Roscrea student receives Hamilton Prize in Mathematics
Roscrea’s Caoimhe Dooley is a student at University of Galway
A third-level student from Roscrea has been awarded the Hamilton Prize in Mathematics – an annual award presented by the Royal Irish Academy to top undergraduate mathematics students from universities across Ireland.
Caoimhe Dooley, a final-year Mathematical Science student at University of Galway, from Roscrea was among nine undergraduate students awarded the prestigious 2026 Hamilton Prize in Mathematics by the Royal Irish Academy in recognition of their mathematical excellence.
On Friday 16 October the Royal Irish Academy awarded the prestigious undergraduate Hamilton Prize in Mathematics and hosted the 2026 Hamilton Lecture, delivered by Fields Medallist Professor James Maynard, as part of its annual Hamilton Day celebration.
Hamilton Day commemorates William Rowan Hamilton’s discovery of quaternions on 16 October 1843.
Along with partners, Ibec, the sponsors of Hamiton Day, the Royal Irish Academy awards the Hamilton Prize in Mathematics to the top undergraduate mathematics students in their final year of study as nominated by their university, and hosts the Hamilton Lecture, a public lecture delivered by a world-renowned mathematician or theoretical physicist.
The prizewinning students also take part in a masterclass with the Hamilton Speaker.
The nine winners of the Hamilton Prize in Mathematics each received their award in a ceremony officiated by Professor Dan Carey, President of the Royal Irish Academy, and attended by their friends and family and representatives from their universities.
In recognition of their mathematical excellence, the students each received a cash prize and a certificate of achievement. They also attended an exclusive masterclass with Professor James Maynard, which was hosted by Ibec.