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Can You Guess What University Degrees These Irish Celebrities Hold?

irish celebrities who graduated from university college

Jun 30th 2018, 6:00 PM 8,541 Views 1 Comment

These Irish celebrities have become hugely successful in their individual fields, but their first big success was surviving college and coming out with a degree at the end.

Can you graduate from the Daily Edge’s Celeb School of Knowledge?

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1. What did Dara O'Briain graduate in from UCD?
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Dentristy
Mechanical Engineering

Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
2. Who studied social studies in UCD?
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Bono
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Vogue Williams

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Amy Huberman
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Nicky Byrne
3. TV presenter Laura Whitmore graduated from DCU in what branch of social studies?
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Media and Communications
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Journalism

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Music
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Political Communications
4. Who studied History of Art and Modern English at Trinity?
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Louis Walsh
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Tara Flynn

Channel 4
Pauline McLynn
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Danny O'Donoghue
5. What did Jack Gleeson (a.k.a King Joffrey) study in Trinity College, Dublin?
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Philosophy and Theology
Jewish and Islamic Civilizations and Early Irish

Italian and Psychology
6. Which comedian studied English and History at University College Cork?
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Aisling Bea
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Des Bishop

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Tommy Tiernan
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Chris O'Dowd
7. Who holds a BA in Acting Studies at the Samuel Beckett Centre at Trinity College, Dublin?
Big Beach
Ruth Negga
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Saoirse Ronan

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Seána Kerslake
Channel 4
Nicola Coughlan
8. Where did Miriam O'Callaghan graduate with a law degree?
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UCD
NUIG

Trinity College
UCC
9. Who studied commerce in UCD?
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Una Healy
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Pierce Brosnan

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Niall Breslin
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Cian Healy
10. Who studied psychology at Trinity College Dublin?
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Sharon Horgan
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Ray D'arcy

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Domhnall Gleeson
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Katie Taylor
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