14 April, 2015

The winners of the Societies Awards were announced at the Awards ceremony in Marchat which guest speaker Joanne O’Riordan gave an inspirational address to the students on how not to let barriers hold them back when trying to achieve a goal, nothing is impossible.

 

The society groups Music, Irish red Cross, Musical, Megan Cronin & Stephanie Fogarty will go forward to represent CIT at the BICS National Society Awards which will take place on April 16th in Athlone. The audience were treated to performances from the CIT Music Society and the hip hop and jazz intervarsity performances of the CIT Dance Society.

 

Representing the President of CIT was Dr. Barry O’Connor, who thanked all the societies committee officers for their positive contribution to student life during the year. Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Dr. Dan Collins. A special presentation was made to Mervyn O’Mahony for his contribution to CIT Societies during his time at the helm as Societies Officer 1999-2010.  Mervyn continues to influence and provide guidance in his role on the Societies Board.  Most certainly, the opportunities that societies provide for all of our students in their learning journey would not be as vast and diverse without him.

The Societies offices offers thanks to the numerous members of staff throughout CIT who generously give their time and expertise to the societies groups directly and indirectly.  The acknowledgement of Societies as a valued component of CIT is greatly appreciated. Many thanks to Bank of Ireland, main sponsors of the Societies Awards, for their support and for sponsorship of many other societies activities and events throughout the year.