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UCC Sports announces 23/24 Sports Scholarships

27 Oct 2023

98 students across 18 sports have been awarded UCC Sports Scholarships for 2023-2024. The announcement was made at the launch of the 23.24 programmes at the UCC Sports Grounds in the Mardyke Pavilion on the 27th of October.

  • 98 students across 18 sports receive UCC Sports Scholarships
  • Recipients hail from Cork, Tipperary, Limerick, Kilkenny, Cavan, Kerry, Waterford, Clare and Liverpool
  • Sponsored scholarships supported by Bank of Ireland, Gym+Coffee; MJ Dowling; Moss Keane family and the UCC GAA Alumni

Irish sports stars of tomorrow from across 8 counties have had their talent and hard work recognised with UCC Sports Scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year.

A total of 98 students across 18 sports, hailing from Cork, Tipperary, Limerick, Kilkenny, Cavan, Kerry, Waterford, Clare and Liverpool have been awarded, with the recipients named at the launch of the 23.24 programmes at the UCC Sports Grounds in the Mardyke Pavilion on the 27th of October.

The UCC Sport Scholarship programme aims to support athletes achieve their full potential and is divided into two main strands UCC Team Sport Scholarships and UCC Individual Sport Scholarship.

 

Through the scholarship programme our students will be supported to develop and progress in their journey as talented athletes and meeting their academic goals through our UCC Sport Performance Programme.  The purpose of UCC Sport’s performance programme is to support UCC teams and athletes perform to their full potential.

The programme is tailored for UCC’s sports scholarship students and the university’s elite teams and athletes performing at top level sport in 3rd level sport, Cork, Munster, Ireland and internationally. 

The university works with its clubs, coaches and specialist staff in the areas of sports science, conditioning, nutrition, sports medicine, sports physiology and sports analysis. UCC also works in partnership with national governing bodies, provincial sports organisations, and with Sport Ireland in the delivery of their high performance strategy.  

Speaking at the announcement today, UCC President John O’Halloran said, “UCC values and recognises our outstanding student athletes and the major contribution they make to themselves, sports, their communities, families and schools. We thank our extraordinary coaches, volunteers, Clubs Executive and staff who are supporting them. We also would like to express our sincere gratitude to our sponsors who support our scholarship programme – Bank of Ireland, Gym+Coffee; MJ Dowling; Moss Keane family and the UCC GAA Alumni. These sponsors and their support make a significant contribution to the development and success of our athletes."

Morgan Buckley, Head of UCC Sport said, “Congratulations to all our teams, and athletes. We are incredibly proud of their achievements and their coaches, volunteers and clubs who support them with our great staff and services in UCC.  The services we can provide to our performance teams and athletes are greatly enhanced by the UCC Sport scholarship programme.  Our priority is to ensure they can balance their studies and sport. We are delighted to be able to continue to secure the Accreditation for Student-Athlete Support standard (ASAS) which is an accreditation recently developed and launched by Sport Ireland aimed at providing equal opportunity to all high-performing student-athletes to combine sport and education.”(UCC Sport ASAS)

Nessa Wheeler, UCC Club’s Executive President, said “The value and support to our students makes UCC a great place to study and excel in sport.  We have fantastic levels of participation in sport in and we are very proud of them all.”

 

Sport

Athlete

Athletics

Conor Morey

Athletics

Lauren McCourt (Gym & Coffee)

Camogie

Ciara O’ Sullivan

Camogie

Clodagh Carroll

Camogie

Eimear Heffernan

Camogie

Emma Murphy

Camogie

Meadbh Murphy

Camogie

Molly Lynch

Camogie

Orlaith Kelleher

Camogie

Sarah O’ Brien

Canoe

Mark Skuce

Cycling

Luke Smith

Gaelic Football

Bill Curtin O’ Halloran

Gaelic Football

Cathail O’ Mahony

Gaelic Football

Cathal O’ Beaglaoich

Gaelic Football

Damien Bourke

Gaelic Football

Dylan Foley

Gaelic Football

Killian Falvey

Gaelic Football

Riain Quigley

Gaelic Football

Ruairi Murphy

Gaelic Football

Sean Quilter

Gaelic Football

Sean O’ Connor

Gaelic Football (W)

