Students pictured above, left to right are Jack Shanahan, Kingsley Ikeh, Eoghan Moore, Ebrima Dumbuya, Séamus Madden, Eddie Chumo, Kacper Ostrowski, Cillian Hickey.
The students of Coláiste Mhichíl are in a very fortunate position to benefit from the J.P. McManus Scholarships, a scholarship programme that assists students during their time at 3rd level education. Since 1997, each of the top eight Leaving Certificate students in a given year receives a scholarship from the McManus family to the value of €27000.
Recent Scholarship Recipients
Mr. McManus, a former student of Coláiste Mhichíl, has been exceptionally generous to the students of Coláiste Mhichíl and the impact of his scholarship programme on students’ lives is immense as it provides students from Coláiste Mhichíl with the opportunity to go on and study in third level with an added level of financial security.
Over the last quarter of a century, nearly 200 young men from Sexton Street have benefited from the J.P. McManus Scholarship Programme. On behalf of everybody in Coláiste Mhichíl, we would like to express our profound gratitude to JP, Noreen and the McManus family for the huge contribution they have made to the lives of the young men of Sexton Street.