This year, Northside Partnership celebrates 30 years of the Challenger programme. To mark the anniversary, we hosted an event in the Hilton Hotel which also launched the evaluation report of the Challenger programme by Dr. Maria Quinlan.

 

The highlight of the evening was hearing the success stories of a number of young people that came through the Challenger programme over the years. There were incredible stories from which we learned that demonstrated the collective courage and resilience these graduates displayed in following their dreams.

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Challenger Graduation Sees Coolock Native Win the Dr. Lorcán Ó hÓbáin Award

The Dr. Lorcán Ó hÓbáin Educational Excellence Award was presented to Chloe Kennedy, a Coolock native and graduate of Northside Partnership’s Challenger programme, by the late Dr. Ó hÓbáin’s wife, Anne Morris, at the Challenger Graduation on 21st June. Chloe is a 1st year student in Maynooth College studying Irish & Law and was a Challenger student from 2014-2020.  

“Challenger was an integral part of my secondary level education and without it I don’t believe I would be where I am now.

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