Offaly student earns entrance scholarship

by Daniel Owens

An Offaly student has received a €2,000 Entrance Scholarship from Mary Immaculate College (MIC).

Jack Flaherty from Kinnitty, was among a number of high-scoring students who received the undergraduate entrance scholarships from Professor Dermot Nestor, MIC.

The scholarship celebrates the exceptional Leaving Certificate results achieved by the recipients through their months of hard work, commitment and perseverance leading up to the exams.

The scholarship, given to the highest scoring students going into Mary Immaculate College, is meant to not only celebrate the great successes of each of the students but also to help the students begin their post-Leaving Cert education.

Jack, along with other students beginning their undergraduate studies at MIC's Limerick and Thurles campuses, will be formally recognised for their determination and academic strength at the College Awards Night next spring.