L-R: Donnacha Carroll, Sharon Boland, Cllr Eddie Fitzpatrick, Eoin Delaney and Jordan Nash
Four Offaly students have been selected to be the county’s STEM Ambassadors and have received scholarships from the county board.
The scholarship programme was established by the Offaly County Development Board to encourage more secondary school students to get involved in science and to pursue courses and careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
The four ambassadors are:
- Jordan Nash, Coláiste na Sionna
- Sharon Boland, Coláiste Íosagáin, Portarlington
- Eoin Delaney, Tullamore College
- and Donnacha Carroll, St Brendan’s Community College, Birr.
They have since moved on to science courses at universities and ITs around the country.
Sharon Boland is now studying physiotherapy in UCD, Donnacha Carroll is taking medicinal chemistry in Trinity, Eoin Delaney is doing engineering in UCD and Jordan Nash is studying mechanical engineering in GMIT.
