- J. P. McManus Scholarship Award
The J. P. McManus Scholarship Award was established on
December 16 ,1996 when a capital sum was provided by McManus with the purpose of fundingthird level education scholarships for students ofC.B.S. Sexton Street ,Limerick , his Alma Mater.Eight
scholarships based onLeaving Certificate examination results are awarded each year since1997 to the top students with the best results.Each
scholarship has a value of €6,750 per annum and the average term of each one is four years.The Winners
1997 : Joseph McCarthy, Donal O'Brien, Patrick Dundon, Trevor Clancy, John O'Halloran, Patrick Gavin, Raymond Casey, David Fahey.1998 : Trevor Byrne, Thomas Fleming, John Walsh, Roger Gough, Michael Metcalfe, Declan Hogan, [Patrick O'Doherty] , Joseph Mulqueen.1999 : Padraig Cullinan, Patrick McInerney, Michael Kiely, Richard Meaney, Eamonn Dillon (R.I.P), Timmy Houlihan, Brian Hartigan, Anthony Metcalfe2000 : Colin King, Colm Henn, David Casey, Kevin Paul Higgans, Keith Griffin, Shane Madden, Robert Anslow, Paul O'Connor2001 : Thomas Quirke, Brian O'Callaghan, Colm Dillon, Kevin Shine, Keith Lynch, Ross Smyth, Sean Conway, John Shine2002 : James Clifford, Brian Coleman, Jonathan Flynn, Frank Hoare, Brendan McCarthy, Simon Leamy, Henry Foster, Jamie Sheahan2003 : Gavin Dillon, Shane Mc Namara, David Keane ,James Corbett, Paul McDonald, Paul Ryan, Colin O'Rourke, Gearoid Cullinan2004 : Alan Daly, Christopher Mc Namara, Adam Hackett, Aidan Mulcahy, Shane Cahill, Laurence Browne, Stephen Lee, Greg Power2005 : Niall Carroll, Brendan Clifford, Paul Collins, Adrian Dawson, James Leahy, Patrick Lonergan, Eoghan O'Sullivan, Andrew Ryan2006 : Alan Brereton, Eoin Madigan, Alan McAuliffe, Colm O'Brien, Kevin O'Doherty, Shane O'Reilly, Vijay Slattery, Ross Tuite2007 : James Hickey, Raymond Kerley, Kevin McKevitt, David "Bobo" Mullane, Kevin Reardon, Kevin Ryan, Raymond Slattery, Sean Tobin2008 : Robert Lee, Liam McNamara, Jamie Kerley, Mawuli Boevi, Mateusz Grodzicki, Barry McNamara, Jonatron Clohessy, Jamie RichardsonTenth Anniversary
On
September 15 2006 , a special event was held at the South Court Hotel inLimerick not only to celebrate the2006 winners but also to mark the 10th anniversary of the scholarships' establishment.Past winners and their guests, the teachers of
C.B.S. Sexton Street ,J.P. McManus , the Minister for Education & ScienceMary Hanafin and many more were present on the day. Entertainment was provided byBrendan Grace .
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