Galway Soccer Star Sadhbh Doyle Among Sport Scholars
Trinity Sport in association with Bank of Ireland
officially unveiled its sport scholars for the 2019 – 2020 season on Tuesday,
29th October at an event for family and friends in the Dining Hall, Trinity
College Dublin. This year’s awardees, comprising of 40 Trinity Sport scholars
and 25 Club Academy scholars including Galway Athlete and dentistry student,
Sadhbh Doyle. Sadhbh was recognised for her achievements as an Irish U19
international player and for her partaking in the World University Games 2019
in Napoli.
Special guests on the night included Trinity Sport
ambassador and motivational speaker Mark Pollock who spoke to the Trinity Sport
Scholars about the importance of collaboration commenting: “Being involved in
sports during my time in Trinity is what taught me how to win and lose, how to
build resilience and how to be part of a team. I believe these skills not only
matter in sport, but can be applied in business, science and life in
general.”
He continued: “There is now an opportunity for
Trinity Sport Scholarship students to take advantage of the performance
supports within the scholarship programme. It’s also incredibly important to
share this knowledge and collaborate with your club teammates.”
Head of Sport Michelle Tanner commented on how far
the scholarship programme has come, now it its 27th year. “It is said that ‘it
takes a village to raise a child’ similarly it takes a university environment
to produce a top performing athlete. Our athletes often make it look easy but
it’s important to recognise the effort that goes into producing a great
performance. Our role in Trinity Sport is to make that journey a little bit
easier.”
Karen Cunningham, Head Dublin City Banking, Bank of
Ireland was present at the event commenting: “We are delighted to sponsor the
Trinity Sport Scholarship Awards 2019. It is testament to their dedication and
talent in gaining this accolade, everyone involved should be proud of their
achievement. At Bank of Ireland we understand the importance of sport forming a
key part of a student’s life, as it helps them to thrive on the field of play,
as well as academically. These scholarships recognise achievements made to date
and are designed to act as a springboard to future success. Bank of Ireland
looks forward to supporting this journey every step of the way.”
Among
those celebrated on the night included:
Irish U19 international – Sadhbh Doyle
Three Ireland U20 and Leinster rugby players – Jack
Dunne, Michael Silvester and Ryan Baird. Tighthead prop and Leinster rugby
player Linda Djougang.
Ulster and Ireland international rugby player
Kathryn Dane.
Ireland U21s and U23s hockey player Erica Markey.
Ireland senior basketball vice-captain Edel Thornton
and Ireland U20 basketball player Sorcha Tierney
