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Some of the students from the Institute of Technology Tralee who received Scholarships and Awards at a ceremony in the college last night. Photo By : Domnick Walsh
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)
