County Roscommon student recognised for outstanding achievement
Eleanora Connolly is pictured at the awards ceremony in the Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone with Youthreach coordinator Pat Collum.
A County Roscommon student has been presented with a Fergal Quinn Award in recognition of her outstanding results in Leaving Cert Applied (LCA).
Eleanora Connolly, Athleague, attended Roscommon Town Youthreach from 2023 to June 2025 and successfully completed her Leaving Certificate Applied last year.
The Leaving Cert Applied National Association (LCANA) Fergal Quinn Awards are presented each year to those students who obtain the top credits in the LCA examination of that year. The top performing students are notified by the State Examinations Commission. The student’s final credit total is based on their performance in the examination over the two years.
The awards are named after Senator Fergal Quinn who was the first chairman of the steering committee for the then new LCA. It was he who oversaw the rolling out of the LCA programme, the embedding of it in the Irish education system, and he oversaw its continuing development in the following year.
Roscommon Town Youthreach offers a number of programmes in addition to the LCA such as a QQI Level 3 Major Award and a QQI Level 5 & 6 Traineeship in Childcare. The centre has a proud track record of learners progressing to further education and the world of work.
