Pictured is Trinity's Provost Linda Doyle addressing students and their former principals in the Public Theatre in Trinity College Dublin.

Offaly students receive Trinity Entrance Exhibition Awards

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Eight Offaly students received prestigious Entrance Exhibition Awards from Trinity College Dublin recently.

A total of 677 first-year students from Ireland and overseas received awards, which were delivered in person for the first time since 2019.

Holly Cunningham from the Sacred Heart School, Tullamore who received an Entrance Exhibition Award from Trinity College Dublin recently.

The successful students were: Sophie Leddin, St Mary's Edenderry, Ciaran McCarthy, Coláiste Choilm, Holly Cunningham, Sacred Heart Secondary School Tullamore, Odhran Killally, Oaklands Community College, Aoife Mollen, Tullamore College, Lauren Davis, Banagher College, Denise Connor, St Brendan's Community School and Laoise Kiernan, Gallen Community School.

Provost of Trinity, Dr Linda Doyle, said: "The recipients of the Entrance Exhibition Awards are now in the first year of their studies in Trinity, but they had to contend with the uncertainties and disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic as they prepared for their Leaving Cert examinations.

"I hope the resilience they developed during that difficult period will always stand to them and I hope they are now making the most of the Trinity experience. I also want to take this opportunity to acknowledge and affirm the hugely important role played by parents, guardians, teachers and all school staff in preparing students as they embark on the next stage of their education journey."

Entrance Exhibition Awards go to the 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.

Many former awardees such as Taoiseach LeoVaradkar have gone on to make a significant contribution to the economic, cultural, and political life of Ireland and beyond.

The students come from 460 different schools, from 31 counties on the island of Ireland and 31 countries overseas.

The Entrance Exhibition Awards were awarded to 433 students from Leinster, 99 from Munster, 58 from Ulster and 47 from Connacht. Awardees receive a certificate and a €150 book token.

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