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Soccer Award recipient Jocelyn Cushen with Mark, Ethan, Isabelle and Siobhan Cushen at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
WITH the school year almost at an end, it was time to honour the achievements of Mercy Mounthawk students at their annual awards on Tuesday evening.
For the first time since 2019, families could once again gather in the Sports Hall with the students, who received awards for academic, sporting, artistic, cultural and civic skills.
Deputy Principal, Pat Fleming hosted the event.
“This was a really special one for us as it is the first one since the pandemic and our first live and in-person event of this size in over 2 years,” he said.
“As well as that, one of the positives that came from the pandemic is the development of in-house skills and we were able to broadcast the event live to those at home. So, as well as the 500 people in the hall on the night, we had over 3,000 clicks on our broadcast link which was great to see.”
Awards were given to students under multiple categories such as Academic Excellence, Diligence and School Spirit as well as awards in various subject and extra-curricular areas.
“Some awards worth mention are the Student Choice award which went to Cathy Palmer to tremendous applause, and the sports awards which went to Clodagh Murry (Kerry minor football and basketball) and Joey Nagle (Kerry U20 player),” continued Mr Fleming.
“We then have a ‘big 4’ set of awards which have the most prestige. Joey Nagle won again there getting the CEIST award recognising that, not only is he a top-drawer sportsman, but he is also a humble and thoughtful young man.
The Board of Management Award went to Jack Dakissia and Emily O’Brien for their years of positive interaction with all aspects of their school life.
The Principal’s Award and the Catherine McAuley Award were presented by John O’Roarke School Principal and these went to Hugh Emerson and Judith Waugh. They have been our Head Boy and Girl for the past year and their activity in the school community was a huge factor in keeping school life going during the lock-downs,” he added.
In total over 200 students were recognised for their achievements over the year.
Mr Fleming said; “When you consider what these young people have had to get through in terms of their education over recent years, it is heartening to see how many have still managed to impress and indeed, excel in so many aspects of life. We congratulate all of those who got awards on the night and also those others who were nominated. They can reflect on a year well done and push on from here into the future.”
You can see the full list of winners below as well as photos…
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Award recipients Aobhín (Spirit, Endeavour and Sports) and Roanna O’Sullivan (Diligence and Comhar) with Aidan O’Sullivan and Martina Lawless at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Christian Leadership – 1st Year
Cathal Fitzgerald
Áine Newsome
Grace Somers
Molly Brick
Orla Buttimer
Eoghan Crowley
Ikechukwu Echeme
Choir Award recipient Amy Naughton with Grace Healy and Tommy Naughton at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Christian Leadership Award – 3rd Year
Sadhbh Cadogan
Billy Doyle
Alice Fitzgibbon
Katie Fitzmaurice
Sophie Hassett
Pádraig O’Halloran
Oisin O’Shea
Conall Diggin
Cathy Dwyer
Hugh Emerson
Maedhbh Hanafin
Caoimhe Leahy
Award recipient Alanna O’Connor with Ed O’Connor at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Christian Leadership – 6th Year
Conor O’Brien
Darragh O’Connor
Fiona Sheehan
Tony Smyth
Jamie Sugrue
Comhar Award
Comhar Award – 1st Year
Isabel Araiza
Aisling Browne
Amrita Debnath
Jack Diggin
Eoin Malik
Bogdan Meriakri
Tadhg Murphy
Roanna O’Sullivan
David Sargent
Comhar – 3rd Year
Jack O’Donoughue
Roisin Cantwell
Sophia Darfoor
Jessica McGibney
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Eoin Griffin
Kate Collins
Barry Nagle
Rachel Prendiville
Shannon Scanlon
Comhar Award – 6th Year
John Feely
Paddy O’Sullivan
Grace O’Mahony
Alexandra Perez
Odhran Pierce
Kirby Anne Ryan
Lara Flynn
Ava Gannon
Tommy Donnelly
Alannah O’Connor
Basketball Award recipient Sophie Mitchell with Lisa and Jason Mitchell at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
School Spirit Awards
School Spirit Award – 1st Year
Sam Boyle
Aoife Cooper
Aoibheann McCarthy
Eoghan Murphy
Aobhín O’Sullivan
Naomi Osibodu
Eyrikos Revotas
Favour Roborts
Charlotte Stack
School Spirit Award – 3rd Year
Jack Barrett
Kelly Fitzgerald
Jacinta Griffin
Éabha Ní Loingsigh
Holly O’Brien
Aoibhin O’Connor-McCarthy
School Spirit Award – 6th Year
Zakariya Al Janabi
Daniel Bowler
Sean Broderick
Sean Brosnan
Emmet Christie
Jack Dakissia
Jack Kearney
Joey Nagle
Emily O’Brien
Judith Waugh
Award recipients Sophie Mitchell, Aisling Browne and Donna O’Regan at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Diligence Awards
Diligence Award – 1st Year
Eoghan Crowley
David Mullins
Tadhg Murphy
Michael O’Keeffe
Aobhín O’Sullivan
Arie O’Shea
Roanna O’Sullivan
Naomi Obisodu
Joel Ogualiri
Bianka Qatja
Erikas Revotas
Diligence Award – 3rd Year
Forat Al Janabi
Rosin Cantwell
Ciara Collins
Billy Doyle
Kelly Fitzgerald
Cian Hennessy
Aoibhin O’Connor-McCarthy
Jack O’Donoughue
Oisín O’Shea