Ava Fennessy

Gaelic Football (W)

Caoimhe Forde

Gaelic Football (W)

Katie Quirke

Gaelic Football (W)

Kellyann Hogan

Gaelic Football (W)

Mary O’ Connell

Gaelic Football (W)

Roisin Ni Chorcora

Golf

Robbie Walsh

Golf

Mel Deasy (Bank of Ireland)

Golf

Fionn Hickey

Judo

TJ Palmer

Hockey

Enya O’ Donoghue

Hockey

Jane Murphy

Hockey

Abi O’ Mahony

Hockey

Emma O’ Sullivan

Hockey

Micaela Sanderson (Gym & Coffee)

Hockey

Laurna McHugh

Hockey

Isabel Lyons

Hockey

Julia McCarthy

Hurling

Brion Saunderson (M.J. Dowling)

Hurling

Brian Hayes (M.J. Dowling)

Hurling

Cormac O’ Brien

Hurling

Daniel Hogan

Hurling

Darragh Flynn

Hurling

Darragh Stakelum

Hurling

Luke Elliott (UCC Alumni)

Hurling

Mark Howell (UCC Alumni)

Hurling

Sean Daly (UCC Alumni)

Hurling

Shane Kingston (UCC Alumni)

Karate

Ayla O’ Sullivan

Kickboxing

Hannah Green (Bank of Ireland)

Kickboxing

Taylor Heffernan

Olympic Weightlifting

Shane Roche

Rowing

Kate Reidy (Bank of Ireland)

Rowing

Ethan O’ Neill

Rugby

Jack O’ Sullivan

Rugby

Cian Whooley (Moss Keane Memorial)

Rugby

Aaron Quirke

Rugby

Andrew O’ Mahony

Rugby

Billy Kiernan

Rugby

Peter Hyland

Rugby

Stewart Lynch

Rugby

Jacob Sheahan

Rugby

Paddy Jones

Rugby

Danny McCarthy

Rugby

Eanna McCarthy (Bank of Ireland)

Rugby

Tom Coughlan

Rugby

James Wixted

Rugby

Adam Wrona

Rugby

Jack Casey

Rugby

Harry Foster

Rugby

Ben Lynch

Rugby

Rian O’ Donoghue

Rugby

Mike Cogan

Rugby (W)

Ellie Cournane

Rugby (W)

Kira Fitzgerald

Soccer (M)

Eanna Fitzgerald

Soccer (M)

Billy Moore

Soccer (M)

Ewan Lee

Soccer (M)

Immanuel Manu

Soccer (M)

Kevin Fitzpatrick

Soccer (M)

Liam Barber

Soccer (M)

Fionn Duggan

Soccer (M)

Ross Cunningham

Soccer (W)

Aoibhin Donnelly

Soccer (W)

Aoife McIver

Tennis

Louise O’ Callaghan

Volleyball

Ben O’ Sullivan

 

 

UCC/GPA Enhanced Scholarship 2023/24

Robert Downey (M.J. Dowling)

 

 

UCC Player Development Performance Scholarship (Rugby) 2022/23

Sam Loftus

Alex Hamilton

Conor Ryan

Fionn Roussel

Rory Og Doody

Jason Aherne

Patrick McBarron

Eoghan Sheehan

 

 

           Sponsored Scholarship (14)

 

 

Lauren McCourt                                          

Athletics

Gym & Coffee

Michaela Sanderson                                    

Hockey

Gym & Coffee

Cian Whooley

Rugby

Moss Keane Memorial

Brian Hayes

Hurling

M.J Dowling

Brion Saunderson

Hurling

M.J Dowling

Robert Downey

Hurling

M.J Dowling/GPA

Luke Elliot

Hurling

UCC Alumni

Mark Howell

Hurling

UCC Alumni

Sean Daly

Hurling

UCC Alumni

Shane Kingston

Hurling

UCC Alumni

Mel Deasy

Golf

Bank of Ireland

Hannah Green

Kickboxing

Bank of Ireland

Kate Reidy

Rowing

Bank of Ireland

Eanna McCarthy

Rugby

Bank of Ireland

 

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