School of History Prize-giving Ceremony
Professor Catherine O’Brien presenting a prize to Robert Honohan, winner of the John B. O’Brien Annual Prize in History.
Professor Catherine O’Brien presenting a prize to Robert Honohan, winner of the John B. O’Brien Annual Prize in History.
The ceremony provides an opportunity for the staff of the School of History to acknowledge publicly and pay appropriate tribute to the inspiring work of those students. Prizes were awarded to the History Student of the Year in I, II and III Year, as well as at MA level. 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 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 and the Michael Joseph McEnery Memorial Scholarship. Professor Roberts introduced the Dermot Keogh Prize in Irish History in honour of Professor Keogh, formerly head of the Department of History in UCC, for his outstanding contribution to Irish historical studies. All of the prizes carry considerable prestige, as well as providing much-appreciated financial assistance to History students.
School of History Student of the Year Awards
Year I: Aoife O’Leary McNeice
Year II: Brian Elphick & Jesse Harrington
Year III: Simon Egan
European Studies Student of the Year Awards
Year I: Christin Hollweck
Year II: Deirdre Ní Fhathaigh
Year IV: Laura Cuesta Fernandez
The John A. Murphy Prize in Irish History
Simon Egan
The John B. O’Brien Annual Prize in History
Robert Honohan
The Leonora Hanrahan Prize in History
Alan McCarthy
The James and Mary Hogan Prize in History
Michael Dwyer
The Dermot Keogh Prize in Irish History
Michael Smyth
MA Student of the Year Award
James Cussen
National University of Ireland Mansion House Fund Scholarship
Simon Egan
The Michael Joseph McEnery Memorial Scholarship
Kara Hanley & Maeve O’Riordan
Followed by presentation by Emeritus Professor John A. Murphy, ‘The Queen and the Statue: UCC embraces its past’