14 Notable alumni of
Waterford Institute of Technology

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Waterford Institute of Technology is 2435th in the world, 784th in Europe, and 12th in Ireland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from Waterford Institute of Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Henry Shefflin

    Henry Shefflin
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1979-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    hurler
    Biography

    Henry Shefflin is an Irish hurling manager and former player who was the manager of the Galway senior hurling team from 2021 to 2024. In his playing career he was nicknamed "King Henry" because of his directive style, dominance, competitive spirit, and leadership on the field. He is the only player to win 'hurler of the year' three times, in 2002, 2006, and 2012. A versatile forward who started out in the corner, Shefflin made his name in more commanding positions as a centre or full-forward. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, with many former players, commentators and fans rating him as the number one player of all time.

  2. T. J. Reid

    T. J. Reid
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1987-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    hurler
    Biography

    Thomas Joseph Reid, known as T. J. Reid, is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Ballyhale Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a centre-forward. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.

  3. Setanta Ó hAilpín

    Setanta Ó hAilpín
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1983-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    hurlerGaelic football playerAustralian rules football player
    Biography

    Setanta Ó hAilpín is a Fijian-Irish sportsman. He played hurling at senior level for the Cork county team before becoming a professional Australian rules footballer. Ó hAilpín is of mixed Irish and Rotuman background. His brothers Seán Óg, Teu and Aisake are also noted sportsmen.

  4. David Cullinane

    David Cullinane
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1974-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    David Cullinane is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency since the 2016 general election. He previously served as a Senator for the Labour Panel from 2011 to 2016.

  5. Mary Butler

    Mary Butler
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1963-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Mary Butler is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Government Chief Whip since January 2025, and Minister of State at the Department of Health since July 2020. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency since 2016. She previously served as chair of the Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation from 2016 to 2020.

  6. Grace O'Sullivan

    Grace O'Sullivan
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1962-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    politicianenvironmentalist
    Biography

    Grace O'Sullivan is an Irish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the South constituency from 2019 until 2024. She is a member of the Green Party, and part of the European Green Party. She previously served as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 2016 to 2019.

  7. John Halligan

    John Halligan
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1955-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    John Halligan is an Irish former independent politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency from 2011 to 2020. He also served as Minister of State from 2016 to 2020.

  8. John Paul Phelan

    John Paul Phelan
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1978-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    John Paul Phelan is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 2011 to 2024. He previously served as Minister of State for Local Government and Electoral Reform from 2017 to 2020. He also served as a Senator for the Labour Panel from 2002 to 2011.

  9. Eoin Murphy

    Eoin Murphy
    Years
    1990-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    hurler
    Biography

    Eoin Murphy is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Glenmore and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a goalkeeper. He is widely considered the best modern goalkeeper in the sport, and one of the best of all time.

  10. Martin Cullen

    Martin Cullen
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1954-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Martin Cullen is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism from 2008 to 2010, Minister for Social and Family Affairs from 2007 to 2008, Minister for Transport from 2004 to 2007, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government from 2002 to 2004 and Minister of State at the Department of Finance from 1997 to 2002. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency from 1987 to 1989 and from 1992 to 2010. He was a Senator from 1989 to 1992, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.

  11. Paudie Coffey

    Paudie Coffey
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Paudie Coffey is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Minister of State from 2014 to 2016. He served as a Senator from 2016 to 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach, and previously from 2007 to 2011 for the Industrial and Commercial Panel. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency from 2011 to 2016.

  12. Mubashir Husain Rehmani

    Mubashir Husain Rehmani
    Born in
    Pakistan Flag Pakistan
    Years
    1983-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    computer scientistscientistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Mubashir Husain Rehmani is a Pakistani researcher and computer scientist. His areas of work are computer networking, telecommunications, wireless communications and blockchain. He was recognised in 2020 and 2021 as one of the Highly Cited Researchers in computer science by Clarivate.

  13. Ann Phelan

    Ann Phelan
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1961-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Ann Phelan is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Minister of State from 2014 to 2016. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 2011 to 2016.

  14. Ollie Moran

    Ollie Moran
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1975-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    hurler
    Biography

    Oliver Moran is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ahane and was a member of the Limerick senior inter-county team from 1997 to 2009. During his career as a hurler, he has won 3 County Championships with Ahane, 2 Fitzgibbon Cup titles with Waterford IT, a National Hurling League and Waterford Crystal Cup title with Limerick, 5 Railway Cup titles with Munster and a shinty/hurling international with Ireland. Ollie's individual accolades include a Munster All-Star award in 2004 and a GAA All-Star award in 2007. He was also captain of the Limerick Senior Hurling Team in 2005. In 2013 he appeared as a studio analyst on The Sunday Game.