🏆 Annual School Event

Davitt College Annual Awards Ceremony 2025

21 May 2025

Davitt College, Castlebar, proudly hosted its Annual Awards Ceremony on Wednesday 21st May 2025, bringing together students, staff, and families to celebrate outstanding achievement, perseverance, and dedication both inside and beyond the classroom.

The school was honored to welcome past student, author, and journalist Mr. Edwin McGreal as Guest of Honour. Reflecting fondly on his own school days at Davitt College, Mr. McGreal delivered an inspiring address, encouraging students to pursue their ambitions with hard work, embrace the importance of equality, and cherish the unique experiences of their school years.

Over 100 students received recognitions across a wide array of categories, including academic excellence, sporting prowess, musical talent, and extra-curricular involvement.

“These awards recognise our students in so many vital ways – celebrating their contributions to the wider community, their student leadership, their commitment to extra-curricular activities, and their academic accomplishments. Today truly encompasses our core values of excellence in education, care, respect, equality, and community.”

— Mr. Conor O’Reilly, Principal

Main Award Winners 2025

Honouring the highest pinnacle achievements in character, community dedication, and student leadership across the school year.

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Highest School Honour

Overall Students of the Year

Female: Maeve Kelly | Male: Marcus Senzel

Davitt College Annual Awards 2025

Recognising exceptional academic application, character, and school leadership throughout the year.

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Special Tribute

Joe Langan Perpetual Shield

Jimmy Nolan

Perpetual Community Award

Presented in recognition of outstanding community contribution, spirit, and dedicated support of the Davitt College ethos.

Sportsperson of the Year 2025

Honouring outstanding athletic prowess, dedication, and sportsmanship across school sporting codes.

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Senior Sportsperson of the Year

  • Senior Female: Beth Roache
  • Senior Male: Colm Lynch
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Junior Sportsperson of the Year

  • Junior Female: Ellen Joyce
  • Junior Male: Sam Loftus

Additional Award Winners & Special Presentations 2025

Recognising core school values, exceptional peer representation, and special recognitions for 2025.

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Core Values & Special Commendations

  • Tiana Johnson: Ethos Award
  • Niamh Bourke: Special Recognition Award
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Student Community Honour

  • Yaroslav Protsenko: Student Choice Award

2025 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: Tiana Johnson
Special Recognition Award: Niamh Bourke

Student Community Honour

Student Choice Award: Yaroslav Protsenko

Special Community Tribute

Joe Langan Perpetual Shield: Jimmy Nolan

Highest School Honour

Female Student of the Year: Maeve Kelly
Male Student of the Year: Marcus Senzel

📚 Humanities, STEM & Business Awards View Section

Modern Foreign Languages

Junior Cycle Award: Aishling Forkan (German), Grace Needham
Senior Cycle Award: Katie Holmes, Rebecca Moran (German)

History & Geography

Junior Cycle Award (History): Dylan Mulchrone
Senior Cycle Award (History): Iona Concannon-McDonnell
Senior Cycle Award (Geography): Grace Webb-Floyd, Sarah Dunne

Politics & Literature

Junior Cycle Award (Literature): Daisy Finnerty
Senior Cycle Award (Literature): Eva Gerayalde
Senior Cycle Award (Politics): Jacub Zlotek

Art

Junior Cycle Award: Victoria Denst
Senior Cycle Award: Sarah Dunne

Music

Junior Cycle Award: Clodagh Keane
Senior Cycle Award: Diarmuid Swift

Irish Language (Gradam na Gaeilge)

Junior Cycle Award: Isabella Kearney
Senior Cycle Award: Sarah Bright

Science, Maths & Home Economics

Junior Cycle Award (Science/Maths): Bruno Senzel
Senior Cycle Award (Science/Maths): Markus Senzel
Junior Cycle Award (Home Economics): Isabelle McHugh
Senior Cycle Award (Home Economics): Ellen O’Donnell

Technology & Engineering

Junior Cycle Award (Woodwork): Grace Butler
Leaving Certificate Award (Construction): Tresa Conway
Junior Cycle Award (Engineering): Myles Girling-Moore
Leaving Certificate Award (Engineering): Alan Nolan
Leaving Certificate Award (DCG): Diarmúid Swift

