On Wednesday 3 December 2025, the Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Annual School of Nursing and Midwifery Awards Ceremony took place, celebrating students who achieved exceptional academic results and the highest end-of-year distinction marks in each programme.
The undergraduate awards recognised exceptional achievement across all Bachelor-level programmes, including general nursing, children’s and general nursing, intellectual disability nursing, mental health nursing, and midwifery. Each award celebrated the student who attained the highest end-of-year distinction mark within their cohort.
The postgraduate awards honoured excellence across an extensive suite of programmes, ranging from areas such as advanced practice nursing and midwifery, specialist nursing, mental health, ageing and intellectual disability, and clinical health sciences education.
These awards also acknowledged the outstanding academic performance of students who achieved the highest distinction marks in their respective postgraduate courses.
The ceremony also featured special honours recognising excellence in clinical education and professional practice. The Preceptor of the Year Award was presented to Emma May Condon from St James’s Hospital in recognition of her outstanding commitment to supporting and mentoring students in clinical learning environments.
The prestigious Lorraine Andrews Medal and Prize was awarded to Erica Ridge, recognising her compassion, integrity, and positive impact on her peers in the midwifery programme.
Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery Dr Damien Brennan congratulated the awardees, describing them as the “outstanding top achievers of their programmes”, and noted that TCD is the leading school of nursing and midwifery in Ireland. The school ranks first in Ireland and the European Union, and 20th in the world for nursing in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2025.
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