Aimee Lennon is presented with an All Ireland Scholarship by sponsor JP McManus and Niall Collins, Minister of State, with Niamh Broderick, Principal, St Leo’s College, Carlow.
By Elizabeth Lee
A PAST pupil of St Leo’s College, Carlow has just been presented with an All Ireland Scholarship, which will cover the full duration of her undergraduate studies.
Aimée Lennon, was honoured at the recent All Ireland Scholarships Awards in the University of Limerick. She was presented with the award by sponsor JP McManus, who founded and funds the bursaries.
Aimée is the daughter of Christelle and Tony Lennon. She achieved an amazing 601 points in her leaving cert in St Leo’s College last year. She is now studying science at Maynooth University.
In attendance at the ceremony in UL was sponsor JP McManus and Northwell Health CEO Michael J Dowling, minister Niall Collins and Graeme Wilkinson, director of skills, strategy and policy, Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland, as well as the family, friends and school representatives of the scholarship recipients.
Mr McManus said: “I am delighted to be here today to celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of these 125 students. To date, 1,799 students have received an All Ireland Scholarship and 1,348 of those students have since graduated from university. Today is a very special occasion for the students, their families and principals. They should all be very proud of themselves, and we are looking forward to seeing what they do in years to come.”
The All Ireland Scholarships were established in 2008 by Mr McManus and this year marks their 16th anniversary. The third-level educational scholarship is awarded to 125 of the highest-achieving students each year, with a minimum of two students from each of the 32 counties. The recipients must meet a further set of criteria, including attending a non-fee-paying school and be in receipt of a third-level education maintenance grant from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) or be in receipt of an Education Maintenance Allowance in Northern Ireland. The scholarship offers full academic financial support for the duration of the students’ third-level studies.
