George Moore Scholars Event 2025

1 Incoming 2025 George Moore Scholars in Wilton Park. (Back row L-R) Luan Rogers, Harry O'Brien, Joe Prendergast, Niamh McCarthy, Ronan Keohane, Oisín McKeogh, Emma Bowie, Alan Donnelly, Sean Connaire, Zakia Laassri, Niamh Duffy, Amy Scollard, Rachel Cronin, Cara O’Donnell, Jack Lahert, Rory Dunne, Derry McDermott, Ultan Fallon. (Front row L-R) Eoin Kelly, Lauren Conway, Aoife Byrne, Aoileann Ní Mhurchú, Aoife Coyle, Alannah Maxwell, Aisling Cunningham, Siobhán Brosnan, Alanna France, Sophie Yang, Lauren Jones Brennan, Aisling Maloney, Elise Zacherl, Amy Dunne, Selma Catibusic, Lucy Addis, Molly McHale, Sáoirse van Merkom, Anna O ‘Riain, Muireann Carton, Joshua Hernon

2 Ronan Hayes, Senior Sales Director, EMEA at Linkedin Marketing Solutions welcomed the group to the LinkedIn Community Event Space in Dublin.

3 (L-R) Tom O’Connor (2024 Scholar), Megan Beare (2022 Scholar), Gabriel Ogundipe (2020 Scholar) and Jenny Salmon (2024 Scholar). Tom O’Connor, who is coming to the end of his MA Journalism at Northwestern University, moderated a panel with alumni Megan Beare, Gabriel Ogundipe and Jenny Salmon. The panelists shared their experiences and advice to help incoming scholars make the most of their time as a George Moore Scholar.

4 Dr. Cliona Hannon, Founding Director of George Moore Scholars, shared key findings from a recent internal evaluation of the first three cohorts of George Moore Scholars.

5 Harry O’Brien, a 2025 Scholar who will be attending University of Cambridge in September, presented on how he expected AI in Manufacturing to impact the Irish market.

6 Grace Oladipo, a 2021 George Moore Scholar, presented on her research into incarcerated women and the non-profit she has established, AudacityXX, as an early intervention tool to tackle the root causes she identified.

7 Ultan Fallon, a 2025 George Moore Scholar, presented his concept for engineering the future of diabetes. Ultan will commence at Stanford in September, where he hopes to progress this concept into a viable cure for diabetes.

8 James Cotter, Chair of the George Moore Scholars Alumni Network Committee, chaired the Alumni Network AGM. He shared the activities undertaken throughout the year and welcomed new members to get involved.

9 (L-R) Emma Shaw (2020 Scholar), Gabriel Ogundipe (2020 Scholar) and Luke Fehily (2021 Scholar) make up the rest of the current George Moore Scholars Alumni Network Committee.

10 Caitriona Fottrell, President and CEO of The Ireland Funds, offered closing words at the end of the formalities.

11 (L-R) Alannah Maxwell, Siobhán Brosnan, Alanna France and Joe Prendergast, all 2025 George Moore Scholars.

12 Tom O’Connor (2024 George Moore Scholar, Northwestern University) shared his advice for surviving the Chicago winter with Alan Donnelly (2025 George Moore Scholar, University of Chicago)

13 Jack O’Brien (2021 Scholar) asking a question at the end of a presentation

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