Derry students awarded prestigious All-Ireland scholarships

Four Derry students are to be awarded JP McManus All Ireland Scholarships toward their third level education.

The the prestigious awards ceremony will take place at University of Limerick on on Saturday, 21 November, when Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan and Dr. Stephen Farry, Minister for Employment and Learning N.I., will present the accolades.

Special guest will be champion jockey, AP McCoy.

This is the eight year for the Scholarships, which are sponsored by JP McManus.

A total of 125 students from both North and South of Ireland, will be presented with a third level scholarship certificate.

Sponsored by JP McManuspictured}, the scheme is set to provide financial assistance to many high achieving students who completed their Leaving Certificate in 2015.

JP McManus has contributed €32 million to fund the provision of these scholarships each year and it is estimated that over 1,300 students from the 32 counties will benefit from the scheme over its duration.

The awards are administered by the Department of Education and Skills and Department of Education in Northern Ireland. The Derry students are Lumen College Christi duo Ryan Begley (University of Edinburgh) and Sean Thor Herron (University of Cambridge), St Columb’s College pupil Oisin Luke Herron (University of Glasgow) and Magherafelt High School’s Claudia Hamilton (Queen’s University Belfast).