Longford students presented with JP McManus scholarship awards
Two former students of Meán Scoil Mhuire, Longford, Faeza Ahmed and Tabitha Richard Akinyemi were recently presented with J.P. McManus sponsored All Ireland Scholarship Awards.
The awards ceremony was held at the University of Limerick on Saturday, September 16.
The ceremony acknowledged and recognised the outstanding results of 130 students and recipients of the All Ireland Scholarship Awards, from 2020, 2021 and 2022, who due to COVID, did not get an opportunity to attend the awards ceremony traditionally held annually.
Ms Lyons, who attended the ceremony, praised Faeza and Tabitha for their dedication, diligence and ambition.
In the programme for the ceremony, Faeza fondly recalled her days on the Green Schools Committee and stated that her best achievement in Meán Scoil Mhuire was the work she undertook on the committee. Tabitha also recalled her days in the school and commented on how the school was a “major formative experience in her life”.
Both Faeza and Tabitha are currently studying medicine in Trinity College.
Caption: Former students of Meán Scoil Mhuire, Longford, Faeza Ahmed and Tabitha Richard-Akinyemi, JP McManus All Ireland Scholarship Award recipients, pictured with Ms Mairéad Lyons, at University of Limerick on September 16
Faeza Ahmed
Faeza is from Longford, where she grew up with four brothers, Muhib, Talha, Razi and Wafi and her parents, Maqbool and Tayyaba. She attended Mean Scoil Mhuire in Longford and says her best achievement was her involvement in the school's Green Flag committee. She is currently studying pharmacy as she has a great interest in healthcare and science. In the future she hopes to contribute to the healthcare sector, helping those in need.
Faeza enjoys reading, cooking and baking. She is very inspired by His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, whose words of wisdom motivated her to work hard in pursuing education. Faeza is very grateful to have won an All Ireland Scholarship and hopes to utilise it to further her education and learning.
Tabitha Richard Akinyemi
Tabitha is the oldest of four children and her parents are Richard and Feyisayo. She attended Mean Scoil Mhuire in Longford and credits the school as a major formative experience in her life. She is now in her first year of studying medicine at Trinity College Dublin. This is a career path she has pursued for as long as she can remember, as it combines her love for science and fascination with people along with her desire for a highly rewarding career.
Tabitha is not completely certain of her speciality area yet, but at present she has a particular interest in psychiatry. She enjoys both listening to and playing music, as well as reading, especially poetry. Tabitha says that finding out she had been awarded an All Ireland Scholarship was an extraordinary moment. It symbolises for her the culmination of her efforts thus far, and the abundance of opportunities available to her in the future.