Former Carlow footballer Maria Kinsella recognised at DCU Alumni Awards

Dublin City University 2023 Alumni Awards took place today, Friday 19th January in The Helix on DCU’s Glasnevin campus.

The DCU Alumni Awards honour outstanding alumni who, through their exceptional ability and leadership, have achieved excellence in their chosen fields of endeavour.

Maria Kinsella and Professor Dáire Keogh

Gaelic Games has always been front and centre in Maria’s life. She played football for Carlow from 2007 to 2021 and captained teams for her club, Fenagh, and DCU. In 2019, she was elected as Chairperson of the Women’s Gaelic Players Association, which represented 1,400 female inter-county players. She led this organisation through a merger with the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) and ensured equality was to the fore of the new association.

Maria graduated with BSc in Accounting and Finance in 2012 and MSc in Accounting in 2013. She is a Chartered Accountant and a Senior Manager in Assurance - Asset & Wealth Management at PwC Dublin.

The 2023 Alumni Award recipients represent all five faculties of study at DCU; Business School, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Institute of Education, Faculty of Science and Health and Faculty of Engineering and Computing.

DCU President Prof Dáire Keogh said, 'I am delighted to present these awards to a special group of DCU alumni who have done exceptional things in diverse fields including Healthcare, Tech, Diversity, Housing, Business and Sport.'

'Our alumni are changemakers who consistently deliver on our University’s mission to ‘transform lives and societies’. In celebrating these great individuals we celebrate the impact of DCU’s more than 100,000 alumni worldwide.'