New Kildare mums are top of their class at Dublin-based college

Two Rathangan students – both Masters graduates in Post-Primary Education – had double cause for celebration after achieving ‘top of their class’ status at the annual Hibernia College conferring ceremony which was held at Dublin’s Convention Centre recently. 

 Áine Murphy was awarded with the Research Prize – presented by the College to the student who achieves the highest overall grade in the Research module of their cohort. 

 Both former classmates at Ardscoil Rath Iomgháin, Rathangan, Áine and Anna were amongst 920 graduates from all 26 counties to graduate with Primary or Post-Primary teaching qualifications from Hibernia College in what was their largest graduation cohort to date. 

Congratulating them and other graduates, who she described as ‘being in a unique position to shape the future of every one of their students,’ Dr Mary Kelly, Academic Dean at Hibernia College, said all in attendance “will make a vital and valuable contribution to their chosen profession at a time when our country is so short of teachers”.