Business, Accounting & Economics

Junior Cycle Award: Kacper Milewski
Senior Cycle Award: Sorcha Murphy

🏆 Sporting Achievements View Section

Overall Sportsperson of the Year

Junior Female: Ellen Joyce
Junior Male: Sam Loftus
Senior Female: Beth Roache
Senior Male: Colm Lynch

Basketball

First Year Boys: Max Lydon
Second Year Boys: Craig Neir Sosas-Siose
U19 Boys: Cian Reddington
First Year Girls: Aoife Mongan
Second Year Girls: Beth Murrihy
U16 Girls: Katlyn Morahan
U19 Girls: Helen Murrihy

Gaelic Football

First Year Boys: James Holmes
Juvenile Boys: Jake Doherty-Sweeney
Junior Boys: Cian Corley Clarke
Senior Boys: Martin Graven
First Year Girls: Róisín McHugh
U14 Girls: Jennifer & Ruth McHale
Junior Girls: Cliodhna Dowling
Senior Girls: Eimear O’Donnell

Soccer

First Year Female: Lauren Connaughton
U15 Girls: Alannah Bourke
U17 Girls: Alannah Keavney
U20 Girls: Emma Duffy

Athletics

ETB Male Athlete: Sanusi Adiamoh
ETB Female Athlete: Áine Kissane
First Year Athlete: Sarah Scott
Female Athlete of the Year: Isabella Kearney
Male Athlete of the Year: Benjamin Byrne-Dempsey

Badminton & Volleyball

Girls Player of the Tournament & Golf: Daisy Finnerty
Boys Player of the Tournament: Kacper Milewski
Senior Volleyball: Adrain Uddin

Swimming & Chess

Swimming Representatives (2025): Ruby Rennick, Jamie Walsh, Alannagh Curley, Norah Shaw, Saoirse McCaffrey, Clara Kelly, Jack Rice
Top Player Junior Girls Chess: Kaja Jelinska
Top Player Junior Boys Chess: Daniel Kuzmics
Top Player Senior Chess: Dean Lester

📖 Academic Achievement, Effort & Commitment View Section

First Year Effort, Commitment & Dedication

Class 1A: Róisín Moran
Class 1B: Stephen Connor
Class 1C: Teagan Mekitarian
Class 1D: Caitlyn Gallagher
Class 1E: Aoife Mongan
Class 1F: Jake Duffy Saive

First Year Academic Achievement

Class 1A: Mateusz Bartoszewski
Class 1B: Shauna King
Class 1C: Cathal Staunton
Class 1D: Sarah Scott
Class 1E: Michaela Kilcoyne
Class 1F: Ava Dillon

Second Year Effort, Commitment & Dedication

Class 2A: Martha Concannon-McDonnell
Class 2B: Joseph Smith
Class 2C: Eoin Gordon
Class 2D: Grzegorz Kubot
Class 2E: Kyle Conway
Class 2F: Artur Koba
Class 2G: Eve Shimozato

Second Year Academic Achievement

Class 2A: Matthew Kelly
Class 2B: Kyle Kelly-Hanley
Class 2C: Hanna Zak
Class 2D: Emily Chen
Class 2E: Alicja Gizinska
Class 2F: Catherine Reilly
Class 2G: Jake Doherty-Sweeney

Third Year Effort, Commitment & Dedication

Class 3A: Jennis Ann Sarish
Class 3B: Anees Salim
Class 3C: Róisín O’Malley
Class 3D: Daisy Finnerty
Class 3E: Aoife Walsh
Class 3F: Ava Cunningham

Third Year Academic Achievement

Class 3A: Grace Webb-Floyd
Class 3B: Bruno Senzel
Class 3C: Surnaí Ní Cheallaigh
Class 3D: Abigail Lane
Class 3E: Ellen Joyce
Class 3F: Grace Needham

Fifth Year Effort, Commitment & Dedication

Class 5A: Rachel Heneghan
Class 5B: Lucy O’Brien
Class 5C: Ciara Donohue
Class 5D: Lewis Stirzaker
Class 5E: Caitlin Loftus
Class 5F: Anastasia Salnikova
Class 5A1: Keira Redpath

Fifth Year Academic Achievement

Class 5A: Ciara Loftus
Class 5B: Mateusz Dobrzynski
Class 5C: Kate Needham
Class 5D: Hannah Hauttman
Class 5E: Amy O’Malley
Class 5F: Damien Borowski

