Congratulations to SPIRe's award winners for 2021-22 and some of the winners from 2020-21 and 2019-20!
Brian Farrell Medal
This award was established by friends and colleagues of Professor Brian Farrell who retired from UCD in 1994. It is awarded annually to the student(s) in Stage 1 Politics who achieves the highest grade point average in the two core Stage 1 Politics modules taken by all Politics students. The prize may be awarded to up to three students. In the rare case that more than three students meet the prize criterion, overall Stage 1 grade point average will be considered.
- 2021-22 Winners: Soumya Arora, Ana-Danielle Yembet
- 2020-21 Winner: Fionn Kenneally
- 2019-20 Winners: Alysia Cloake, Stephen Mahon
- 2018-19 Winner: Alex Greaney
- 2017-18 Winners: Nils Hugo Ekelund, Elizabeth Higgins, Alan Kelly, Tommy MacDiarmada and Eannan Monaghan
Conor Martin Memorial Prize
This prize was established by the friends and colleagues of the late Reverend Professor Conor Martin, who was Professor of Ethics and Politics from 1952 until his death in 1980.
The prize of up to €200 will be awarded annually to the student in Stage Two Politics who achieves the highest combined grade point average in three core Stage Two Politics modules. The prize may be awarded to up to three students. It will be split evenly in the case of two winners, whereas in the case of three winners each student will be awarded €100. In the rare case that more than three students meet the prize criterion, overall Stage 2 grade point average will be considered.
- 2021-22 Winners: Jack O'Connell, Adrianne Ward
- 2020-21 Winner: Ciara De Buitleir
- 2019-20 Winners: Iseult O'Callaghan, Jonathan Strieben
- 2018-19 Winner: Nils Hugo Ekelund
- 2017-18 Winner: Diana Volpe
Peter Mair Award
This prize commemorates a former SPIRe graduate and leading political scientist, Professor Peter Mair. The annual award takes the form of a letter presented to the final stage Politics student(s) who achieves the highest Stage grade point average in their two best Politics and International Relations modules. The prize may be awarded to up to five students. In the rare case that more than five students meet the prize criterion, overall Stage Four grade point averages will be considered.
- 2021-22 Winners: Jennifer O'Keeffe, Ewan Ramsay
- 2020-21 Winner: Elizabeth Higgins
- 2019-20 Winner: Arshdeep Kaur
- 2018-19 Winners: Jack Heron, Ross Merriman
- 2017-18 Winners: Nina Carroll and Anna L. Blix
Tom Garvin Award
This prize is named in honour of Professor Emeritus of Political Science at UCD, Tom Garvin. The annual award takes the form of a letter presented to the student(s) who achieves the highest grade for their thesis submitted in SPIRe’s Advanced Seminar. The prize may be awarded to up to five students. In the rare case that more than five students meet the prize criterion, overall Stage Four grade point averages will be considered.
- 2021-22 Winner: Ewan Ramsay
- 2020-21 Winner: Elizabeth Higgins
- 2019-20 Winner: Clelia Li Vigni
- 2018-19 Winner: Ross Merriman
- 2017-18 Winner: Anusha De
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