Mayo student awarded prestigious third level scholarship

Mayo student, Beth Fair has been awarded a scholarship worth €25,000 at a ceremony in Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin. The Naughton Foundation Scholarship was awarded to the former St Mary’s Secondary School, Ballina student by Dr. Martin Naughton, his wife Carmel and Minister Jack Chambers.

Beth has accepted a place at Dublin City University studying engineering. She joins 37 other exceptional Irish students who were awarded third level scholarships towards their studies in the areas of engineering, science, technology, and maths. The prize winner’s former secondary school, St. Mary’s Secondary School, Ballina, Mayo was awarded a prize of €1,000 towards their school’s science facilities, for their support of their winning student. 

Speaking about the growth and development of the programme over the past seventeen years, Dr. Martin Naughton commented: “Both Carmel and I are delighted by the growth of this program and the incredible community of alumni who are doing extraordinary work in education, research and industry at home and abroad. 

“Today we are delighted to welcome a new cohort of wonderful young people to join this group and to support and encourage them. When we meet these young engineers, researchers, and mathematicians, I am very happy knowing that we have invested in Ireland’s wealth creators and leaders of the future.”