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Anna Connors with Sarah Meiklereid, Head of Organisation Development at Bord na Móna Picture: GradIreland
A Longford student took home one of the top awards at the GradIreland Undergraduate of the Year Awards 2025.
The awards recognise and celebrate Ireland’s most outstanding undergraduate students.
Anna Connors, a fourth year Energy Systems Engineering student at the University of Galway, received the Renewable Energy Undergraduate of the Year Award, sponsored by Bord na Móna, earning a place on the Graduate Programme within renewable energy, personal and professional development.
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Originally from Ballinalee, Anna completed an academic work placement at engineering consultancy company Buro Happold in Leeds, UK.
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In addition to her studies, Anna is passionate about sustainability, the environment and finding carbon neutral energy solutions for the current climate crisis.
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