Emmet Bergin (class of 62) died unexpectedly in March. Emmett had a long and successful as an actor in TV and in Films. His younger brother, Patrick – also a Row past pupil- is a celebrated film actor. Further information on Emmett’s wonderful career is available on our Blog.
Dr. Kieran Jack McGinley (Class of 1971) made it to the Irish Times “Photos of the Year” for 2023, published in the IT Magazine on December 30th. Our Jack organised the second International
Jack was pictured beside a historic banner illustrating the Workers’ Union 0f Ireland, which was formed in 1924 and merged with the ITGWU in 1990 to form SIPTU.
As well as being a stalwart of the Trade Union Movement, Jack served the PPU with distinction having held the office of President for five years from 1998 to 2002. These were difficult times for the PPU and we are grateful to Jack for his work in keeping things going.
The Past Pupils Union is delighted to announce that Gerry Keenan (Class of 71) has been elected as Row Person of the Year for 2024. The PPU had a real headache, this year, as we received a large number of very worthy nominations. Many of those candidates will, no doubt, feature in future years.
Gerry started in the ROW Secondary School in Bro. Hickey’s class in 1966. After the second level, he graduated from the University College Dublin and the London School of Economics. Subsequently, he held roles at University College Cork, The Economic and Social Research Institute and the Central Bank.
Gerry joined Irish Life Investment Managers (ILIM) in 1984 working in various roles before becoming Chief Executive in 2005.
Your committee were very fortunate to be permitted to hold meetings in the Boardroom of Dundrum Shopping Centre after we got back to real meetings in the wake of Covid. Many thanks indeed to Pat Neill for making this facility available.
When we held our first meeting there last May, just before the Champions Cup final between Leinster and La Rochelle, we were surprised to find the Heineken Champions Rugby Cup on display. As things transpired, we were able to boast that members of the PPU committee were the only Leinster men to get their hands on the trophy this year. Indeed, one of the committee was able to boast that a Munster man also got his hands on it !!!.
