Three Tipperary players among just five Mary Immaculate College Elite Scholarship recipients
Celine Guinan, Joe Caesar, and Euan Murray, all high-level Tipperary players, have been awarded Mary Immaculate College Elite Sports Scholarships for the coming academic year
The Premier County has scooped three of the five Mary Immaculate College Elite Sports Scholarship awards for 2026/27.
Celine Guinan, Joe Caesar, and Euan Murray have all been named as recipients for this academic year, as well as Galway hurler Eoghan Mulleady and Skibbereen international rower Moya Knowles.
Shannon Rovers senior camogie player Celine Guinan has been awarded this year’s Gold Scholarship, while Holycross–Ballycahill hurler Joe Caesar has received a Silver Scholarship. Hurler Euan Murray, Dúrlas Óg, has received a Bronze Scholarship.
A Gold Scholarship is valued at €4,000, a Silver Scholarship is valued at €2,000 each, and a Bronze Scholarship is valued at €1,000.
Now in its seventh year, MIC’s Elite Sports Scholarship Scheme honours the legacy of former staff members and sporting icons Noreen Lynch and Leonard Enright. The scheme supports talented student-athletes as they balance the demands of their academic studies with their sporting ambitions.
Congratulating this year’s recipients, Feargal O’Callaghan, Director of Sport at MIC, said:
“Our scholarship recipients are exceptional ambassadors for MIC, and we are incredibly proud of all they achieve on and off the field. Their sporting successes to date reflect not only talent, but also dedication, resilience, and hard work.
“Equally impressive is their commitment to their studies and their ability to balance the demands of high-level sport with academic life. We are proud to support these outstanding students and look forward to following their continued success in the years ahead.”
Celine Guinan
Senior camogie player Celine Guinan has represented her county since U14 level and is now in her third consecutive year with the senior panel. Playing her club camogie with Shannon Rovers, she was part of the team that won the Intermediate County Championship in 2023 before progressing to the Munster final.
Her achievements also include winning the U14 Regional and All-Ireland Féile Skills competitions and captaining her secondary school team to a Leinster semi-final in 2024, when she was also named Sports Athlete of the Year. In 2026, Celine started at full-back for Tipperary and featured in every senior league match, subsequently moving to centre-back as the team progressed to the Munster final.
A member of Tipperary's 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship-winning panel, Holycross-Ballycahill’s Joe Caesar made his senior inter-county debut that year, featuring in both the Munster and All-Ireland Championships.
He played a pivotal role in MIC's 2024 Fitzgibbon Cup triumph, earning Man of the Match honours in the final and selection on the Higher Education Fitzgibbon Cup Team of the Year. Joe returned to the Fitzgibbon Cup final with MIC in 2026, scoring 1-3 at Croke Park. His earlier achievements include winning the U19A Mid Tipperary and County Championships with Holycross-Ballycahill in 2022, the first such titles in the club's history, and being named Mid Tipperary Young Hurler of the Year.
Tipperary U20s and Thurles Sarsfields hurler Euan Murray has enjoyed considerable success at club, school, and inter-county level, collecting numerous championship titles and individual honours. In 2024, he helped the county win the Munster Minor Hurling Championship and was subsequently named both Munster Minor Hurler of the Year and Electric Ireland Minor Hurler of the Year, as well as earning selection on the Electric Ireland Minor Hurling Team of the Year.
With Thurles CBS, he won the 2025 Harty Cup and All-Ireland Croke Cup, while his club achievements include back-to-back Tipperary Minor Hurling Championships in 2024 and 2025. Euan was also selected as captain of the Tipperary Minor Hurling team in 2025 and captained the Thurles CBS Harty Cup team, demonstrating leadership alongside his considerable sporting achievements.
Joe Caesar
A member of Tipperary's 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship-winning panel, Holycross-Ballycahill’s Joe Caesar made his senior inter-county debut that year, featuring in both the Munster and All-Ireland Championships.
He played a pivotal role in MIC's 2024 Fitzgibbon Cup triumph, earning Man of the Match honours in the final and selection on the Higher Education Fitzgibbon Cup Team of the Year. Joe returned to the Fitzgibbon Cup final with MIC in 2026, scoring 1-3 at Croke Park. His earlier achievements include winning the U19A Mid Tipperary and County Championships with Holycross-Ballycahill in 2022, the first such titles in the club's history, and being named Mid Tipperary Young Hurler of the Year.
Euan Murray
Tipperary U20s and Thurles Sarsfields hurler Euan Murray has enjoyed considerable success at club, school, and inter-county level, collecting numerous championship titles and individual honours. In 2024, he helped the county win the Munster Minor Hurling Championship and was subsequently named both Munster Minor Hurler of the Year and Electric Ireland Minor Hurler of the Year, as well as earning selection on the Electric Ireland Minor Hurling Team of the Year.
With Thurles CBS, he won the 2025 Harty Cup and All-Ireland Croke Cup, while his club achievements include back-to-back Tipperary Minor Hurling Championships in 2024 and 2025. Euan was also selected as captain of the Tipperary Minor Hurling team in 2025 and captained the Thurles CBS Harty Cup team, demonstrating leadership alongside his considerable sporting achievements.