Simon Byrne OC’82

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Portraits of Clongowes

Rossa McDermott

104 episodes

2 days ago

A podcast series on alumni who went to Clongowes who share their recollections of those days now as adults. Series 4 has been sponsored by Eimear Hannon, of Hannon Travel and Liz O’Kane, Buying Agent of the Year 2024, and is out soon. Portraits is recorded and produced in South Podcast Studio in Dundrum. The series concept is devised and crated by Rossa McDermott OC’78. Broadcast Coordinator Lee Brennan & Conor Eustace Editor Peter Rice If you enjoy podcasts consider supporting the project https://gofund.me/b2eafd2 and/or want to be on the podcast E clongowes1978@gmail.com

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Simon Byrne OC’82

Portraits of Clongowes

44 minutes 21 seconds

12 months ago

Simon Byrne OC’82

Simon Byrne is a Sales Manager with 25 years experience in the Irish Beauty industry, specialising in cosmetics and fragrance. He is a previous winner of the Francois Coty award for outstanding contribution to the Coty Ireland business as well as being a Certified Fragrance Sales Specialist accredited by the UK Fragrance Foundation (FiFi).

The third of 4 brothers from Waterford to attend Clongowes, he left the school in 1982.

A keen offshore sailor, he has completed many long distance classics including two Round Ireland Yacht Races and in 2015 won the Spirit of ISORA award (Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association), akin to the Clongowes Aloysius award but for offshore racing. Although now retired from sailing (his body refused to co-operate any further) he initially started his part time media side hustle writing a regular sailing blog on the ISORA website.

He can now be found providing “alternative” match day commentary on Bective Rangers TV (BRTV) live stream of matches on You Tube as well as hosting his own Bective Rangers TV video podcast “Chucks Chats”, a series of intimate fireside interviews with club luminaries.

Married to Ciara and with three grown up daughters and a female dog. He resides in South County Dublin having recently moved back to the city from a near 20 year sojourn in Greystones.