23 Limerick athletes to receive sports scholarships from TUS

TUS Sports Scholarship Programme recipients from Limerick, pictured above. Picture: Alan Place.

The programme supports students who are at the forefront of their chosen sport

It has been announced that twenty-three athletes from Limerick are among the 74 students who received sports scholarships from the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) this academic year.

The TUS Sports Scholarship programme which is sponsored by PMI supports students who are at the forefront of their chosen sport from intercounty to international level, encouraging them to reach both their sporting and academic potential during their time at TUS. 

The 74 recipients announced represent a variety of sports including GAA, boxing, soccer, basketball, athletics, rowing, swimming and rugby.

President of TUS Professor Vincent Cunnane said, “We are committed to supporting young athletic talent here at TUS and it is fantastic to see such a variety of disciplines among our scholarship recipients which is something we very much encourage. Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic over the past couple of years, these young athletes have not let it deter them, demonstrating such resilience and ambition to achieve their goals. We are very proud of the achievements of our TUS Sports Scholarship programme recipients over the past number of years who have gone on to achieve great success in both their competitive fields and careers, and we look forward to following the success of our students for years to come.”

Further adding to Mr Cunnane’s comments, Adrian Flaherty Sports Recreation & Facilities Officer at TUS said, “The TUS Sports Scholarship Programme plays a huge part in supporting and nurturing our high-performance athletes across their various disciplines, ensuring they have access to the resources they need to realise their full potential from both a sporting and academic perspective. The recipients of our scholarships put so much hard work and dedication into their chosen sports and we take huge pride in supporting them on their journey.”

Student	Sport	County	Course	Year
Rian O’Connell	Soccer	Limerick	Quantity Surveying	1
Cillian O’Shea	Soccer	Limerick	Quantity Surveying	1
Sean Cantillon	Basketball	Limerick	Business	1
Conor Mulready	Rowing	Limerick	Enterprise	2
Lauren Walsh	Basketball	Limerick	Business & Sports Management	2
Obi Josephs	Basketball	Limerick	Community Sports Development	3
Josh O’Rahilly	Soccer	Limerick	Business	3
Conor Coughlan	Soccer	Limerick	Business	3
Kieran Hanlon	Soccer	Limerick	Community Sports Development	3
Peter McNamara	Basketball	Limerick	Social Care	4
Ger Barry	Soccer	Limerick	Marketing & Management	4
Jason Cross	Soccer	Limerick	Business & Sports Management	4
Darragh O’Keeffe	Gaelic Football	Limerick	Civil Engineering	1
Aoife Corbett	Camogie & Ladies Football	Limerick	Business Sport Management	2
Ella Whelan	Camogie & Ladies Football	Limerick	Biotech. with Bio-Pharm Science	2
Iris Kennelly	Camogie & Ladies Football	Limerick	Early Childhood Care & Education	2
Michael Cremin	Camogie & Ladies Football	Limerick	Business with Computing	2
Patrick Kirby	Hurling	Limerick	Industrial Automation & Robotics	2
Joanne Foley	Ladies Football	Limerick	Community Development	3
Diarmuid Dennehy	Mens Rugby	Limerick	Business	1
Odhran Ring	Mens Rugby	Limerick	Property Valuation and Management	1
Sean Frawley	Mens Rugby	Limerick	Electrical Engineering	1
Josh Costello	Mens Rugby	Limerick	Software Development	1

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