Young Limerick student recognised with prestigious farming scholarship

DOON can’t stop winning at the moment.

Following on from the success of their hurlers in the country final, a young man from Moanduff has won one of the country’s most generous farm scholarships.

Tommy Ryan was one of the four recipients of the 2024 John Feely Foundation Scholarships hosted by the ICMSA at their Castletroy-Parkway head office and the association’s president, Denis Drennan.  

Tommy has dairy farming in the blood as he is a son of Jude and Michael Ryan.

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Mr Drennan said the standard of the applicants overall was very encouraging and that of the four individuals concerned was outstanding.  

“The standard we’re seeing in the young people coming through bodes well for the sector. They’re technically very strong and environmentally aware, they’re also committed to building on the standards already achieved.

“ICMSA is delighted to be associated with the John Feely Scholarship programme, and we’ll be getting out the details for the 2025 awards programme in due course and we’d welcome applications from the dairy families of Limerick who have always been a mainstay of the organisation,” said Mr Drennan.