VIDEO: UCC announces sports scholarship winners

98 students from 15 sports have won scholarships from UCC for their sporting and academic excellence.

Director of Sport and Physical Activity, Declan Kidney said to the students: “Life throws challenges at you, sport is a great way of learning to cope with life.”

The recipients of the scholarships range from All-Ireland winners in Gaelic Games to Olympic hopefuls and many who are just establishing themselves at the elite level.