Abbey – Past Pupils – 1980s

Burns, Michael (Mr): Final Year 1982. BSc, UU. PGDip, Comp Sc, QUB. Executive Business Development Consultant. Ulster Colleges’ McRory Cup Winner 1981/82.

Oisín McConville

Oisín McConville

Carroll, Brendan (Mr): Captain of the MacRory Cup Winning team, 1981-’82.
Kenneth Comer (Mr):  Conservation Officer.
Comer, Stephen (Mr): Director, First Trust Bank.

Farrell, Paul (Mr): Final Year 1986. LL.B, QUB. Solicitor. Owner, Mc Ivor Farrell
Garvey, Damien (Mr): Final Year 1988.  MA, UU. MD at BWL Group.
Goss, Ronan (Mr): Final Year 1988. Owner, Edenmore Accounting Services Ireland
Guilfoyle, Michael (Mr): Final Year 1985. Croydon College. Financial Planning Consultant at Fairstone Financial management NI.Pathway Financial Planning (NI).
Hughes, Ronan (Mr): Final Year 1989. BA Hons, 1st, UU. European Payment Product Manager, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank. To Abbey CBGS. 

Lyons, Rowan (Mr):
 Final Year 1988. Civil Engineer. Titles: MacRory Cup, Dalton Cup, Corn na nÓg, McMahon Cup, Rannafast. Ulster Colleges Football All-Star.
McConville, Oisín (Mr): Played for Armagh in the 1990s and 2000s, All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal, seven Ulster Championships and a National League title with the county. He was also awarded two All Stars.

Mr Ronan Hughes

Mr Ronan Hughes


McKevitt, Frank (Mr): Final Year 1982. Operations Manager at Amey.
McMahon, Tony (Mr):  Captain of the MacRory Cup Winning team, 1986-’87.
McShane, Jim (Mr): Final Year 1991. UU. Director of Operations, Ark Housing Association.
McVeigh, Kevin (Mr): Final Year 1987. Payroll Officer. Credit Management Analyst / Financial Project Manager.
Murphy, Mario (Mr):  Final Year 1989. MEng, QUB. MBA, Henley Management College. 
Senior Program Manager at HBF, Perth Area, Australia.
O’Callaghan, Paul (Mr): Enterprise Integration/Infastructure Manager at Philips Healthcare.Coss Border Orchestra of Ireland.
O’Neill, Paul (Mr): Final Year 1991. BA, UU. Customer Solutions Manager, Italy and Spain at Paypal. Formerly North America.

Mr Barry Turley

Mr Barry Turley

Patterson, Martin (Mr): Economic Development Officer at Newry and Mourne District Council.
Rodgers, Thomas (Mr): Final Year 1984. BSc, QUB. Health & Safety Manager at Norbrook Laboratories Ltd
Turley, Barry (Mr): Final Year 1987. MA, QUB. 
Managing Director, Board Member at Northern Ireland Assembly Business Trust. Formerly with RTÉ and BBC.  Barry Turley PR and Public Affairs.