Offaly scholar Daniel Scally receives €25,000 Naughton Foundation Scholarship

Offaly student Daniel Scally has been awarded a Naughton Foundation Scholarship worth €25,000 at a ceremony in Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, on Saturday, October 18.

A former student of Tullamore College, Daniel has accepted a place at Trinity College Dublin studying Theoretical Physics.

The award was presented by founding patrons of the Naughton Foundation, Dr. Martin Naughton, and his wife Carmel, who were joined by Minister Jack Chambers, TD to present winning students with their awards and cheques.

Daniel joins 37 other exceptional Irish students who were awarded third level scholarships towards their studies in the areas of engineering, science, technology, and maths. The prize winner’s former secondary school, Tullamore College, Offaly was awarded a prize of €1,000 towards their school’s science facilities, for their support of their winning student.

Supporting academic and innovative excellence in Irish students, the Naughton Foundation Scholarship Awards are an investment in the future of Ireland's reputation as a country with outstanding graduates promoting the study of engineering, science, and technology at third level.

Speaking about the growth and development of the programme over the past seventeen years, Dr. Martin Naughton commented: “Both Carmel and I are delighted by the growth of this program and the incredible community of alumni who are doing extraordinary work in education, research and industry at home and abroad.

"We are delighted to welcome a new cohort of wonderful young people to join this group and to support and encourage them. When we meet these young engineers, researchers, and mathematicians, I am very happy knowing that we have invested in Ireland’s wealth creators and leaders of the future. ‘

Full details on The Naughton Foundation Scholarships are available on www.thenaughtonfoundation.ie