ATU Donegal presented awards to 77 Sports Scholars across nine disciplines at the annual Sports Scholarship Awards in the Danlann complex last week.
The number represents an increase in the amount of sport scholarships awarded to ATU students, underlining ATU’s continued commitment to sport and student athletes.
The ATU Sports Scholarship programme provides supports to talented student athletes to recognise their need to balance both sporting and academic commitments. Through both financial and non-financial benefits, the programme aims to reward students for their dedication and skill and provide them further opportunity to develop as students and sports people. Recipients receive a financial bursary and a range of other sporting and academic supports.
Scholarships are available for a wide variety of team and individual sports including Soccer, Gaelic Football, Hurling, Basketball, Athletics, Cycling, Olympic Weightlifting, Boxing, Volleyball, Irish Dancing and Karate.
Oisin Caulfield, Luke Mc Glynn, Cian Mulligan, and Kyle Murray, who received sports Scholarships for Men’s Fresher Gaelic Football at the annual ATU Sports Scholarships Awards ceremony in An Danlann on the Letterkenny campus. Incuded in the Photo are (l-r) Back row (l-r) Dr. Billy Bennett, VP Academic Affairs and Registrar. Paul Hannigan, Head of College ATU Donegal , Michael Murphy, Head of Sport ATU Donegal, Rory McMorrow, Student Services Manager.Henry McGarvey Vice President of Finance and Shared Services at Atlantic Technological University. Photo by Gerard McHugh.
Joseph Greene, Ciaran Curran, Conor Neely, Peter Kelly, Conor Diver and Ryan Hilferty who received sports Scholarships for Men’s Hurling at the annual ATU Sports Scholarships Awards ceremony in An Danlann on the Letterkenny campus. Incuded in the Photo are (l-r) Back row (l-r) Michael Murphy, Head of Sport ATU Donegal ,Paul Hannigan, Head of College ATU Donegal , Dr. Billy Bennett, VP Academic Affairs and Registrar, Rory McMorrow, Student Services Manager, Henry McGarvey Vice President of Finance and Shared Services at Atlantic Technological University and Paddy Lennon ATU Hurling team Manager. Photo by Gerard McHugh.
Clare Friel, and Catherine Grier front row and Ciara McGarvey back row who received sports Scholarships for Ladies Soccer at the annual ATU Sports Scholarships Awards ceremony in An Danlann on the Letterkenny campus. Incuded in the Photo are (l-r) Front row Paul Hannigan, Head of College ATU Donegal , and , Henry McGarvey Vice President of Finance and Shared Services at Atlantic Technological University. Back Row Rory McMorrow, Student Services Manager, Michael Murphy, Head of Sport ATU Donegal and Dr. Billy Bennett, VP Academic Affairs and Registrar. Photo by Gerard McHugh.
Oisin Toye, Niamh Moohan and Joseph Gillespie who received a sports Scholarship for Athletics at the award at the annual ATU Sports Scholarships Awards ceremony in An Danlann on the Letterkenny campus. Included in the Photo are (l-r) Front row Rory McMorrow, Student Services Manager. Back Row (l-r) Dr. Billy Bennett, VP Academic Affairs and Registrar, Paul Hannigan, Head of College ATU Donegal, Vice President of Finance and Shared Services at Atlantic Technological University ,Michael Murphy, Head of Sport ATU Donegal. Photo by Gerard McHugh
Liam Dowling, Andrew McGeever front row and Luke Cassidy, back row who received sports Scholarships for Basketball at the annual ATU Sports Scholarships Awards ceremony in An Danlann on the Letterkenny campus. Incuded in the Photo are (l-r) Front row Paul Hannigan, Head of College ATU Donegal , and Henry McGarvey Vice President of Finance and Shared Services at Atlantic Technological University. Back Row Dr. Billy Bennett, VP Academic Affairs and Registrar. ,Rory McMorrow, Student Services Manager ,Michael Murphy, Head of Sport ATU Donegal. Photo by Gerard McHugh.
It has been a busy year for Sport at ATU Donegal with some remarkable achievements. ATU Donegal Ladies Gaelic Football side captured the League and Lynch Cup double, the ATU Men’s Soccer team reached the final CUFAI Perpetual Cup, the Men’s Basketball side got to the final of the NBCC Intervarsities.
ATU Donegal Ladies’ Gaelic Football pictured at the Sports Scholarship awards Back Row: Brídín Maguire, Marie Kelly, Eimear Traynor, Lauren Martin, Michael Murphy, Head of Sport ATU Donegal . Middle Row: Codie Walsh, Karen McLoughlin, Aibhe Mc Daid, Danielle McGinley, Emma Howe, Sophie McFeely, Front Row: Aimee McIntyre, , Dr. Billy Bennett, VP Academic Affairs and Registrar,Paul Hannigan, Head of College ATU Donegal , Henry McGarvey Vice President of Finance and Shared Services at Atlantic Technological University, Rory McMorrow, Student Services Manager.Julie Trearty, Absent from the photo are Caoimhe Connor, Claire, Doherty, Megan Havlin and Sasha Lavin. Photo by Gerard McHugh
Men’s Senior Gaelic Football team who received sports scholarship awards Back Row: Eoin Dowling Rory O’Donnell, Ryan McFadden, Joel Bradley-Walsh, Conor O’Donnell and Dylan Dorrian, Middle Row: Kaelan Dunleavy, Jack Gallagher, Jack
McSharry, Daniel Gildea, Fionnan Coyle, and Aaron Gillooley, Front Row: Kieran Tobin . Front Row Michael Murphy, Head of Sport ATU Donegal , Dr. Billy Bennett, VP Academic Affairs and Registrar,Paul Hannigan, Head of College ATU Donegal , Henry McGarvey Vice President of Finance and Shared Services at Atlantic Technological University, Rory McMorrow, Student Services Manager..Absent from the photo are Blake
McGarvey, Liam Gaughan, Mark McAteer and Jason McGee. Photo by Gerard McHugh
In individual sports, Matthew McCole won a gold medal the IATBA Championships and Hollie Gallagher won gold and silver medals at the Karate Intervarsity.
