Two County Roscommon students recognised for outstanding achievements
Patricia Balogova receiving her award with the staff of Youthreach Roscommon from right - Anne McGuinness, Pat Collum, Jarlath Connolly and Michael O’Reilly.
Two students from Roscommon Town Youthreach have received the Fergal Quinn Award in recognition of their outstanding results in their Leaving Cert Applied (LCA) examinations.
Patricia Balogova and Darragh Hunt were recently presented with their awards.
Darragh Hunt, from Castleplunkett, attended Roscommon Town Youthreach from 2021 to June 2023 and completed his LCA, giving 100% commitment to his studies. He is now attending a full-time course at Moate Business College where he is studying Art and Design QQI Level 5 and works part time in hospitality.
Patricia Balogova from Roscommon Town attended Roscommon Town Youthreach from June 2021 to September 2023 where she completed her LCA. Patricia works full-time in hospitality.
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 LCA 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 Traineeship in Childcare. The centre has a proud track record of learners progressing to further education and the world of work.
