What our Past Students have said about our programme

Undergraduate Student https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XORfCD42rQ

Postgraduate International Student https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zka-YOgFxos

Postgraduate International Student https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVK5LzQCyIU

Information for Graduates

"I have just graduated - what happens now?" is a common question we get asked.  To work as an OT in Ireland you need to get registered with CORU (who regulate health & social care professionals) so visit www.coru.ie.  If you want to work in the UK as an OT you need to register with HCPC (health & care professions council) so visit www.hcpc.org.uk.  If you want to work as an OT in the USA visit https://www.aota.org/practice/manage/intl/workinus.aspx 

Annual End of Year Celebrations

Each year we host an End of Year Celebration at which we recognise & congratulate our Yr 4 students on completing the four years of our programme.  We award students with:

• The Best Research Project Award
• The Best Research Poster Award
• The Mary Coveney Award (the student which received the highest mark in Practice Education/Placement)
• The Susan Ryan Award (the student who demonstrated professionalism, creativity & entrepreneurial abilities)

The 2023 Winners

• The Best Research Project Award: 1st Prize - Orla Hannon & Gabrielle O'Donovan for their project "I feel like I could live in it, it's that good: Exploring childrens experience of accessing, using, & participating in play on a universally designed playground in Ireland" AND 2nd Prize - Eimear Costello & Niamh Moloney for their project "Exploring the experience of lesbian adults engaging in team sports in Irealnd".
• The Best Research Poster Awards: 1st Prize - Aleisha McDonald & Katie O'Mahony 1st Prize Poster Winner 2023 AND Joint 2nd Prize - Caoimhe Lynch & Olivia Middleton Joint 2nd Prize 2023 and Sinead Clancy & Ailis O'Mahony Joint 2nd Prize 2023 b 
• The Mary Coveney Award: Gabrielle O'Donovan
• The Susan Ryan Award: Diana Junio

Previous Research Poster Presentation Winners

• 2022: 1st Prize - Jenna Keane & Ciara Ryan Yr 4 Poster Presentation Winners 2021 AND 2nd Prize - Nicola Giles & Sally Kingston Yr 4 Poster Presentation Winners
• 2021: 1st Prize - Niamh Griffin & Leah O'Sullivan Yr 4 Poster Presentation 1st Winner 2022 AND 2nd Prize - Mary Fitzgerald & Roseanne O'Shea Yr 4 Poster Presentation 2nd Winners 2022
• 2020: 1st Prize - Jack Murphy Yr 4 Poster Presentation Winner 2020
• 2019: 1st Prize - Clodagh Daly & Ciara Walsh Yr 4 Poster Presentation Winners 1 AND 2nd Prize - Beth O'Sullivan & Aisling O'Sullivan Yr 4 Poster Presentation Winners 2