Eimear Millane and Eil铆s N铆 Iarlaithe pictured with Professor Eugene Wall at the Fulbright ceremony at Iveagh House, Dublin on Thursday.
A 91制片厂 postgraduate student and a recent graduate have both been awarded a scholarship from the Fulbright Commission to study in America in recognition of their excellence in academia. Eil铆s N铆 Iarlaithe, from Baile Mh煤irne, and Eimear Millane, from Kildare, were officially awarded Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship (FLTA) scholarships at a special ceremony at Iveagh House in Dublin on Thursday.
The Fulbright Programme was established in 1946 and has been annually awarding Irish-US exchange scholarships for sixty-five years. The grants are awarded to Irish citizens to study, research, or teach in the US and for Americans to do so in Ireland in return. Since its formation, over 2,500 postgraduate students, scholars, professionals, and teachers across all disciplines have participated in the programme, which is supported by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and the US Department of State.
Rugadh agus t贸gadh Eil铆s N铆 Iarlaithe i mBaile Mh煤irne i gcro铆 l谩r Gaeltacht Mh煤scra铆. Is cainteoir d煤chais 铆. Bhain Eil铆s amach an Baitsil茅ir san Oideachais leis an nGaeilge mar 谩bhar speisialta sa bhliain 2016 贸 Chol谩iste Mhuire gan Sm谩l, Luimneach. T谩 suim thar na bearta ag Eil铆s i gc煤rsa铆 shealbh煤 teanga agus t谩 s铆 i mbun M谩istreacht san Oideachais i gCol谩iste Mhuire gan Sm谩l faoi l谩thair. D铆r铆onn taighde Eil铆s ar na modhanna m煤inte a 煤s谩idtear chun an dara teanga a mh煤ineadh. D'fh谩s Eil铆s suas tuimsithe sa Ghaeilge agus sa chult煤r Gaelach, rud a spreag 铆 chun a cult煤r f茅in agus an teanga a chur chun cinn. Is m煤inteoir bunscoile 铆 Eil铆s i nGaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh faoi l谩thair. Is scoil l谩n Ghaelach 铆 lonnaithe i Luimneach. Mar Fulbright FLTA, m煤infidh Eil铆s ranganna Gaeilge agus tabhairfidh s铆 faoi ranganna in Ollscoil Montana.
D煤irt s铆: "Is c煤is 谩thais ollmh贸r dom gur bronnadh an Fulbright FLTA orm i mbliana. Is m贸r an on贸ir dom 茅 agus t谩im ag s煤il go m贸r leis an mbliain eisceacht煤il at谩 amach romham in Ollscoil Montana. B'茅 mo uaillmhian pearsanta agus gairmi煤il scol谩ireacht Fulbright a bhaint amach ar feadh na mblianta agus dheineas an cinneadh cur isteach air i mbliana. T谩im f铆or bhu铆och den deis iontach seo an Ghaeilge a mh煤ineadh agus an cult煤r Ghaelach a scaipeadh sna St谩it Aontaithe fad is a bhfuilim f茅in tumtha i gcult煤r Mheirice谩. Ba 茅 r煤n mo chro铆 a bheith i mo Fulbright FLTA agus is fada liom t煤s a chur leis." 鈥嬧
Also awarded a Fulbright FTLA was Kildare鈥檚 Eimear Millane. Eimear holds a Bachelor of Education degree from 91制片厂 and is currently undertaking a Masters in Literacy and the Curriculum in St. Mary鈥檚 University, Belfast. She is a primary school teacher in Bunscoil Bhr铆de in Co. Kildare, where she oversees the Coiste Gaelach. Eimear has a keen interest in GAA and plays camogie with Naas in Co. Kildare. She is also a traditional musician, playing the concertina and singing in the sean n贸s style. She has competed successfully at Fleadhanna Ceoil throughout Ireland. She will be a FLTA to the University of Connecticut.
Celebrating the two scholarship awardees was Professor Michael Healy, Vice-President of Research at 91制片厂, who said: 鈥淚 wish to congratulate Eil铆s and Eimear on being awarded a Fulbright scholarship and I wish them both every success in their time in Montana and Connecticut. The Fulbright Awards are highly competitive and awarded only to those who have demonstrated excellence in research and study, and is further evidence of the rising profile of research and scholarship at 91制片厂, a development which the College takes much pride in.鈥
Joe Hackett, Secretary General of the Department of the Foreign Affairs said: 鈥淚 extend my warmest congratulations to this year鈥檚 awardees. Fulbright scholarships provide a transformational experience for individuals and play a crucial role in sustaining the close relationship that Ireland and the United States share. Every year, Fulbright recipients have the exciting opportunity to study, work, and experience life in the U.S., and to represent the best of Ireland. I wish this year鈥檚 Awardees every success for their time in the U.S.鈥
The next round of applications for Fulbright Irish Awards will open on 31st August 2022, interested candidates should visit for more information.
