There were scenes of ecstatic celebration, and others of disappointment, in Front Square this morning as the provost announced the names of 72 new scholars.
Students who had sat January’s scholarship exams shrieked and hugged friends as Provost Linda Doyle read the names of successful candidates from the steps of the Exam Hall.
The number of new scholars is up for the second consecutive year, an increase of 11 from last year, and 22 more than the previous year.
In addition to scholars, Doyle named 43 new fellows from among the university’s academic staff, as well as three professorial fellows and four honorary fellows.
“I warmly congratulate all those who have been elected to Fellowship and Scholarship today,” Doyle said.
“It really is a remarkable academic achievement, and forms part of a long and special tradition at Trinity College Dublin.”
She added: “I also want to congratulate every single person who sat the Schols exams this year. Maith sibh go léir.”
Photo by Jimena Alvarez for Trinity NewsTouted as the most prestigious undergraduate award in the country, “schols” comes with a range of benefits: scholars receive free tuition (or a fee reduction equivalent to the rate paid by EU students), free College accommodation, and can dine for free at Commons every weekday.
The staff members elected Fellows are Joanne Banks, Julie Bates, Gareth Bennett, Caroline Brophy, Andrew Butterfield, Yekaterina Chzhen, Catherine Conlon, Deirdre Mary Connolly, Catherine Darker, Jesse Dillon Savage, Hal Duncan, Peter Dunne, Susan Flynn, John Gallagher, Edurne Garcia Iriarte, Bidisha Ghosh, Neale Gibson, Joseph Augustine Harbison, Meriel Huggard, David Igoe, Alan Irvine, Jo-Hanna Ivers, Iracema Leroi, Kate Maguire, Stephen Maher, Joanna McGouran, Eoin McNamee, Michael Monaghan, Gary Moran, Damian Murchan, Noel Ó Murchadha, Anne O’Connell, Martha O’Hagan Luff, Nicholas Payne, Daniele Pevarello, Maria Porcedda, Maria Jose Santos-Martinez, Matthew Saunders, Fintan Sheerin, Kenneth Silver, Mark Sweetnam, Christofer Jürgen Uhlich and Sven Vanneste.
David Collings, Lindsey Earner-Byrne and Cathal Walsh were elected Professorial Fellows.
Peter Gallagher, Deborah Kelleher, Dermot Kelleher and Elizabeth Oldham were made honorary fellows at the ceremony.
The new scholars announced today are, in alphabetical order of degree programme:
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Ruairí Goodwin
Dylan Sheehan
Anastazja Kotlewska
Chemical Sciences
Ziga Roblek
Tiago Marques
Children’s and General Nursing
Caitríona O Connell Shelley
Aoife Carr
Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology
Quinn Schein
Clinical Speech and Language Studies
Aibhe Cronin
Computer Science
Justin Ikechukwu Cunningham
Adam Watters
Dental Science
Shirlynn Lee
Drama and Theatre Studies
Rachel Holmes
Mats Van Sluis
Economic and Social Studies
Piotr Górecki
Engineering
Oscar Murphy
Niall Maguire
English Studies
Jane Emmins
Eavan O’Keeffe
Zoe Breen
European Studies
Joseph Carmody
History
Luca Reuland-Donlon
Human Health and Disease
Ava Dinnigan
Law
Nathan Siung
Patrick O’Halloran
Ali McCarthy
Daire Murray
Shannon Watts
Law and French
Katie Wickham
Mathematics
Taiga Shimazu Murray
Medicine
Cian Morgan
Vishnu Mohan
Ahmed Alshahrabally
Laura Cole
Ruby Kelly
Karlo Vidovic
Aleksandra Majkusiak
Harry Condell
Middle Eastern and European Languages and Cultures
Eve Townsley
Nicholas O’Keeffe
Midwifery
Julianne Prades
Nursing
Joy Byrne
Nicole Adove
Occupational Therapy
Ella Martin
Pharmacy
Abby Courtney
Íde Swanton
Philosophy
Maya Koka
Berenice Guerrero
Aaron Martin
Giorgia Carli
Philosophy, Political Science, Economics and Sociology
Shane Burke
Georgina Dowling
Eoin Connolly
Kate Fennell
Lara Smith
Physical Sciences
Erasmo Marcozzi
Physiotherapy
Erin McIlwaine
Psychology
Cooney Lochlan
Michael Fanning
Trinity Joint Honours
Irish and Modern Language Max Ó Donnchú
History and Philosophy Eva Hendley
Classical Civilisation and English Literature Rhys Pearce
Geography and Sociology Phoebe Hill
History and Philosophy Raymond Meyer
History and History of Art and Architecture Nora Mulvehill
English Literature and History Michelle Schmidt
Economics and Philosophy Nina Stremersch
Law and History Alannah Ryan
Linguistics and Philosophy Giulia Villa
English Literature and History Liam Kelly
Film Studies and English Literature Isabella Hogg
Law and Business Liam O’Flanagan
Law and Political Science Conor Healy
