FEAKLE’s Adam Hogan has been awarded a Gold Scholarship from Mary Immaculate College (MIC).
For his stand out contributions on the hurling field, Adam was named as a recipient of a Gold Scholarship from MIC which is worth €4,000. The scheme is delivered through a bursary and additional benefits.
Last year, Adam enjoyed one of the most successful campaigns any hurler could dream of, winning an All-Ireland SHC, Young Hurler of the Year, an All Star, the Allianz National Hurling League, a Clare SHC with his club Feakle and the Fitzgibbon Cup with MIC which also earned him the Electric Ireland Higher Education Hurling Player of the Year award.
Such success saw him presented with the MIC Outstanding Achievement Award in 2024.
A fourth-year Bachelor of Arts (BA) student, Adam has now been named as the winner of the Gold Scholarship from the college. Kerry Ladies Footballer, Aoife Dillane and Wexford FC Soccer Player Michael McCarthy were awarded Silver Scholarships. Tipperary Camogie player Lucy Purcell and Munster Rugby Academy player, Fionn Carney received Bronze Scholarships.
Regarded as one of the toughest corner backs in the game, Adam first won honours with Feakle/Killanena at U14 level before making his mark with the Clare minors and U20s to earn a senior call-up from Brian Lohan in 2022 resulting in his senior debut in 2023.
MIC’s elite sports scholarship is in its sixth year and honours the legacy of former staff members, Noreen Lynch and Leonard Enright. The scholarships are designed to help recipients balance the demands of their academic work with their sporting ambitions.
Congratulating this year’s awardees on their achievement, Professor Niamh Hourigan, Vice-President of Academic Affairs at MIC, said, “As ever, the calibre of this year’s sporting ambassadors has been outstanding. Our talented awardees have proven their sporting excellence at inter-county, national and international levels, with two All-Ireland winners among them. They have also dedicated themselves wholly to achieving academic success at MIC, and balancing the two commitments is no easy task. So, we are delighted to offer our support to such worthy recipients”.
