Barra Flynn Memorial Scholarship 2024

Tormeys Solicitors LLP announce the results of the Barra Flynn Memorial Scholarship 2024.

Tormeys Solicitors LLP, one of the longest established and largest legal firms in the Midlands were delighted to announce the winners of the Barra Flynn Memorial Scholarship 2024 following a presentation at their offices recently.

By way of brief history of the scholarship, Tormeys Solicitors provide an annual scholarship to Leaving Certificate students from the Athlone, Moate, Ferbane, Ballymahon, Roscommon, Ballinasloe and Tullamore school areas.

The fund is awarded to students that attain the highest Leaving Certificate points and whom have 
chosen to pursue a legal pathway at a third level institution. 

This is the 32nd annual presentation of the scholarship and whilst there are now a number of scholarships presented by corporate bodies in the Athlone area, Tormeys Solicitors are proud to have been the first to embrace this incentive to encourage young adults to study law.

The scholarship fund in total is valued at over €2,500, awarding prizes to first, second and third placed students. In 2000, to commemorate the Millenium, Tormeys Solicitors introduced the presentation of the perpetual trophy to the school with the highest culminative points for law students within that year. The winner of the 2024 school prize was the Athlone Community College.

For the first time in the scholarship’s history, we recognised joint first place winners with Aiveen Curley, formerly of Athlone Community College and now studying in Trinity College Dublin and Brendan Murphy, also a former student of Athlone Community College, now studying in UCD, sharing this prestigious award. 

Alexandra Kinahan, formerly our Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone and now studying in UCD, took the final prize. 

Tormeys Solicitors would like to thank all the applicants who participated in the scholarship and wish them all the best in their future endeavours.

On a separate note, Tormeys Solicitors were delighted to be awarded Employer of the Year at the recent Athlone Business Awards and we would like to thank all our past, present and future clients for their loyal and continued support and we look forward to many years of continued success.

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  Pictured at the scholarship presentation are scholarship winners, Aiveen Curley, Brendan Murphy and Alexandra Kinahan alongside Declan O’Flaherty, Senior Litigation Partner in Tormeys Solicitors and Patrick Flynn, son of scholarship founder, Barra Flynn.

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  Pictured at the scholarship presentation are Lisa O’Kennedy, principal of Athlone Community College accepting the perpetual trophy and prize money from Patrick Flynn.

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  Tormeys Solicitors accepting Employer of the Year award at the recent Athlone Business Awards.