THE Institute of Technology, Tralee held its annual Scholarships & Awards Evening on Thursday, December at 7pm at the North Campus.

Forty students received awards at the event held to honour sports, academic and civic engagement.

Awards and scholarships presented on the evening included President’s Civic Spirit Award (Civic Engagement), Tom Mc Ellistrim Memorial Award (Academic), Kennedy Coaches (Sport – Gaelic), Tralee RFU (Sport – Rugby), Munster Bursary (Sport – GAA), Kerry Bursary (Sport – GAA) and IT Tralee Sports Scholarships (Sports – GB – Mixed).

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Speaking on the night IT Tralee Sports Officer Jennifer Healy said; “These awards allow us to celebrate sporting achievement while also ensuring that a generation of athletes are supported through their educational careers.”

IT Tralee President Oliver Murphy said; “The IT Tralee has a proud history of sporting achievement and this shows no sign of slowing down. The sports scholarships are an integral part of the Institute and continue to ensure we attract the best talent in the region. Our thanks go out to our partners and sponsors for ensuring that we can support these students through their academic and sporting pursuits.”

The scholarships reward excellence and encourage outstanding performance in a variety of fields.

Scholarships are provided in recognition of academic excellence and some are awarded to talented sports athletes and performers/artists.

President’s Civic Spirit Awards 

Oliver James White – Gold Citation

Ruairi Fry – Gold Citation

Petrina Comerford – Silver Award Winner

Ann Marie Bright – Silver Citation

Steven Healy – Bronze Winner

Tom Mc Ellistrim Memorial Award

This bursary is awarded annually to a first year student from Kerry registered on the Institute’s Nursing programme who has received the highest CAO points entering the General Nursing Programme at the Institute.

The 2016 recipient of this scholarship is Megan Lynch, BSc in General Nursing 1st year.

Munster GAA Bursaries 

Fionan Mackessy – Hurling/Gaelic Football – Kerry

Michael Finnegan – Gaelic Football – Kerry

Damien Buckley – Gaelic Football  – Cork

Daniel O’Keeffe – Gaelic Football/Hurling – Cork

Josh Adams – Hurling – Limerick

Sean Flynn – Gaelic Football – Cork

Cathal O Keeffe -Hurling – Limerick

Kerry GAA Bursaries

Padraig Quille – Gaelic Football – Kerry

Paul Clarke -Gaelic Football – Kerry

Tralee Rugby Football Club Scholarships

Martin Kerins – Kerry

Martin Stack – Kerry

Kennedy Coaches Scholarships 2015/2016

Cillian Cromwell -Gaelic Football – Monaghan

Denis Mc Elligott – Gaelic Football –  Kerry

IT Tralee Sports Scholarships Recipients 2016/2017

Shauna Kelly – Ladies Football –  Cork

Shane Nolan – Hurling  – Kerry

Conor Keane – Gaelic  Football – Kerry

Gavin Crowley – Gaelic Football – Kerry

Gavin O’Shea – Gaelic Football – Kerry

Conor Lowney – Gaelic Football – Cork

Liam Kearney – Gaelic Football – Kerry

Conor O’Driscoll –  Gaelic Football/Soccer – Cork

Peter McCarthy – Soccer – Kerry

Jennifer Fitzgerald – Judo – Kerry

Daniel O’Sullivan – Tae Kwon Do  –  Kerry

Darragh Kennedy – Gaelic Football/Hurling –  Limerick

Ronan Monahan – Hurling – Clare

Denise Dunlea – Basketball –  Kerry

Deirdre Cashen – Camogie – Offaly

Shane Lowth – Soccer – Kerry

Ellanna Mulcahy – Camogie – Limerick

Shane Cronin – Gaelic Football – Kerry

Jack Morgan – Gaelic Football  – Kerry

Keith Nulty – Karate – Dublin

Monika Dukarska – Rowing – Kerry

David Clifford – Gaelic Football – Kerry (In association with Kerry GAA)