Tipperary Town Cork City FC player scores UCC scholarship for coming acadmic year
Tipperary Town native Molly Lane, a student at UCC and a player with Cork City FC, is one of just nine recipients of a dedicated scholarship through the club and college
Nine promising footballers , including Molly Lane from Tipperary Town, have been announced as the recipients of a dedicated scholarship as part of the ongoing partnership between University College Cork (UCC) and Cork City FC.
Molly, a Biological and Chemical Sciences student and a player with Cork City FC, has received a scholarship due to the club's partnership with UCC.
UCC has been the Official Academic Partner to City for over a decade, which has enabled dozens of students balance their studies and football careers, while also allowing City avail of UCC’s world class sporting facilities at the Mardyke Arena.
Five players from City’s women’s team and four from the men’s team have received the scholarship for the 26/27 academic year.
Commending this year’s scholarship recipients, UCC President Professor John O’Halloran said: “I want to congratulate this year’s cohort of scholarship recipients.
”With both the men’s and women’s teams competing in the Premier Division next season, all at UCC wish City the very best in 2027,”.
Éanna Buckley, Cork City FC Chief Operating Officer, commented: “We are very pleased to confirm details of this year’s scholarship awards. The relationship between Cork City FC and UCC has been in place for over a decade, and so many students have benefitted from the scholarship programme in that time.
“It is a fabulous opportunity for these students to continue their education whilst continuing to play at an elite level with the club. The supports on offer from UCC to the students which assist them in juggling their studies and football are a huge benefit to all of these students, and I know that they are all very excited by the opportunity. I would like to thank everyone at UCC for their continued support, and wish the students every success in the coming year.”