Claddagh Credit Union awards €5,000 to five local students
Thu, Oct 02, 2025
![Pictured at The Claddagh Credit Union Mainguard Street branch on Saturday for the presentation of the UniCash Cheques were (l-r) Liam Connelly (Coláiste na Coiribe), Anna Lee McHale (Salerno Secondary School), Liam Glynn, Claddagh Credit Union, Peadar Delaney (St Joseph's ("The Bish") and Claire Holland (Salerno Secondary School). Absent from the photo was Ciara Ní­ Dhomhnaill who was the fifth recipient. Photo: Mike Shaughnessy.](http://www.advertiser.ie/images/2025/10/147686_thumb.jpg "Pictured at The Claddagh Credit Union Mainguard Street branch on Saturday for the presentation of the UniCash Cheques were (l-r) Liam Connelly (Coláiste na Coiribe), Anna Lee McHale (Salerno Secondary School), Liam Glynn, Claddagh Credit Union, Peadar Delaney (St Joseph's ("The Bish") and Claire Holland (Salerno Secondary School). Absent from the photo was Ciara Ní­ Dhomhnaill who was the fifth recipient. Photo: Mike Shaughnessy.")
Claddagh Credit Union has announced the five recipients of its annual Unicash Bursary, awarding a total of €5,000 to local students to support their third-level education. Each of the five students will receive €1,000.
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