{"id":393182,"date":"2026-04-11T11:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T11:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/393182\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T11:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T11:52:13","slug":"wexford-student-awarded-prestigious-all-ireland-scholarship-to-cover-costs-of-underraduate-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/393182\/","title":{"rendered":"Wexford student awarded prestigious All-Ireland scholarship to cover costs of underraduate studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gorey Community School principal Michael Finn with former student Ois\u00edn Hughes who received the JP McManus scholarship.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bdf65cd6-39be-4e84-bf19-7ea822db6edb.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Gorey Community School principal Michael Finn with former student Ois\u00edn Hughes who received the JP McManus scholarship.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Principal Michael Finn with Oisin Hughes student from Gorey Community School who recently received a leaving cert points upgrade. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55ce41e3-2e00-4c67-83cf-e289fd17ba9b.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Principal Michael Finn with Oisin Hughes student from Gorey Community School who recently received a leaving cert points upgrade. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Gorey Community School principal Michael Finn with former student Ois\u00edn Hughes who received the JP McManus scholarship.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775908332_198_bdf65cd6-39be-4e84-bf19-7ea822db6edb.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Principal Michael Finn with Oisin Hughes student from Gorey Community School who recently received a leaving cert points upgrade. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775908333_672_55ce41e3-2e00-4c67-83cf-e289fd17ba9b.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A former Wexford student was recently awarded a prestigious All-Ireland scholarship which will cover the full costs for the duration of his undergraduate studies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Ois\u00edn Hughes, a past pupil of Gorey Community School was presented the JP McManus scholarship at a special ceremony in University of Limerick Concert Hall, on Saturday, April 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The JP McManus scholarship was established in 2008 to recognise the recipients&#8217; dedication and commitment to their studies. Principal of Gorey Community School, Michael Finn attended the ceremony at UL alongside Ois\u00edn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Michael congratulated Ois\u00edn for receiving the outstanding scholarship and praised his impressive perfect Leaving Certificate results. Ois\u00edn is now currently studying Law at the Trinity College in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Principal Michael Finn with Oisin Hughes student from Gorey Community School who recently received a leaving cert points upgrade. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2b20a762-c301-4b40-82ca-813c6bc4e0ac.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Principal Michael Finn with Oisin Hughes student from Gorey Community School who recently received a leaving cert points upgrade. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Ois\u00edn had previously been upgraded to 625 points in his Leaving Certificate after missing out on the perfect score by a singular mark in one of his exams. Opening his results in August 2025, Ois\u00edn received an impressive 613 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">After viewing the breakdown of his results, Ois\u00edn noticed that he was just a singular mark away from receiving the top grade in his Computer Science exam, which would bring his total points to 625.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The recipients of the scholarships must meet a further set of criteria, including attending a non-fee-paying school and to be in receipt of a third level education maintenance grant from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) or be in receipt of an Education Maintenance Allowance in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">125 All Ireland Scholarships from the 32 counties are awarded each year with 1,924 recipients and 1,382 successful graduates having emerged with primary and post graduate degrees to date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gorey Community School principal Michael Finn with former student Ois\u00edn Hughes who received the JP McManus scholarship. 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