Kilkenny student receives college scholarship after standout Leaving Cert results

Leo Downey from Castlecomer received an Undergraduate Entrance Scholarship to Mary Immaculate College (MIC) in Limerick awarded on the basis of the high-level CAO points he earned in the Leaving Cert.

Leo attended the MIC College Awards Ceremony along with his mother Brenda and grandmother Marie to accept the scholarship valued at €2,000 to the Bachelor of Arts Programme.

Fifty-two incoming students were awarded the scholarship for a total of €104,000 across all courses at MIC.

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President of the college, Professor Dermot Nestor paid tribute to all awardees and scholarship recipients saying: “Tonight is about more than awards. It’s about the passion that brings our students and graduates into their chosen fields, the persistence that carries them through the difficult moments and the belief that learning can change lives, including their own”.

“Each name called tonight represents a story of effort, talent and support, and we are deeply proud of what they have contributed to MIC. Their futures are already taking shape, and it’s a privilege for all of us to be part of that journey”.

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