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School of History Prize-giving 2025
The School of History Annual Prize-giving Ceremony 2025 took place in the Aula Maxima on Wednesday, 19 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, 2023-2024. 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 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 James and Mary Hogan Prize in History, the Jennifer O’Reilly Prize in Medieval History, the J.J Lee History Prize, the Dermot Keogh Prize, and the Polish Ambassador Prize in Polish History. All of these 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: https://www.ucc.ie/en/scholarships/pg/history-prize-giving-2025/
Three new prizes were introduced this year to remember three much-loved and deeply missed members of the School of History staff who passed away within the last year – Gabriel Doherty, Chris Williams, and Alan McCarthy. Following tributes being paid to each of these former colleagues, we were greatly privileged to have family members of each of the deceased (Aimée Doherty, Sara Williams and Sarah McCarthy) present the prizes. The ceremony was followed with a reception.
For details on History prizes and other related scholarships see the Scholarships and Prizes database: https://www.ucc.ie/en/scholarships/
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES
History Student of the Year Awards
Year I: Maria Scanlan
Year II: Freyja Hellebust
Year III: Donal O’Connell
European Studies Student of the Year Awards
Year I: Hannah Forde
Year II: Kira Le Duff
Year III (Year Abroad): Sofia El Haouari
Year IV: Glen Rothwell
European Studies Dissertation of the Year
Julia Maria Celej
The Leanora Hanrahan Prize in History
Sara Liani
Gabriel Doherty Prize in Irish History
David Cronin
The James and Mary Hogan Prize in History
Manus Harte
The Dermot Keogh Prize in Irish History
Fiona Hyde
The J.J. Lee History Prize
Patricia O’Keeffe
The John A. Murphy Prize in Irish History
Diane Sheehy
The John B. O’Brien Annual Prize in History
Katie Hickey
Chris Williams Prize in History
Alísha Heffernan
The Jennifer O’Reilly Prize in Medieval History
Shane O’Sullivan
The Polish Ambassador Prize in History
Conor Hogan
Alan McCarthy Prize in Irish History
Pat Duggan