Mayo student is awarded prestigious scholarship
School representative Stephen Durkan, Martin and Carmel Naughton, winning scholar Eoghan Durkan, St Muredach’s College, Ballina, and An Taoiseach Simon Harris TD at the Naughton Foundation Scholarship awards held at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin recently. Picture: Kieran Harnett
On Saturday, October 12th, Mayo student Eoghan Durkan was awarded a Naughton Foundation Scholarship worth €24,000 at a ceremony in the Trinity Business School in Dublin. The award was presented by founding patrons of the Naughton Foundation, Dr Martin Naughton, and his wife Carmel, who were joined by An Taoiseach Mr Simon Harris to present winning students with their awards and cheques.
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. The Mayo winner, Eoghan Durkan, a former student of St Muredach’s College in Ballina, has accepted a place studying Science at University College Dublin.
Since its establishment in 2008, Naughton Scholarships worth over €6 million have been awarded to more than 450 outstanding students. The scheme started in three counties and has continued to expand annually to become a nationwide scheme in 2016. There is one guaranteed scholarship (€24,000) for each participating county, with some counties awarded more than one scholarship and each scholarship is worth €6,000 for each year of a student’s three- or four-year undergraduate degree.
Eoghan Durkan joined 37 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, St Muredach’s College, was awarded a prize of €1,000 towards their school’s science facilities for their support of the winning student.
