Galway Hurler Among Athletes Awarded MIC Elite Sports Scholarships for 2026/2027
GALWAY U20 hurler Eoghan Mulleady has received an Elite Scholarship from Mary Immaculate College for the 2026/2027 academic year.
Mulleady will be in action for his club Kilconieron whne they meet Mullagh in the Galway Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship final replay in Kenny Park on Saturday at 1:45. Kilconieron and Mullagh played out a 2-17 to 1-20 draw last weekend.
Galway hurler Eoghan Mulleady currently represents his county at U20 level and plays his club hurling with Kilconieron. He previously represented Galway at minor level in 2023 and 2024, reaching the All-Ireland Minor final in 2023 and the semi-final the following year, scoring seven points across the 2024 campaign. At club level, Eoghan won the U20 B Championship with Kilconieron in 2024 before progressing to senior championship hurling in 2025, starting every Senior A Championship match in his first year of eligibility. He has also enjoyed success with St Raphael's College, winning the Connacht A Championship in 2024 and reaching the All-Ireland Croke Cup final that year. In 2026, he scored three points in the Croke Cup semi-final against St Kieran's College.
Mary Immaculate College (MIC) has announced the five recipients of its 2026/27 Elite Sports Scholarship Scheme, recognising their outstanding achievements at inter-county, national and international levels, three of whom are Tipperary natives.Tipperary senior camogie player Celine Guinan has been awarded this year’s Gold Scholarship, while Skibbereen international rower Moya Knowles and Tipperary All-Ireland-winning hurler Joe Caesar have received Silver Scholarships.
They are joined by Tipperary hurler Euan Murray and Galway hurler Eoghan Mulleady, who have each received a Bronze Scholarship.Now in its seventh year, MIC’s Elite Sports Scholarship Scheme honours the legacy of former staff members and sporting icons Noreen Lynch and Leonard Enright. The scheme supports talented student-athletes as they balance the demands of their academic studies with their sporting ambitions.
Congratulating this year’s recipients, Feargal O’Callaghan, Director of Sport at MIC, said:“I am delighted to congratulate this year’s MIC Elite Sports Scholars. Our scholarship recipients are exceptional ambassadors for MIC, and we are incredibly proud of all they achieve on and off the field. Their sporting successes to date reflect not only talent, but also dedication, resilience, and hard work. Equally impressive is their commitment to their studies and their ability to balance the demands of high-level sport with academic life. We are proud to support these outstanding students and look forward to following their continued success in the years ahead.” MIC’s Elite Sports Scholarship Scheme provides a bursary and additional benefits, and is offered at three levels:
- Gold Scholarship: One award valued at €4,000, open to current and incoming undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Silver Scholarship: Two awards valued at €2,000 each, open to current and incoming undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Bronze Scholarship: Two awards valued at €1,000 each, restricted to incoming CAO applicants.
Applications for the MIC Elite Sports Scholarship Scheme 2027/28 are now being accepted via the MIC website www.mic.ul.ie/study-at-mic/scholarships/sports-scholarships. The deadline for receipt of applications is 1 May 2027.