04/11/2026
MIC and the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) are delighted to announce Limerick musician and harpist Aoife Connolly as the recipient of the 2026 Ashling Murphy Memorial Entrance Scholarship.
A first-year Bachelor of Education (B Ed) student at MIC, Aoife is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, specialising in harp, concertina and fiddle. She has won multiple All-Ireland titles, including the U-18 All-Ireland Harp title at Fleadh Cheoil na Éireann in 2024. She was also one of eight finalists in the 2025 Bonn Óir Seán Ó Riada Competition for harp, broadcast live on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta.
Read more about it here: https://www.mic.ul.ie/news/2026/limerick-harpist-awarded-2026-ashling-murphy-memorial-entrance-scholarship