a posting as a cruise-ship doctor!
Ciaran Deane’s (’86) publication. The Guinness Book o f Irish Facts and
Feats, has been extremely successful, reaching second place recently on the
table of best-selling hardback non-fiction. In first place? Pope John-Paul’s
Crossing the Threshold o f Hope. No wonder His Holiness reminds the Society
of its vow of obedience.
And something of a Gonzaga double. David Downes (’93), in his second year
of music at TCD, has just recorded a concerto for Uilleann pipes and orchestra,
Dialects, composed by Gerry Murphy. The recording was made by the RTE
Concert Orchestra, conductor Proinnsias O Duinn. David is about to set off on a
concert tour of the States with Phil Coulter, playing Carnegie Hall on March 17.
Finally, M ark Q uinn (’94) continues his rem arkable chess career. In
Septem ber ’94 he attained the rating of International M aster at the Lloyd's
Tournament (he needs three such attainments to be rated an IM). In December
last he played board 2 for Ireland in the Chess Olympics held in Moscow.
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