Hollie Marie Gallagher and Emma Dolan who received sports Scholarships for Karate at the annual ATU Sports Scholarships Awards ceremony in An Danlann on the Letterkenny campus. Incuded in the Photo are (l-r) Front row Paul Hannigan, Head of College ATU Donegal , and , Henry McGarvey Vice President of Finance and Shared Services at Atlantic Technological University .Back Row Rory McMorrow, Student Services Manager. ,Michael Murphy, Head of Sport ATU Donegal and Dr. Billy Bennett, VP Academic Affairs and Registrar. Photo by Gerard McHugh
Matthew McCole and Leah Gallen who received sports Scholarships for Boxing at the annual ATU Sports Scholarships Awards ceremony in An Danlann on the Letterkenny campus. Incuded in the Photo are (l-r) Front row Paul Hannigan, Head of College ATU Donegal , and , Henry McGarvey Vice President of Finance and Shared Services at Atlantic Technological University .Back Row Rory McMorrow, Student Services Manager. ,Michael Murphy, Head of Sport ATU Donegal and Dr. Billy Bennett, VP Academic Affairs and Registrar.Photo by Gerard McHugh
Paul Hannigan, Head of College at ATU Donegal, was delighted to recognise the achievements of the recipients: “The scholarships awarded today show the dedication to both sport and education that these individuals have.
“We celebrate their success here today. I would like to wish the scholars well in the upcoming exams and I hope they enjoy the summer break.”
Ciara Kelly who received a sports Scholarship for Cycling at the award at the annual ATU Sports Scholarships Awards ceremony in An Danlann on the Letterkenny campus. Incuded in the Photo are (l-r) Dr. Billy Bennett, VP Academic Affairs and Registrar, Rory McMorrow, Student Services Manager, Paul Hannigan, Head of College ATU Donegal , Vice President of Finance and Shared Services at Atlantic Technological University, Michael Murphy, Head of Sport ATU Donegal. Photo by Gerard McHugh
Dylan Finucane and Gary Harvey who received sports Scholarships for Olympic Weightlifting at the annual ATU Sports Scholarships Awards ceremony in An Danlann on the Letterkenny campus. Included in the Photo are (l-r) Front row Paul Hannigan, Head of College ATU Donegal , and , Henry McGarvey Vice President of Finance and Shared Services at Atlantic Technological University .Back Row Rory McMorrow, Student Services Manager. ,Michael Murphy, Head of Sport ATU Donegal and Dr. Billy Bennett, VP Academic Affairs and Registrar. Photo by Gerard McHugh
ATU Donegal Men’s Soccer: Back Row: Shaun McDermott, Kieran Farren, Eoin Logue, Fionn McClure, Adam McCaffrey, Patrick McGarvey, Lee McLaughlin, and Kevin Jordan Middle Row: Nathan Plumb and Back row (l-r) , Dr. Billy Bennett, VP Academic Affairs and Registrar ,Paul Hannigan, Head of College ATU Donegal , Rory McMorrow, Student Services Manager.Henry McGarvey Vice President of Finance and Shared Services at Atlantic Technological University, Michael Murphy, Head of Sport ATU Donegal, Jordan Gallagher. Font Row: Ryan Creevy, Oisin Farrell, Tiernan Brown, Damian Duffy, Conor Black, who received sports scholarship awards at the ATU Donegal .Stephen Black Missing: Oran Brogan. Photo by Gerard McHugh
Michael Murphy, Head of Sport at ATU Donegal, said: “ATU Donegal are again delighted to recognise and support so many student athletes on their journey of combining a top-class education and competing at the highest levels possible in their chosen sport.”
“We are extremely excited about the continued developments that are coming in 2023/24 that will significantly enhance the benefits to sports scholars.”
This academic year saw the beginning of a 3-year partnership between ATU Donegal and FinTrU. Specialising in the areas of KYC, compliance, legal risk & controls and operations, the multi award winning RegTech company is the ATU Sport Donegal sponsor for this academic year and the next two years. FinTrU representatives, Sylvester Clancy and Jim Staton presented two scholarships, sponsored by FinTrU.
FinTrU representatives, Jim Staton and Sylvester Clancy and presented two scholarships to Danielle McGinley and Gary Harvey. Included in the photo are and Sylvester Clancy. Paul Hannigan, Head of College ATU Donegal , Michael Murphy, Head of Sport ATU Donegal. Photo by Gerard McHugh
Applications are currently open for prospective students for the 2023/24 academic year. To find out more or to apply visit https://www.atu.ie/sports-scholarships.
