GALLERY: Dundalk Institute of Technology celebrates latest cohort of graduates

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Koyonnor Williams with her aunt Madeline Nwaorgu from Dundalk

Over 1,300 students recently marked a major milestone as they became the newest graduates of

Over 1,300 students recently marked a major milestone as they became the newest graduates of Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT).

Institute of Technology (DkIT).

The students received their parchments across six separate graduation ceremonies on the DkIT campus on the 30th and 31st October.

Students from all four academic schools—Business & Humanities, Engineering, Informatics & Creative Arts, and Health & Science—graduated with awards ranging from certificates to PhDs.

Among the prize winners from Dundalk and the surrounding areas were Roman Dovhan from Dundalk, winner of the President’s Prize for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Rebecca Lambe Fagan from Dundalk, who received the HIAB Ireland Female Engineering Graduate 2025 Award. 

Leah Glass from Ardee won the President’s Prize for the Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, and Karen Kearney from Cooley received the President’s Prize for the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Care. Radka Valna from Dundalk earned the President’s Prize for the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in International Tourism Management, while Shane Gray, also from Dundalk, was honoured with the President’s Prize for Enterprising Student of the Year 2025.

Pauraic Cleary from Dundalk won the President’s Prize for the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Audio and Music Production, while Leon Smyth from Ravensdale received the President’s Prize for the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Data Science, and Fionan O’Brien from Blackrock won the President’s Prize for the Higher Diploma in Science in Networking and Systems. Other prize winners from Dundalk included Dominik Hampejs, who was the winner of the President’s Prize for the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computing in Games Development, Naoise Gray, who was awarded the President’s Prize for the Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Science and Tony McArdle, who won the President’s Prize for the Bachelor of Arts in Community Youth Work. 

It was a very proud day for three students who had previously completed the Headstart and Pathways community education programmes delivered by DkIT in partnership with Louth Local Development (LLD), which provide supported access routes to Third Level Education. Students Elizabeth Awosanya, Denise Burns and Yevhenii Melnyk all received their parchments, cheered on by Headstart and Pathways co-ordinator Johdi Quinn.

Congratulating this year’s graduates Dr Diarmuid O’Callaghan DkIT president said: 

“DkIT is proud to celebrate another outstanding cohort of graduates as they mark this important milestone in their academic journey. Graduation is more than a ceremony —, it is a celebration of the many journeys that have taken place over several years here in DkIT and it marks the moment when the efforts and determination of our students are honoured, and the next chapter of their life-story begins.

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"This occasion reflects the true essence of education: knowledge gained, skills developed, and wisdom earned. As our graduates step into the future, we hope they carry forward the values, friendships, and experiences formed here at DkIT, using them to make a positive impact in the ever-changing world around them, shaped by innovation and new ways of thinking.

"These achievements are shared with those who supported our graduates along the way, families, friends, lecturers and entire DkIT community, all of whom have contributed in some way to the success of the class of 2025. “