Prizes and Awards

There are two prizes for SS undergraduate students of Political Science: the Patrick Keatinge Undergraduate Prize, and the Trinity Trust Prize.

The Patrick Keatinge Undergraduate Prize
This prize was founded in 2012, and first awarded in 2013, with support from the Trinity Alumni Appeal in honour of Professor Patrick Keatinge MRIA, who was a distinguished member of the Department of Political Science, as a researcher and teacher, from 1963 to 1999. It is awarded annually to the Senior Sophister student, studying Political Science alone in SS year, who achieves the best performance. Value, a book prize of €100 and a medal.

Recipients:

2013: Crispin Mäenpää (History and Political Science)

The Trinity Trust Prize
This prize was contributed by Trinity Trust in 1980 and first awarded in 1981. The prize is awarded annually to the moderatorship student with the best overall marks in single honors political science, single honors sociology, or joint honors political science and sociology. Value, €77.

Recipients (Political Science):

2013: Alana Ryan (PPES)

2012: Eleanor Friel (PPES)

2011: Ian Power (BESS)

2009: Claire Kinsella (BESS)

2008: Beatrice White (BESS)

2007: Jennifer Brett (BESS)

2006: Amy Preston (BESS)

2005: Carmel O'Sullivan (BESS)

2004: Harry Wake (BESS)

2003: Ian Carroll (BESS)

2002: Katherine Moles (BESS)

2001: Róisín Cronin (BESS)

1999: Will Goodbody (BESS)

1996: Louise Owens (BESS)

1994: Dominic Power (BESS)

1993: Matthew Bowden (BESS)

1992: Colin Nesbitt (BESS)

1991: Anne-Marie Holohan (BESS)

1990: Seán Ó Riain (BESS)

1989: Sara Morris (BESS)

1988: Barbara Desch (BESS)

1987: Colm McKeogh (BESS)

1984: Colette Cowlard (BESS)

1981: Nan Kennelly (BESS)