Awards Night 2025

The Annual Awards Night is an opportunity to commend many of our students on their hard work and dedication, whether that be in their academics, their school spirit or in the many sports and extra-curricular activities the school has to offer.  

Guest of Honour at our Awards Night 2025 was 3 time Olympian and multi medallist at European and World Championships Mr. Thomas Barr. Mr. Barr spoke with pride and passion about his illustrious career to a captivated audience made up of students, parents and staff of E.R.S.S.  Thomas  stressed the importance of having a good supportive network of people around you in all walks of life. He encouraged students to find their passion in life and to quote Mr. Barr "to be disciplined, to put the process first and goals will come”

Thomas presented certificates and trophies to students across all year groups to acknowledge academic excellence, school spirit and involvement in extra-curricular activities. As a school community , we are most grateful to Mr. Thomas Barr for taking the time to attend our Awards Night  and for his engagement with students and all attendees at this most prestigious of occasions in our school year.  

Academic Awards: 

This award recognises students who have consistently demonstrated exceptional work ethic throughout the school year in their year group. Many students received certificates to acknowledge their Academic Excellence: 

1st year: Conrad Ryan, Harry O’Brien, Tadhg Brennan and Jack Halpin 

2nd year: Aaron Brennan and Tom Kennedy 

3rd year: Liam Shannon and Dylan Thomas 

5th year: Zack Tobin and Conor Quinn 

6th year: Conor Murphy and Alex Dowley 

The overall winners for the Academic Student of the Year Award 2025 were: 

Jamie Lonergan (1st year), Harry Garbutt (2nd year), Fionn Kenny (3rd year), Paul Keane (5th year) and Conor Hearne (6th year) 

 

The Edmund Rice Awards: 

The Edmund Rice Award recognises school spirit. These students show each day in school, a willingness to participate, to be positive in all their interactions, to show kindness and helpfulness to their peers and teachers. They are a pleasure to deal with, and we are very proud to have them as part of our school community. Well done to our winners: 

Ethan Carroll (1st year), Conor Russell (2nd year), Rhys Prenderville (3rd year), Cathal O’Brien (5th year) and Killian Power (6th year) 

Extra-Curricular Awards: 

These awards recognise those students involved in activities outside of the normal classroom subjects. Many have been involved in competitions at Regional and National level. 

Young Social Innovators Award (YSI) – Conor O’Meara (TY) and Freddie Murphy (TY) 

Junior Enterprise Award – Rivers Briscoe (2nd year), Shéa Foley (2nd year), Leon Foley (2nd year) and Eoin Ruane (2nd year) 

Music Student of the Year – Jamie Lonergan (1st year) 

Model United Nations Award (MUN) – Gavin Coady (TY) 

Young SVP Award – Sean Fogarty (1st year) and Max Ryan (1st year)  

Leadership Awards:

A number of our sixth year students received recognition for their leadership. The certificates were present by their Year-Head Ms Mulcahy. Well done to Darragh Dunne, Cameron Littlewood, Harry Flynn, Darragh Doyle, Marc Clifford, James O'Meara and Cormac Hennessey.

Sports Awards: 

For many of our students, sports are the highlight of their time in school. Playing games with friends at break-time, training with their school team or club, and for some, going on to represent their county or country in their chosen sport. All of these are important in developing many skills needed in later life. At our awards ceremony, we present various awards to those that have excelled in their sports: 

Basketball – Jamie Lonergan (1st year), Sean Flynn (3rd year) and Darragh Dunne (6th year) 

Gaelic Football – Darragh Lynch (1st year), Alex Stuart (2nd year), James O’Meara (6th year) and Conor Shankey (6th year) 

Soccer – Cillian Power (1st year), Harry Farrell (3rd year), Darragh Reade (6th year) and Killian Power (6th year) 

Hurling – Charlie Torpey Walsh (1st year), Alex O’Dwyer (3rd year), Conor Shankey (6th year), and Conor O’Meara (TY) 

The sports awards culminated in the presenting of the overall Junior and Senior Sportsperson Awards. These recognise the students that have excelled, playing many different sports for school teams and at club level. Well done to Eoin Connolly (3rd year) our Junior Winner and to Darragh Dunne (6th year) our Senior Winner. 

Junior and Senior Student of the Year: 

The Junior and Senior Student of the Year is selected for exemplifying the highest standards in academic achievement, dedication, and work ethic. As our most prestigious award, it recognises a student who has consistently demonstrated excellence and commitment to their studies throughout their time in school. 

The Junior Student of the Year 2025: Sean Flynn (3rd year) 

The Senior Student of the Year winners 2025: Cormac Cummins and Jack Gough (6th year)

A word of thanks....

Thank you to Carrick Credit Union for sponsoring the very generous bursary for the Senior Student of the Year Award and thank you to Pat Dunphy (Carrick Credit Union CEO) for presenting the award. 

A special thank you to Ms O'Neill for her efforts in organising a wonderful night and to all teachers who helped make this a very special occasion for the students and their families. Thank you again to Thomas Barr for presenting the awards and taking time with students and parents after the event. 

Closing Speeches:

To conclude our night we heard from our Principal, Ms Gleeson. In her speech, Ms. Gleeson congratulated all winners and acknowledged students, parents, teachers and staff for their involvement and participation in the Awards Ceremony and also thanked the parent body for the trust they put in us as a school throughout the year. 

We would also like to sincerely thank our Principal, Ms Gleeson, and Vice-Principal, Ms Barry. Their encouragement and belief in recognising student achievement — not only on Awards Night but every day in school life — helps foster a culture of excellence, positivity, and pride in our school community.