{"id":1651,"date":"2014-02-26T09:32:51","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T09:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=1651"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T21:06:13","slug":"davitt-college-castlebar-girls-honoured-for-junior-certificate-business-marks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/davitt-college-castlebar-girls-honoured-for-junior-certificate-business-marks-2\/","title":{"rendered":"National Recognition: Davitt College Students Honoured by NUI Galway for Elite Business Marks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<!-- NEWS ARTICLE: NUI GALWAY AWARDS            -->\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<div class=\"aen-news-article-modern\" style=\"font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif; width: 100%; max-width: 1200px; margin: 30px auto; padding: 0 20px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n  \n  <div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius: 24px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);\">\n    \n    <!-- Header Banner (Centered) -->\n    <div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f2015 0%, #1a3825 100%); padding: 45px 40px; border-bottom: 3px solid #f59e0b; text-align: center;\">\n      <span style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.2); color: #fbbf24; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-size: 11px; padding: 6px 16px; border-radius: 50px; margin-bottom: 15px; border: 1px solid rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.4);\">\n        &#x1f393; Academic Excellence \u2022 NUI Galway Awards\n      <\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"font-size: 36px !important; color: #ffffff !important; font-weight: 800 !important; margin: 0 0 15px 0 !important; letter-spacing: -0.5px !important; line-height: 1.25 !important;\" class=\"modern-article-title\">\n        National Recognition: Davitt College Students Honoured by NUI Galway for Elite Business Marks\n      <\/h2>\n      <p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #cbd5e1; margin: 0; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\">\n        26 February 2014\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Body Section -->\n    <div style=\"padding: 45px;\" class=\"modern-body-pad\">\n      \n      <!-- Text Content -->\n      <div style=\"color: #334155; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 35px;\">\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          Davitt College, Castlebar, proudly celebrated further academic excellence as a group of top-performing young women were officially recognized by NUI Galway for their outstanding performance in the Junior Certificate state examinations.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          The students received prestigious certificates of achievement from the university&#8217;s <strong>J.E. Cairnes School of Business &amp; Economics<\/strong>, an accolade reserved only for candidates who secured top-tier elite marks in higher level Business Studies across the country.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          This national recognition highlights the high caliber of academic dedication at the school, as well as the strength of our Business Studies department in fostering financial literacy, enterprise skills, and analytical thinking.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n          The entire school community extends its warmest congratulations to the recipients on their wonderful success!\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Footer Callout Box -->\n      <div style=\"background: #f8fafc; border-left: 4px solid #0f2015; border-top: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-right: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; padding: 22px 25px; border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0; margin-bottom: 40px;\">\n        <p style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #0f2015; font-weight: 700; margin: 0; line-height: 1.5;\">\n          Comhghairdeas to all the award recipients on their remarkable national achievement.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Featured Image with Integrated Styled Bottom Caption -->\n      <div style=\"border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; background: #ffffff;\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DavittCollegeAwards2014.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"nuig-business-gallery\" data-title=\"Back Row (L-R): Ms. Bernie Rowland, Dr. Kieran Conboy, Ms. Michelle Britton, Ms. Joan Walsh. 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