Laois students receive entrance awards from Trinity
The award is presented to students who achieve the highest points in their Leaving Certificate among Trinity entrants
Five Laois students were among a total of 626 first-year students from Ireland and overseas who received a prestigious Entrance Exhibition Award from Trinity College Dublin.
The awards go to students accepted into the first year of a full-time undergraduate degree programme who achieve the highest points among Trinity entrants from their secondary school, above a minimum of 500 CAO points.
The local students honoured included Luca May Walker, former student of Heywood Community School, former Scoil Chríost Rí student Ann Lawlor, Cate Conway, a past pupil of Coláiste Iosagain in Portarlington, former Portaoise College student Zeyad Abdelrazak and Stephen Kelly, past pupil of St Mary's CBS, Portlaoise. The awardees received a certificate and a €150 book token.
Many former awardees have gone on to make a significant contribution to the economic, cultural, and political life of Ireland and beyond. Past Exhibitioners include Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
Provost of Trinity Dr Linda Doyle said: “The Entrance Exhibition Awards are our way of recognising these fantastic students and acknowledging the huge effort they put into their Leaving Certificate exams. I am really honoured that they have chosen Trinity College Dublin for this next step of their education.
"This year’s award recipients are now in the First Year of their studies and I hope they are finding their studies enjoyable and rewarding, and enjoying the huge variety of clubs and societies in Trinity.
“Our Entrance Exhibition Awards programme includes a special event for school principals, and I want to really acknowledge the amazing work of principals, teachers and school staff who are so dedicated in making sure that students achieve their full potential.”