The Barra Flynn Memorial Scholarship 2019

Tormeys Solicitors provides an annual Scholarship to Leaving Certificate students from the Athlone, Moate, Ferbane, Ballymahon, Roscommon, Ballinasloe and Tullamore school areas. This fund is awarded to students that attain the highest leaving certificate points and who have chosen to pursue a legal course at a third level institution in 2019.

This is the 27th presentation of the Scholarship, and whilst there are now a number of scholarships presented by corporate bodies within the Athlone area, Tormeys Solicitors was the first to embrace this incentive to encourage young adults to study Law.

The Scholarship Fund in total is valued at over €2,500 with €1,200 for 1st place, €600 for 2nd place and €300 for 3rd place. It is payable for one year to students attending a faculty of Law in any University or Institute of Technology, in the Republic of Ireland. To recognise the school’s contribution, Tormeys donate the sum of €500 to the winning school.

In 2000 to commemorate the Millennium, Tormeys introduced the presentation of a perpetual trophy to the school with the highest cumulative points for law students within that year. The winner of the 2019 school prize is Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone.

The 1st place student winner this year is Alanna Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, Fardrum, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, daughter of Brian Mac Ghiolla Phádraig and Breda Hand and past pupil of Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone. Alanna is now studying Law at University College Dublin.

2nd place winner is Petrina Carrigy, Moydow, Co. Longford, daughter of Martina and Sean and past pupil of Mercy Secondary School, Ballymahon. Petrina is now studying Law & Criminology at National University of Ireland Maynooth.

3rd place winner is Bríd Kenny, Creagh, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, daughter of Mary and past pupil of Ardscoil Mhuire, Ballinasloe. Bríd is now studying Law at Trinity College Dublin.