Over 200 Junior Cycle students from Galway have been honoured for getting distinctions in their Irish exams.
They are among the 8.3% nationwide who achieved a distinction and attended a ceremony at the University of Galway
32 students received a distinction in the T1 exam for Gaelscoils and 170 in the regular T2 exam.
One of the students from Salerno - Abbie Killeen told Saoirse Duhan that this award will benefit her in the future especially with the Leaving Cert
The successful T1 schools are:
-Coláiste an Eachréidh Athenry
-Coláiste Chroí Mhuire Gan Smál An Spidéal
-Coláiste na Coiribe Galway City
-Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin An Cheathrú Rua .
and the successful T2 schools are
-Archbishop McHale College
Tuam
-Seamount College Kinvara
-Coláiste Bhaile Chláir Claregalway
-Calasanctius College Oranmore
-St. Killian’s College New Inn
-Clonfert College Ballinasloe
-St. Enda’s College Salthill
-Presentation College Headford
-St. Brigid’s College Loughrea
-St. Paul’s Secondary School Oughterard
-Glenamaddy Community School
-Portumna Community School
-Presentation College Athenry
and in the City
-Coláiste Iognáid The Jes
-Coláiste Muire Máthair
-Dominican College Taylor's Hill
-St. Joseph’s College The Bish
-Galway Educate Together
and
-Salerno Salthill
