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School of History Prize-giving Ceremony 2024
The School of History Annual Prize-giving Ceremony 2024 took place in the Aula Maxima on Monday, 26 February. The ceremony is an annual event celebrating the excellent achievements of students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Prizes were awarded on the basis of academic performance in the previous academic year, 2022-2023. We are extremely proud of the outstanding achievements of our students.
The event provides an opportunity for the staff of the School of History to acknowledge publicly and pay appropriate tribute to the inspiring work of History students. Prizes were awarded to the History Student of the Year in I, II and III Year. Prizes were similarly awarded to European Studies and History of Art students for achievement at undergraduate level.
The event also provides an opportunity to acknowledge the generosity of the donors and representatives of the families of donors of various other prizes which were also awarded – the John A. Murphy Prize in Irish History, the John B. O’Brien Annual Prize in History, the Leonora Hanrahan Prize in History, the Con Kelleher Prize in Irish History, the James and Mary Hogan Prize in History, the Jennifer O’Reilly Prize in Medieval History, the J.J Lee History Prize, the Geoff Roberts Prize, the Dermot Keogh Prize. The Polish Ambassador Prize in Polish History was also awarded. We were honoured to have the Polish Ambassador to Ireland, Professor Arkady Rzegocki, to present this prize. All of the prizes carry considerable prestige. We are extremely grateful to all the donors for their continued, deeply valued connection with the School of History. [See gallery of pictures: School of History Prize-giving Ceremony 2024 | University College Cork (ucc.ie)]
Each year the award ceremony features an address by a guest speaker, normally either a former student or a former member of the History staff. On this occasion, current staff member, Dr Andrew McCarthy, gave a presentation entitled ‘Remembering Professor Dermot F. Keogh’ reflecting on the achievements and the legacy of the greatly respected late Emeritus Professor who sadly passed last September 2023. The ceremony was followed with a reception.
For details on History prizes and other related scholarships see the Scholarships and Prizes database at https://www.ucc.ie/en/scholarships
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES
Prizes presented by Dr Finola Doyle-O’Neill
(Chair of External Liaison Committee, School of History, UCC)
History Student of the Year Awards
Year I: Evan Daly
Year II: Fiona Huggard
Year III: Iseult Cahill
Higher Diploma in Arts (History) Student of the Year
Kevin Tuohy
European Studies Student of the Year Awards
Year I: Kira LeDuff
Year II: Emily Calton O'Keeffe
Year III: Glen Rothwell
Year IV: Eoin Walsh
European Studies Dissertation of the Year
Harry Slattery
EU 50 - European Studies Competition Award
Lena Power
History of Art Student of the Year Awards
Year I: Chiara Alessio
Year II: Claire O’Dowd
Year III: Shea Fitzgibbon Good
Higher Diploma in Arts (History of Art) Student of the Year
Mary Wallace
The Leanora Hanrahan Prize in History
Jack Kelly
The Con Kelleher Prize in Irish History
Lorenzo Leone
The James and Mary Hogan Prize in History
Iseult Cahill
The Dermot Keogh Prize in Irish History
Thérèse Keniry
The Geoff Roberts Prize in International History/International Relations
Luke O’Neill
The J.J. Lee History Prize
Claire Minehane
The John A. Murphy Prize in Irish History
Conor Murphy
The John B. O’Brien Annual Prize in History
Ciara O’Brien
The Jennifer O’Reilly Prize in Medieval History
Luke O’Donoghue
The Polish Ambassador Prize in History
Kate Creedon
Presentation: ‘Remembering Professor Dermot F. Keogh’ by Andrew McCarthy