DCU marks 25 years with awards ceremony

SPORTING, media, education and business leaders were among those honoured as the first recipients of the Dublin City University Alumni Awards yesterday.

The honours were set up this year to mark the college’s 25th anniversary and to salute DCU graduates who have contributed in a significant way to the country’s social, artistic or economic development.

For his role in leading the Cork hurlers to senior All-Ireland glory last year, Seán Óg Ó hAilpín was one of those to be presented with an Alumni Award by President Mary McAleese at yesterday’s ceremony. He graduated from DCU in 1999 with a BSc in Airgeadas, Riomhaireachet and Fiontraiocht (Finance Computing and Entrepreneurship).