Kilkenny students awarded for remarkable academic achievements

Kilkenny student, Daragh O’Faolain, has completed a clean sweep of academic honours after being awarded a Progression Scholarship for highest GPA in year 3 for BA (Hons) Arts & Humanities. 

This was Daragh's fourth time to achieve top honours in the BA (Hons) in Arts & Humanities at Carlow College.

Daragh received one of 19 scholarships awarded in recognition of student academic achievements both for first year and continuing students. Students receiving scholarships were from Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Kildare, Waterford, Cork and Dublin.

In addition, first year student, William Ryan from Kilkenny City received Mature Student Entrance Scholarship for the BA (Hons) Arts & Humanities by having the highest GPA in Semester 1.

Scholarships are awarded for the first year student who achieves the highest CAO points for each undergraduate course, or in the case of mature students, the student who achieves the highest semester one results in their first year. In addition, progression scholarships are awarded for the highest achieving students for each programme progressing to the next year.

Awardees received a certificate and a cash scholarship worth €500.

The Scholarship Awards were presented by Carlow College President, Fr Conn Ó Maoldhomhnaigh and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Registrar, Dr Margaret Murphy at a ceremony in the College on Wednesday, 12th March.

In congratulating students, Dr Murphy said “Carlow College, St. Patrick’s is delighted to make these scholarship awards to our well deserving students and to recognise their hard work and dedication to their studies”.

Late applications are still being accepted for undergraduate programmes commencing in September 2025. CAO late applications close on 1st May 2025. To find out more, visit carlowcollege.ie/cao