Students from nine Limerick schools receive awards from Trinity College
Fourteen from Limerick were among first-year students who received Entrance Exhibition Awards
A TOTAL of 14 students from Limerick were among 626 first-year students who received Entrance Exhibition Awards for the 2023/4 academic year from Trinity College Dublin.
The awards go to students accepted into the first year of a full-time undergraduate degree programme who achieve the highest points among Trinity entrants from their secondary school, above a minimum of 500 CAO points (or equivalent).
The students come from 445 different schools and from all 32 counties on the island of Ireland as well as 28 countries overseas.
The Limerick awardees (listed) received a certificate and a €150 book token - Glen Wilkie (Askeaton Community College), Seamus Padraig Stritch (Hazelwood College, Dromcollogher), Tova McMahon (Villiers School), Genevieve May Murray Flynn (Villiers School), Aine Denise Roche (Coláiste Ide & Iosaf, Abbeyfeale), Zaac Dooley (Glenstal Abbey), Ciaran Woodcock (Glenstal Abbey), Tom Ryan (Glenstal Abbey), Cian Ryan Moran (Limerick Tutorial Centre), Zac O'Connor (Limerick Tutorial Centre), Olivia Kiely (Ardscoil Mhuire, Corbally), Kelly Yang (Castletroy College), Devon Mel Farrell (Castletroy College), Jessica Nash (Scoil Mhuire Agus Ide, Newcastle West).
The awards were delivered at three ceremonies at Trinity, to which the students and their school principals were invited.
Provost of Trinity Dr Linda Doyle said: “The Entrance Exhibition Awards are our way of recognising these fantastic students and acknowledging the huge effort they put into their Leaving Certificate exams. I am really honoured that they have chosen Trinity College Dublin for this next step of their education.
“This year’s award recipients are now in the First Year of their studies and I hope they are finding their studies enjoyable and rewarding, and enjoying the huge variety of clubs and societies in Trinity.”