Announcing the DCU Institute of Education Dean's Honours List 2025
The DCU Institute of Education Dean’s Honours List for 2025 has been announced in recognition of graduates with high academic achievement in their studies.
This year a total of 63 graduates made the IoE Dean’s Honours List which acknowledges high academic achievement and ranking within the top 5% of graduates.
Interim Dean of the IoE Dr Anna Logan commended the graduates for their dedication and commitment to their studies.
‘On behalf of all the staff of the IoE it is my honour and pleasure to offer you the most heartfelt and well-deserved congratulations,' said Dr Logan. 'This recognition is not given lightly. It is the result of exceptional dedication and focus, the countless late nights, the critical thinking, and the sheer resilience demonstrated throughout your programmes of study. It is proof of your profound intellectual curiosity and your unwavering dedication to mastery. As you move forward, may the discipline and excellence you demonstrated as students be the foundation for every challenge you face and opportunity you meet in pursuit of the DCU mission of transforming lives and societies. ’
Graduates and members of the IoE staff attended a special celebratory event marking this achievement.
The 2025 IoE Dean’s Honours List is:
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Hannah Dunne
Tamara Johnston
Ava Kavanagh
Bachelor of Education
Claire Bonar
Una Boylan
Molly Conway
Ava Cunningham
Laura Doherty
Ruth Hanley
Laura Hayes
Niamh Kelly
Amy Lawlor
Caoimhe McDermott
Leonie McNamara
Aoife Mescal
Ryan Mulligan
Evan Murray
Hannah Alice O’Connor
Eimear Reilly
Emma Scally
Erin Patricia Taheny
Saoirse Ward
Jessica Whelan
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Education and Training
Finn James Martin
Nicola O’Donovan
Bachelor of Religious Education and English (Hons)
Deirdre Dunne
Eden Healy
Dylan Kerry-Gillen
Ella Ní Mhaille
Ellen O’Hora
Amy O’Leary
Emily Sweeney
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Science Education
Eimear O’Reilly
Bachelor of Education (Hons) in Gaeilge and French
Alice Jane McGrath
Bachelor of Education (Hons) in Gaeilge and German
Faye Margaret Murphy
Bachelor of Education (Hons) in Gaeilge and Spanish
Cormac O’Poirteir
Graduate Diploma in Guidance Counselling
Siobhan Smyth
Graduate Diploma in Inclusive and Special Education
Georgina Brady
Sean Carolan
Ellyn Conlon
Yvonne Emerson
Louise McMahon
Joanne O’Doherty
Louise Pearson
Professional Diploma in Inclusive and Special Education
Orla Kennedy
Professional Master of Education
Grace Sharon Brennan
Jessica Byrne
Emma Cawley
Martha Kennedy-Ralph
Maria Kinsella
Cora McCann
Helen O’Kelly
Ciara O’Leary
Mark Phair
Amber Robinson
Riona Stewart
Master in Education
Natalie Carrico
Master of Education in Special Educational Needs
Laoise Hamill
Master of Education in Literacy
Meadhbh O’Connor
Master of Science in Education and Training Management (e-learning)
Hendrina Venter
Master of Education in Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia)
Fiona Cashman
Master of Science in Guidance Counselling
Sarah Byrne
Master of Arts in Chaplaincy Studies and Pastoral Work
Noelle Fitzpatrick