Celebrating Excellence: Davitt College Annual Awards Ceremony 2026
🏆 Annual School Event • Awards Ceremony 2026 Davitt College Annual Awards Ceremony 2026 14 May 2026 • Davitt College Castlebar The Joe Langan Sports Hall was filled with pride, celebration, and community spirit as Davitt College hosted its annual Awards Ceremony for the 2025–2026 academic year. The event served as a wonderful showcase of the incredible dedication, talent, and resilience shown by our students right across the school community. From top-tier academic achievements and stellar attendance records to outstanding representations in sports, arts, and extracurricular pursuits, every corner of student life was recognised. “A special highlight of the day was welcoming our guest of honour, MEP Maria Walsh, alongside representatives from our proud sponsors, First Choice Credit Union. Their presence and encouraging words added a truly inspiring touch to the celebrations, reminding our students that hard work, community engagement, and ambition open doors to incredible futures.” Main Award Winners 2026 Honouring the highest pinnacle achievements in character, community dedication, and student leadership across the school year. ⭐ Highest School Honour Overall Students of the Year Female: Ciara Donohue | Male: Paddy O’Brien Davitt College Annual Awards 2026 Recognising exceptional academic application, character, and school leadership throughout the year. 🛡️ Special Tribute Joe Langan Perpetual Shield Pádraic Moran Honouring our retiring school caretaker Presented in recognition of many years of dedicated service, warmth, and care shown to the entire Davitt College community. Sportsperson of the Year 2026 Honouring outstanding athletic prowess, dedication, and sportsmanship across school sporting codes. 🏆 Senior Sportsperson of the Year Senior Female: Katie Heaney Senior Male: Ronan Loftus 🏅 Junior Sportsperson of the Year Junior Female: Aoife Gannon Junior Male: Zac Bristow Additional Award Winners & Special Presentations 2026 Recognising core school values, exceptional peer representation, and special recognitions for 2026. 🌱✨ Core Values & Special Commendations Tara Coen: Ethos Award Zofia Swierczek: Special Recognition Award 🙌💙 Student Community Honour Byron Cleary: Student Choice Award 2026 Awards Roll of Honour Explore the complete breakdown of award winners across special honours, academic subjects, sporting achievements, and class recognitions. 🌟 Special Awards & Highest Honours View Section Ethos & Special Recognition Ethos Award: Tara CoenSpecial Recognition Award: Zofia Swierczek Student Community Honour Student Choice Award: Byron Cleary Special Community Tribute Joe Langan Perpetual Shield: Pádraic Moran Highest School Honour Female Student of the Year: Ciara DonohueMale Student of the Year: Paddy O’Brien 📚 Humanities, STEM & Business Awards View Section Modern Foreign Languages Junior Cycle Award: Guilherme Osterne Boer Silva, Eve ShimozataSenior Cycle Award: Kate O’Donnell, Kate Connor History & Geography Junior Cycle Award (History): Martha Concannon-McDonnellSenior Cycle Award (History): Stephen StauntonJunior Cycle Award (Geography): Jake Doherty-SweeneySenior Cycle Award (Geography): Rachel Heneghan Politics & Literature Junior Cycle Award (Literature): Paul EnglishSenior Cycle Award (Literature): Leah Kate GallagherSenior Cycle Award (Politics): Claire Gillardy Art Junior Cycle Award: Divine Mercy Inyanda IghoSenior Cycle Award: Ellen Shaw Music Junior Cycle Award: Catherine ReillySenior Cycle Award: Saoirse MoranOutstanding Contribution to Music: Áine Fitzgerald Irish Language (Gradam na Gaeilge) Junior Cycle Award: Emily ChenSenior Cycle Award: Surnaí Ní Cheallaigh Science, Maths & Home Economics Junior Cycle Award (Science/Maths): Alannah BourkeSenior Cycle Award (Science/Maths): Cian NolanJunior Cycle Award (Home Economics): Saoirse McCaffreySenior Cycle Award (Home Economics): Ryan Kilbane Technology & Engineering Junior Cycle Award (Woodwork): Beth MurrihySenior Cycle Award (Construction): Caitlín LoftusJunior Cycle Award (Engineering): Matthew KellySenior Cycle Award (Engineering): Jason ConnorSenior Cycle Award (DCG): Sophie Earley Business, Accounting & Economics Junior Cycle Award: Jessica DolanSenior Cycle Award: Kate O’Donnell 🏆 Sporting Achievements View Section Overall Sportsperson of the Year Junior Female: Aoife Gannon Junior Male: Zac Bristow Senior Female: Katie Heaney Senior Male: Ronan Loftus Basketball First Year Boys: Naoise CreshamSecond Year Boys: Colm BrettU16 Boys: Brian LoftusU19 Boys: Craig SioseFirst Year Girls: Ella CourtneySecond Year Girls: Róisín MoranU16 Girls: Clara Kelly Gaelic Football First Year Boys: Gavin PageJuvenile Boys: Cathal StauntonJunior Boys: Michael McTigueSenior Boys: Padraig McKeownFirst Year Girls: Ruby MurrihyU14 Girls: Sorcha KeavneyJunior Girls: Ellen JoyceSenior Girls: Helen Murrihy & Saoirse Mahon Soccer First Year Male: Shane SibandaU15 Boys: Max LydonU17 Boys: Brian O’DonnellU19 Boys: Aaron HopkinsFirst Year Female: Clodagh FitzgeraldU15 Girls: Áine KissaneU20 Girls: Sarah-Jane Kilcawley Athletics ETB Male Athlete: Gytis GanusauskasETB Female Athlete: Ailbhe BurkeFirst Year Athlete: Aisling HendersonOverall Athlete: Benjamin Byrne-DempseyBest Newcomer Athlete: Kyle Kelly-Hanley Badminton & Volleyball First Year Boys (Badminton): Dean KeavneyPlayer of the Tournament (Badminton): Mo Tong XuSenior Volleyball: Jason ConnorJunior Boys Volleyball: Evan VenclovasJunior Girls Volleyball: Kayla Duffy Table Tennis, Swimming & Chess Male Table Tennis: Jake Duffy SaiveFemale Table Tennis: Leona Duffy SaiveSwimming Representatives (2026): Clara Kelly, Norah Shaw, Alannah Curley, Saoirse McCaffrey, Ruby Rennick, Jack Rice, Jamie Walsh, Matthew WalshJunior Girls Chess: Adrianna ZlotekJunior Boys Chess: Joshua WrightSenior Chess: Daniel Kuzmicz 📖 Academic Achievement, Effort & Commitment View Section JCSP Recipients Adam King, Bipasha Chetri, Chelsea Maughan, Cian Collins, Cian McDonnell, Denis Sobol, Dhanvi Vivekanandan, Divine Mercy Inyanda Igho, Dominka Cichaczewska, Grzegorz Kubot Jr, Harry Farrell-Scahill, Jamie Edmunds, Jennifer McHale, Jessica Corrigan, Katelyn Dawson Conaty, Kyla Woronko, Luphumlo Landu, Maya Brodecki, Nicole Ferris, Noah Bracken, Patryk Kasza, Tamim Belkheyar First Year Effort, Commitment & Dedication Class 1A: Aradhana JenicaClass 1B: Stella MensaiteClass 1C: Anahka SreejithClass 1D: Gavin PageClass 1E: Ahmed MohamedClass 1F: Ella CourtneyClass 1G: Maria Osterne Boer Silva First Year Academic Achievement Class 1A: Emma KilboyleClass 1B: Brigita LyzinClass 1C: Aisling HendersonClass 1D: Dean KeavneyClass 1E: Alba Sanchez ShielClass 1F: Andreas CretuClass 1G: Harry Reilly Second Year Effort, Commitment & Dedication Class 2A: Samuel GavinClass 2B: Stephen ConnorClass 2C: Colm BrettClass 2D: Caitlyn GallagherClass 2E: Kelley McDonaldClass 2F: James Bourke Second Year Academic Achievement Class 2A: Mateuz BartoszweskiClass 2B: Aliyah MusepaClass 2C: Edweena ShibiClass 2D: Sarah ScottClass 2E: Michaela KilkoyneClass 2F: Adam Henderson Third Year Effort, Commitment & Dedication Class 3A: Jessica CorriganClass 3B: Noah BrackenClass 3C: Sophianna BrettClass 3D: Norah ShawClass 3E: Megan DaveyClass 3F: Catherine ReillyClass 3G: Ciara O’Malley Third Year Academic Achievement Class 3A: Morgan MclellandClass 3B: Kyle Kelly-HanleyClass 3C: Sam LoftusClass 3D: Jack RiceClass 3E: Dorothy StepkowskaClass 3F: Guilherme Osterne Boer SilvaClass 3G: Ruairi Connor Fifth