Niamh Rice
Diligence Award – 6th Year
Caoimhe Carmody
Diana Fazilova
Ava Gannon
Maedhbh Hannafin
Éabha Murphy
Joey Nagle
Conor O’Brien
Matthew O’Mahony
Grace O’Connor
TJ O’Sullivan
Kirby Anne Ryan
Fiona Sheehan
Jack Twamley
Judith Waugh
Academic Award recipient Farah Khidr with her mother Reihan El Zahwi at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Academic Awards
Academic Award – 1st Year
Molly Brick
Orla Buttimer
Cathal Fitzgerald
Adedamola Idowu
Charlie Kennelly
Zofia Lange
Jessica Leen
Dominika Matysek
Aoibheann McCarthy
Áine Newsome
Jack O’Sullivan
David Sargent
Academic Award – 3rd Year
Jack Barrett
Sadhbh Cadogan
Claudia Crowley
Sophia Darfoor
Chloe Devine
Alice Fitzgibbon
Eoin Griffin
Sophie Hassett
Megan Lorenz
Jessica McGibney
Lucy O’Connor
Rachel Sargent
Academic Award – 6th Year
Zakariya Al Janabi
Jake Carroll
Ellen Cooke
Jack Dakissia
Cathy Dwyer
Farah Khidr
Eimear Litchfield
Sean Pollmann-Daamen
Tim Pollmann-Daamen
Ciara Sugrue
Katie Dwyer
Ganna Eissa
Charlotte Fort
Adeola Idowu
Favor Itsede
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Maths Awards
Senior Maths Team
Darragh O’Connor
Adeola Idowu
Conor Bradshaw
Jack Dakissia
Award recipient Ryan Sheehy with Agnes and Morgan Sheehy at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Science Awards
Awarded Overall Best School in Ireland
At BT Young Scientists Competition
2nd place group Award
Special Award presented by the Health Research Board
• 1st in the Senior Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• 2nd in the Junior Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• 3rd in the Senior Social and Behavioural Sciences
• Highly Commended in the Intermediate Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Physics
Tadhg O’Connell Memorial Award
Jack Dakissia
Junior Science
Matthew Guerin & Cathal Fitzgerald
Continued Excellence in Science
Conor Bradshaw, Dara Newsome, David Hughes
Engineering
Mr Jack Brosnan
Engineering Award
Adam Doyle
Gradam Gaeilge
Gradam Gaeilge
Judith Waugh
Sr Joan Award
Kirby Anne Ryan
Art Awards
Ellie Stack
Milo Frampton
Award recipient Kate Collins with Colette Collins at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Sports Awards
Girls Soccer
Lilly Nowak
Donna O’Regan
Jocelyn Cushen
Boys Soccer
Samuel Aledesanusi
Thomas Sheehy & Nikita Hoare
Award recipient Charlie Kennelly with Carol and Kerry Kennelly at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Boys Gaelic Football
Joey Nagle Eddie McCarthy Sean Broderick
Girls Gaelic Football – Senior Girls
Clodagh Murray
Gaelic Football – U16.5/U16
Orla Leahy Paddy Lane Lucy O’Connor
Gaelic Football – 1st Year
Naomi Osibodu
Taylor Stack Shanahan
Conor O’Regan
Eoghan Crowley
David Sargent
Basketball – 1st Year Boys & Girls
Sophie Mitchell Ryan Sheehy Kara Kirby
Basketball – Junior Boys & Girls
Holly O’Brien Paddy Lane Tomás Kennedy
Basketball – Special Mention
Tomás Kennedy –
Irish U16 Schools Player of the Year
Irish International
Basketball – Special Mention
Tim & Sean Pollmaan Daamen –
Irish Internationals U16 and U18
Basketball – Senior Boys & Girls
Lara Flynn, Clodagh Murray, Daniel Bowler, Róisín Long
Senior – Séan Brosnan
1st Year – Colm O’Sullivan
Hurling
Camogie Award recipients Aobhín O’Sullivan, Jessica Leen, Éabha Ní Loingsigh and Maeve Trant at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Camogie
Aobhín O’Sullivan
Éabha Ní Loingsigh
Maeve Trant
Jessica Leen
Athletics
Rebecca Falvey
Conor McGibney
Aoibheann McCarthy
Amanda Duyile
Sean O’Neill
Award recipients Aine Newsome and Dara Newsome with Muriel Devane and Keith Newsome at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
European Studies Award
Declan Mangan
Choir – 6th Years
Charlotte Fort
Amy Naughton
Maedhbh Hanafin
Darragh Hennessy
Judith Waugh
Ciara O Mahony
Daragh Breen
Drama Award
Amy Naughton
Music Award
Maedhbh Hanafin
Award recipients Grace and Lucy O’Connor with Fiona and Paul O’Connor at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Martha Brassil Award
Julia Klimas
The Student Choice Award
Cathy Palmer
Leaving Cert Applied Awards
Joshua Cunningham
Alannah O’Connor
Student Council Award
Hugh Emerson
Sportsperson of the Year – Female
Clodagh Murray
Sportsperson of the Year – Male
Joey Nagle
CEIST Award winner Joey Nagle, Sportsperson of the Year (Female) Clodagh Murray, Sean Pollmann Daamen and Board of Management Award winner Jack Dakissia at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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CEIST Award
Joey Nagle
Board of Management Award
Emily O’Brien
Jack Dakissia
The Principal’s Award
Hugh Emerson
The Catherine McAuley Award
Judith Waugh
Award recipient David Mullins with Paul and Jackie Mullins at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Award recipient Taylor Stack Shanahan with Tracy Stack at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Award recipients Katie Fitzmaurice, Shannon Scanlon, Maeve Trant and Éabha Ní Loingsigh at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Award recipients Jack Dakissia, Matthew O’Mahony and Paddy O’Sullivan at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Award recipient Joel Ogualiri with Roseline Ogualiri at the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Annual Awards on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
