STUDENTS and graduates of a Limerick college have been awarded a total of €600,000 in bursaries and scholarships.
Over 150 students, both past and present, of Mary Immaculate College (MIC) were awarded scholarships and bursaries at the college’s annual awards night.
Congratulating all those who received awards was Professor Eugene Wall, president of MIC, who said: “I wish to express my heartfelt congratulations to all of our awardees on your success. This ceremony is a most significant occasion, marking as it does one of the highlights of our academic calendar, as we celebrate the various achievements of our current students, recent graduates, and alumni, all of whom have made an outstanding contribution to society.”
Among some of the awards include to first year students, students who have excelled at their chosen sports, and PhD researchers.
Over €100,000 in total was presented to 53 first-year students who received an MIC Entrance Scholarship on the basis of their Leaving Certificate results. A further nine students who excelled in sports were presented with Munster GAA bursaries valued at €750 each.
Sarah Ryan from Tipperary Town was awarded the Rachel Kenneally Bursary, which is awarded annually in memory of former MIC student and Tipperary Ladies footballer Rachel Kenneally.
MIC’s five Elite Sports Scholars were celebrated on the night: Irish hockey player Anna Horan; Kerry Ladies footballer Aoife Dillane; athlete Thomas Devaney; Mayo Ladies footballer Sinead Walsh; and Limerick U20 hurler Cian Scully.
Additionally, Clare Senior hurler Diarmuid Ryan and Waterford Camogie player Niamh Murphy were presented with the MIC GPA Sports Scholarship worth €4,000.
Three PhD candidates were collectively awarded €165,000 by the Irish Research Council to fund their doctoral research. Grace Cardiff, from Bridgetown in County Wexford, is undertaking research into the enactment of student voice pedagogies within her own primary teaching practice, and examining the influence of student voice pedagogies on how children experience meaningfulness in PE.
Ciara Moloney from Longford is undertaking a PhD in the Department of Drama and Theatre Studies on diaspora and interculturalism in Martin McDonagh’s plays and films.
Sinead O’Mahony from Cappamore was awarded funding for her PhD within the School of Education, titled ‘Middle Leadership in Irish Primary Schools: A Critical Analysis of Principals’ Perspectives’.
