{"id":21343,"date":"2012-12-18T23:48:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T23:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=21343"},"modified":"2026-08-15T00:22:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:22:50","slug":"presidential-recognition-eighteen-davitt-college-students-honoured-at-an-gaisce-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/presidential-recognition-eighteen-davitt-college-students-honoured-at-an-gaisce-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Recognition: Eighteen Davitt College Students Honoured at An Gaisce Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<!-- NEWS ARTICLE: AN GAISCE AWARDS GMIT 2012   -->\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; 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color: #cbd5e1; margin: 0; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\">\n        18 December 2012 \u2022 Davitt College Castlebar\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Body Section -->\n    <div style=\"padding: 45px;\" class=\"modern-body-pad\">\n      \n      <!-- Lead Intro -->\n      <div style=\"color: #334155; font-size: 17.5px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 35px;\">\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 20px 0; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600; color: #0f2015; line-height: 1.6;\">\n          Davitt College, Castlebar, proudly celebrated the outstanding civic, personal, and physical achievements of <strong>eighteen dedicated students<\/strong> at a prestigious regional <strong>An Gaisce (The President\u2019s Award)<\/strong> ceremony held at GMIT Castlebar.\n        <\/p>\n        <p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n          Guided and supported by their President&#8217;s Award Leader (PAL), <strong>Ms. Emer Whyte<\/strong>, the students were commended for stepping well outside their comfort zones to challenge themselves across community involvement, personal skills, physical recreation, and an adventurous journey.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Awards Medal Split Breakdown -->\n      <div style=\"display: grid; 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Guided and supported by their President&#8217;s Award Leader (PAL), Ms. Emer Whyte, the students were commended for stepping well outside their comfort zones to challenge themselves across community involvement, personal skills, physical recreation, and an adventurous journey. &#x1f948; Silver Award Recipients 7 Medals Lorcan McEllin, Hannah Mulchrone, Aoife Deacy, Christopher Walsh, \u00c9adaoin Donnelly White, R\u00f3is\u00edn McNally, and Ailish McDonagh. &#x1f949; Bronze Award Recipients 11 Medals Fintan Murphy, Suzanne Murray, Elaine Dunbar, Nicole Williams, Michelle Kelly, Shane Nugent, Patrick Kilcoyne, Michael Nolan, Niall Kearns, Tessa Geraghty, Rachel Farragher, and Ivana Connor. &#x1f7e2;&#x1f534; Special Guest Presentation Accolades were officially presented by Andy Moran (Captain, Mayo Senior Football Team) and Mr. Hugh MacConville (An Gaisce), who commended the students&#8217; resilience, teamwork, and voluntary community service. 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