From struggling in school to Trinity scholarship: One woman's story of educational success 

Slaney Cox and her daughter Lucy. Slaney did 12-hour stints in Trinity College library to ensure she did her best in her nursing course.

A nurse who received one of the most prestigious academic scholarships in the country has praised the support she received from a programme that works with students at risk of leaving education.

Slaney Cox, from South Dublin, is currently working on a post-graduate degree at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) after becoming a recipient of the Foundation Scholarship, or ‘Schols’ in 2019.