The late Joe Gantly, who was a Civil Engineering graduate of Trinity College Dublin, made a significant contribution to industry and education in the Cork area. He served as Director of European Operations at Apple Computers, President of Cork Chamber, Chairman of the Cork Airport Authority and as a Governor of UCC. To commemorate his contribution to Cork’s business community (and to UCC), Cork Chamber has donated a sum per annum to establish the Joe Gantly Prize in Engineering. The prize is awarded each year to the Best Student on the Work Placement module in the ME (Hons) programmes at UCC.

Congratulations to Colum Mulhall on coming in first place today following a presentation to the judging panel. Well done also to joint second Anna O'Sullivan and Conor Moloney. The future looks bright for these fantastic students.