MTU Kerry Campus Sports Award Winners. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieMTU Kerry Campus hosted its annual Sports Awards Evening earlier this week, a celebration of the outstanding achievements, dedication, and commitment of its student athletes and club members.
The event was formally opened by Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services, who congratulated all those in attendance on their accomplishments throughout the year, acknowledging both individual excellence and the collective effort that underpins MTU’s vibrant sporting community.
A key highlight of the evening was the presentation of citations to students who play a pivotal role in the running and development of MTU’s sports clubs.
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Their leadership and voluntary contributions were described as essential to sustaining the university’s strong sporting culture. Club Person of the Year awards were also presented, with each club nominating one outstanding member in recognition of their dedication and impact.
Two major awards marked the pinnacle of the evening. The Excellence in Sport Award was presented to para powerlifter, Niamh Buckley, in recognition of her exceptional achievements, in particular, her gold medal at the World Championships in Dubai.
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents an Excellence In Sport award to Niamh Buckley. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieThe prestigious Sports Person of the Year award was presented to final year student and Kerry footballer, Keith Evans, honouring his performances and contribution to the university GAA Club over the past year.
This award also recognised that throughout his time in MTU, Keith has been a fantastic ambassador for the university demonstrating leadership, humility and a strong work ethic.
The evening also featured an inspiring address from guest speaker Dr. Micheal Kiely, a Limerick native, who reflected on his own time as a student in MTU. Drawing on his personal journey, he shared valuable insights into the commitment, resilience, and mindset required to succeed both on and off the field.
The MTU Sports Awards Evening once again highlighted the university’s strong sporting ethos and the remarkable talent within its student body, celebrating not only success in competition but also the dedication and community spirit that define MTU Sport.
The following are the award winners…
EXCELLENCE IN SPORT AWARD — Niamh Buckley – Para Powerlifting
SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD — Keith Evans – Gaelic Football
CLUB PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents an Athletics award to Sandy Freeland. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieATHLETICS (M) — Sandy Freeland
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents an Athletics award to Sophie Perrott. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieATHLETICS (F) — Sophie Perrott
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents a Basketball award to Zalan Csabai. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieMEN’S BASKETBALL — Zalan Csabai
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL — Aoibhinn Morrissey
RECREATIONAL BASKETBALL — Kate O’ Driscoll
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents a Badminton award to Kelvin McNally. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieBADMINTON (M) — Kelvin McNally
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents a Badminton award to Jessica O’Loughlin. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieBADMINTON (F) — Jessica O’ Loughlin
BOXING (M) — Lucas Bergman
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents a Boxing award to Rani Wheeza. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieBOXING (F) — Rani Wheeza
BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU — Kevin Shiju
DARTS — Emma Wilson
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents the Judo award to Ruslan Labenskyi. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieJUDO (M) — Ruslan Labenskyi
JUDO (F) — Rani Wheeza
PICKLEBALL (M) — Daniel Fok-Seang
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents the Men’s Rugby award to Jack McCarthy. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieMEN’S RUGBY — Jack McCarthy
VOLLEYBALL (M) — Áron Flood
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents the Volleyball award to Anna Kovalenko. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieVOLLEYBALL (F) — Anna Kovalenko
INDOOR SOCCER — Andrej Bogdanovic
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents the Men’s Soccer A award to Shayne Stack. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieMEN’S ‘A’ SOCCER — Shayne Stack
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents the Men’s Soccer B award to Rua Tobin Allen. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieMEN’S ‘B’ SOCCER — Rua Tobin- Allen
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents the Men’s Soccer C award to Ray O’Neill. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieMEN’S ‘C’ SOCCER — Ray O’ Neill
WOMEN’S SOCCER — Izzy McGrath
SENIOR FOOTBALL — Darragh O’ Connor
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents the Ladies Football award to Leah Boyle. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieLADIES FOOTBALL — Leah Boyle
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents the Camogie award to Ellen Sexton. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieCAMOGIE — Ellen Sexton
HURLING — Sean Brosnan
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents the Fresher Football award to Ryan O’Driscoll. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieFRESHER FOOTBALL — Ryan O’ Driscoll
CITATION AWARDS
ATHLETICS — Sophie Perrott
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents a Basketball award to Adrija Rupsaite. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieRECREATIONAL BASKETBALL — Adrija Rupsaite
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents a Badminton award to Jessica O’Loughlin. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieBADMINTON — Seamus Bradley, Áron Flood, Emma Gore, Salma Saeed
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents a Badminton award to Aron Flood. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ie
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents a Badminton award to Seamus Bradley. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ie
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents a Boxing award to Adam Cunningham. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieBOXING — Adam Cunningham
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu award to Ollie Fitzgerald. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieBRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU — Ollie Fitzgerald
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents a Darts award to Daniel Fok Seang. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieDARTS — Daniel Fok-Seang, Michael Dowling
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents a Table Tennis award to Niall Twomey. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieTABLE TENNIS — Niall Twomey
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents a Pilates award to Abbie Condon. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.iePILATES — Abbie Condon
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services with Men’s Rugby award-winning students. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieMEN’S RUGBY — Michael O’Sullivan, Callum Boyce, Stephen Doherty, Patrick McGrath, Robert McCarthy, Peter Reid, Martin O’Toole, Simon Jennings, Charlie Dunican, Reuben De Kock
VOLLEYBALL — Daniel Fok-Seang, Mohammed Al-Marri
MEN’S SOCCER — Joseph Jatula, Finn Nolan, Sean Lovett, Damir Kalandarov, Endijs Maurins
WOMEN’S SOCCER — Nadine White, Melanie Dineen Higgins
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents a Recreational Soccer award to Nevan Healy. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieRECREATIONAL SOCCER — Nevan Healy
SENIOR FOOTBALL — Keith Evans, Joey Nagle, Donagh O’ Sullivan
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents Ladies Football awards to Melanie Dineen Higgins and Shonagh Fitzpatrick. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieLADIES FOOTBALL — Ellie O’Connell , Shonagh Fitzpatrick, Melanie Dineen Higgins
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents Camogie awards to Nadine White and Amy Flanagan. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieCAMOGIE — Nadine White, Clara Duggan, Amy Flanagan
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents a Hurling award to Barry Ryan. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ieHURLING — Barry Ryan, Diarmuid Hogan
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Director of Student Services presents Women’s Soccer awards to Melanie Dineen and Nadine White. Photo: Domnick Walsh info@dwalshphoto.ie
