Challenger Graduation 2022: In Person At Last

Challenger Graduation 2022: In Person At Last

After 2 years of online grinds and Zoom graduations, participants in the Challenger programme were finally able to come together in person to celebrate their achievements. The Nursing Building in DCU was the venue to host over 100 participants and their families to hear presentations on the programme and witness the awards.

The evening began with an address from Nessan Vaughan, Chairman of the Northside Partnership Board in which he spoke passionately about the benefits of education.

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

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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