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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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