Sixth Year Effort, Commitment & Dedication

Class 6A: Yaroslav Protsenko
Class 6B: Alan Nolan
Class 6C: Aoibheann O’Donnell
Class 6D: Darragh Kilcoyne
Class 6E: Mary McTigue
Class 6A1: Mathew Blake

Sixth Year Academic Excellence

Chloe Nally, Markus Senzel, Sarah Bright, Christopher Lennon, Alison Carey, Sorcha Murphy, Jack Ginnelly, Ellen O’Donnell, Sorcha Munnelly, Rebecca Moran, Iona Concannon-McDonnell

Congratulations to all 2025 award recipients on their remarkable accomplishments and continued dedication to school life! ✨

Jimmy Nolan – Joe Langan Perpetual Shield 2025
Students of the Year – Maeve Kelly & Markus Senzel
Students of the Year – Maeve Kelly & Markus Senzel
Students of the Year – Maeve Kelly & Markus Senzel
Yaroslav Protsenko – Student Choice Award
Yaroslav Protsenko – Student Choice Award
Niamh Bourke – Special Recognition Award
Tianha Johnson – Ethos Award
Colm Lynch – Senior Male Sportsperson of the Year
Sportsperson of the Year
Sportspersons of the Year
Colm Lynch – Senior Male Sportsperson of the Year
Beth Roache – Senior Female Sportsperson of the Year
Markus Senzel & Bruno Senzel – Science Award Winners
Sam Loftus – Junior Male Sportsperson of the Year
Ellen Joyce – Junior Female Sportsperson of the Year
Daniel Kuzmics & Kaja Jelinska – Chess Players of the Year
Davitt College Swim Team
Arian Uddin – Senior Volleyball Player of the Year
Kacper Milewski & Daisy Finnerty – Badminton & Golf Players of the Year
Benjamin Byrne-Dempsey & Isabella Kearney – Athletes of the Year
Sarah Scott, Áine Kissane & Sanusi Adiamoh – ETB Athletes of the Year
Emma Duffy – U20 Girls Soccer Player of the Year
Alannah Keavney – U17 Girls Soccer Player of the Year
Alannah Bourke & Lauren Connaughton – U14 & U15 Girls Soccer Players of the Year
Jennifer McHale, Ruth McHale & Róisín McHugh – Underage GAA Girls Players of the Year
Eimear O’Donnell – Senior Girls Gaelic Player of the Year
Girls GAA Players of the Year
Boys GAA Players of the Year
Boys GAA Underage Players of the Year
Girls Basketball Players of the Year
Boys Basketball Players of the Year
Sorcha Murphy – Senior Cycle Award for Excellence in Business, Accounting & Economics
Kacper Milewski – Junior Cycle Award for Excellence in Business, Accounting, & Economics
Diarmúid Swift – Senior Cycle DCG Project of the Year
Alan Nolan – Senior Cycle Engineering Project of the Year
Myles Girling-Moore – Junior Cycle Engineering Project of the Year
Ellen O’Donnell – Senior Cycle Home Economics Student of the Year
Treasa Conway – Senior Cycle Construction Project of the Year
Ellen O’Donnell – Senior Cycle Home Economics Student of the Year
Isabelle McHugh – Junior Cycle Home Economics Student of the Year
Bruno Senzel – Junior Cycle Award for Excellence in Science/Maths
Sarah Bright – Gradam na Gaeilge (Senior Cycle)
Isabella Kearney – Gradam na Gaeilge
Diarmúid Swift – Senior Cycle DCG Project of the Year
Diarmúid Swift & Clodagh Keane – Contribution to Music
Sarah Dunne – Senior Cycle Art Project of the Year
Victoria Denst – Junior Cycle Art Project of the Year
Eva Garayalde – Senior Cycle Award for Excellence in Literature
Daisy Finnerty – Junior Cycle Award for Excellence in Literature
Jakub Zlotek – Senior Cycle Award for Excellence in Politics
Sarah Dunne – Senior Cycle Award for Excellence in Geography
Grace Webb-Floyd – Junior Cycle Award for Excellence in Geography
Iona Concannon-McDonnell – Senior Cycle Award for Excellence in History
Dylan Mulchrone – Junior Cycle Award for Excellence in History
Katie Holmes & Rebecca Moran – Excellence in MFL
Grace Needham & Aisling Forkan – Excellence in MFL
Edwin McGreal Guest Speaker

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