LIMERICK’S Mary Immaculate College (MIC) presented students, graduates and alumni with almost €500,000 worth of scholarships and bursaries.
Those availing of the scholarships and bursaries were awarded at the college's annual awards ceremony yesterday, Tuesday.
In the largest sum of money ever awarded at an event of this nature at MIC, a full house at the Lime Tree Theatre on MIC’s Limerick campus celebrated the achievements of 135 students and graduates.
Four MIC Alumni Awards were presented to MIC graduates who have excelled in their chosen fields, including Bruff’s Tommy Bulfin, a commissioning editor with the BBC who has previously worked on the BBC’s Peaky Blinders and Normal People.
Former Irish Rugby Captain, Ciara Griffin; RTÉ's Political Correspondent, Micheál Lehane; and Director of People Operations at Google Ireland, Helen Tynan were also awarded at the event.
Also celebrated on the night were five doctoral students who were collectively awarded almost €250,000 by the Irish Research Council's Government of Ireland Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Awards.
Limerick's Keith Ó'Riain, as well as Amélie Gaillat, Aoife Munroe, Caitlin Nolan and Margaret O'Brien received the funding to support their PhD research.
MIC's Entrance Scholarships were issued to 53 first-year students, as well as awards and certificates issued to current students or recent graduates in recognition of their academic excellence.
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