The People’s Flag: Proud winners at 2023 awards and scholarship presentation

2023 winners pictured with Chairperson of the the Thomas F. Meagher Foundation, Clive Byrne and Honorary Board Member and Leitrim hurler, Zak Moradi

Best ASD Unit/Special Class Entry 2023: Emmanuel Nkula, Kingswood Community College, Co Dublin

Best overall/scholarship winner for 2023: Ciara Corcoran, Colaiste Cois Siuire, Co. Kilkenny

Best overall entry Junior Cycle 2023: Mailí de Cléir from Coláiste Cholmchille, Indreabhán, Co. Galway

Best Overall Entry Senior Cycle 2023: Rachel Duffy, Loreto Secondary School, Bray, Co Wicklow

thumbnail: 2023 winners pictured with Chairperson of the the Thomas F. Meagher Foundation, Clive Byrne and Honorary Board Member and Leitrim hurler, Zak Moradi
thumbnail: Best ASD Unit/Special Class Entry 2023: Emmanuel Nkula, Kingswood Community College, Co Dublin
thumbnail: Best overall/scholarship winner for 2023: Ciara Corcoran, Colaiste Cois Siuire, Co. Kilkenny
thumbnail: Best overall entry Junior Cycle 2023: Mailí de Cléir from Coláiste Cholmchille, Indreabhán, Co. Galway
thumbnail: Best Overall Entry Senior Cycle 2023: Rachel Duffy, Loreto Secondary School, Bray, Co Wicklow

Students, teachers and ambassadors of the Thomas F. Meagher Foundation including Leitrim hurler Zak Moradi, were hosted last November at Leinster House by Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann, Senator Mark Daly, co-founder and an honorary board member of the foundation.

Twelve students from Galway, Wicklow, Dublin, Donegal, Kilkenny, Cork, Limerick and Louth were presented with their commemorative award following their prize- giving, when they won their respective categories for their creative and talented entries.

To be in with a chance with winning an award or the overall top prize, students were invited to submit entries in categories such as art, poetry, essay, video, music, song and social media focused on the theme, ‘What the Irish flag means to me’.

Best overall/scholarship winner for 2023: Ciara Corcoran, Colaiste Cois Siuire, Co. Kilkenny

The awards are a special element of the Flag Day school’s programme which has been running since 2016 and seeks to foster personal development and achievement amongst young people.

The overall/scholarship winner was Ciara Corcoran, 6th Year student from Colaiste Cois Siuire, Kilkenny with her Song entry “Irish Flag those colours take me home”. Ciara’s song can be found on YouTube and the Foundation’s social media sites.

The 2024 Awards programme is open until April 22nd for entries based on the theme” what the Irish flag means to me in 2024”. The winners will be announced in May this year with the Awards and Scholarship Luncheon scheduled to be held after that.

If your school is interested in finding out more, please see details on our website: tfmfoundation.ie/schools-programme/awards-and-scholarship.