RCSI Alumni

💬 Ever wanted to sit down with some of your RCSI classmates for a catch-up? That's exactly what our Classmates in Conversation video and podcast series is all about!

🎥 Over the past few years we've gathered friends together and recorded their reminiscences. Most recently we shared our final episode of our current season, with three graduates from the Class of 2010 - Dr Aoife Doyle, Dr Katayoun Lotfi and Dr Daniel Joyce.

They came together to celebrate their fifteen-year reunion, and shared their memories of starting at RCSI, from making lifelong friends on Day 1, to the warmth of RCSI staff, the joy of Results Day, and staving off the wet Irish weather with hot ports in The Swan!. All three agreed that their training at RCSI has stood to them since moving on to their respective roles, and they're already looking forward to their return to campus in 2030!

💻️ Watch the episode now on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bif94MBDfAk

🥳 Name a better feeling!

🎓️ Just a fortnight since 352 new doctors celebrated at RCSI's Conferring for School of Medicine Class of 2026

🗨️ RCSI President, Professor Michael Kerin, commended the graduates: “Today’s ceremony recognises your commitment, dedication and hard work. It is an important milestone in your career as a doctor. The qualifications you will be awarded today are highly regarded wherever in the world you choose to practice. You will join a large global network of RCSI graduates who share our mission to 'Educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health'.”

📸 Photography by and

🤗 Presenting the Class of 2001, who will be returning to RCSI later this summer for their 25th reunion!

2001 was the year when:
🐨 Neighbours was first shown on Irish TV (on Network 2!)
🪙 Starter packs of euro coins became available, ahead of the introduction of the single currency in 2022
🎶 and the charts were awash with pop - Westlife, Robbie Williams and Kylie to name but a few of the hits that year!

🏢 Join the Alumni, Fellows and Members team next month for a series of free behind-the-scenes tours of 118 St Stephen's Green.

🔎 The tours will tell the story of the building from concept to construction, as well as providing an insight into some of the architectural features that have led the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland to shortlist 118 St Stephen's Green for the 2026 Public Choice Award.

⏱️ Each tour will last approximately 40 minutes commencing in Humanarium in the foyer of 118 and concluding on level 5, overlooking the Green from the Afdhal-Tempany Terrace.

Tours will take place on the following dates/times:

➡️ Thursday, 2 July – 6pm
➡️ Wednesday, 8 July – 12 noon
➡️ Saturday, 11 July – 10:30am
➡️ Tuesday, 14 July – 7pm
➡️ Thursday, 16 July – 11am
➡️ Thursday, 16 July – 7pm
➡️ Saturday, 18 July –10:30am
➡️ Wednesday, 22 July – 2pm

👉️ Find out more and book your place at https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-and-events/events/event/2026/rcsi-alumni-members-and-fellows-make-a-date-with-118

🌃 Late at 118 is back! Visit Humanarium after-hours to celebrate what happens when we MOVE.

🪩 At this free event you’ll enjoy interactive activities, inspiring talks, and a soundtrack curated by DJ that will keep the energy flowing throughout the night.

🙌 Whether you’re fascinated by anatomy, passionate about music, or simply looking for a unique night out in Dublin, Late at 118: MOVE offers a chance to experience science and culture in a whole new way.

👉️ Event free but ticketed, book yours at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/late-at-118-move-tickets-1990950799436

Help RCSI's 118 St Stephen's Green win the RIAI ! Voting closes at 5pm on Monday 15 June - cast your vote at https://www.riai.ie/public-choice-award-poll/ -31

We're delighted that RCSI's building on 118 St Stephen's Green has been shortlisted for the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Public Choice Award.

Designed by Henry J Lyons Architects, Project Connect is a landmark addition to our Dublin city-centre campus, bringing together education, research and public engagement.

The award is decided by public vote, and we'd be grateful for your support.

If Project Connect is your favourite building of 2026, cast your vote here: https://www.riai.ie/public-choice-award-poll/ -31 Voting closes at 5pm on Monday, 15 June

Contractor: Bennett (Construction) Ltd | Photography: Donal Murphy |

Time for another , this time we're time travelling back 30 years to the graduation of the Class of 1996, a year when:

📺️ The new Irish language television station TnaG first aired
☘️ Ireland won the Eurovision Song Contest for the 7th time, with 'The Voice', sung by Eimear Quinn
🎶 and the Spice Girls made their debut with 'Wannabe'

Hoping to bring back more of your 90s memories when you join us for your reunion at RCSI this August!

RCSI has announced the election of Professor Michael Kerin as the new President of the College. Professor Kerin takes up office following the College’s biennial Council Elections.

A consultant general surgeon with a special interest in breast and endocrine cancer, Professor Kerin is deeply committed to the integration of academic surgery into healthcare delivery and clinical practice. This has been evident through his leadership roles as Professor and Head of the Department of Surgery at University of Galway and Director of the Cancer Managed Clinical Academic Network (MCAN) for HSE West and North West.

Mr David Moore, consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, Tallaght University Hospital and Blackrock Health, has been elected Vice-President.

Speaking on his appointment, Prof. Michael Kerin said: “It is a privilege to be elected as President of the College, an institution that has championed patient-focused surgical care, safeguarded professional standards and led the field of surgery in Ireland for over 240 years.

“Throughout my term as President, I aim to further develop collaboration between academia and clinical practice, including supporting the objectives of the Irish Surgical Research Collaborative. I am committed to supporting practising surgeons nationwide, increasing access to improved surgical infrastructure and nurturing and empowering our surgical trainees as they are the future leaders of our profession.”

For more on this story visit https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-and-events/news/news-article/2026/06/professor-michael-kerin-elected-as-new-president-of-rcsi

Today's comes to you courtesy of the Class of 1991, who graduated from RCSI in the year that:
🏦 Mary Robinson was President of Ireland
🎶 Bryan Adams spent 11 weeks at number one in the charts
🏙 Dublin Bus started running its Nitelink service for the first time

Looking forward to welcoming you back to RCSI this August for your 35th reunion!

🤔 We know that 'the Green' holds a lot of memories for RCSI alumni, but how much do you know about the history of RCSI's nearest green space?

🌳 Why not join the Alumni Team for our next Lunchtime event - a historical walking tour of St Stephen's Green, with !

📜 A place with a very special resonance for RCSI Alumni, St Stephen’s Green has its own fascinating history, from its origins as a marshy piece of common ground in the thirteenth century to its transformation as a destination for fashionable society five hundred years later. Our guides will cover significant milestones in the park’s history, such as the gifting of the Green by Lord Ardiaun to the people of Dublin and the events of the Easter Rising in 1916.

⚕️ There are numerous medical points of interest to note nearby too, from the medieval l***r house which later provided the site for Mary Mercer’s hospital, to the establishment of St Vincent’s Hospital in the 1830s by the Sisters of Charity.

🏛️ From an architectural perspective St Stephen’s Green is surrounded by some of Dublin’s finest buildings, from Iveagh House, designed by Richard Castle in 1736, to Newman House, the University Church and RCSI’s own historic home at number 123. Fittingly our tour will start and end at the Green’s latest architectural addition – RCSI's new campus building at 118 St Stephen’s Green

📅 When: Thursday 25 June, 12:30pm

📍 Where: Attendees should meet the Alumni Team at the Reception Desk on the ground floor of 118 St Stephen's Green (enter via Humanarium)

🎫 Register to attend at: https://bit.ly/4uHTCQ8

We look forward to seeing you then!