Bloodstock: Irish National Stud honours student with Durkan award.CONOR MURPHY Conor Murphy (Irish: Conchúr Ó Murchú; born 10 July, 1963, Newry) is the Sinn Féin Member of Parliament for the Newry and Armagh constituency in Northern Ireland, which he represents as its MP and also as one of the Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. , a student in the stud management course at the Irish National Stud The Irish National Stud is an horse breeding facility based at Tully Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland established under the National Stud Act, 1945 and owned by the Irish Government. Attractions The Stud Guided tours are available at the visitor centre. , has been chosen as the first winner of a new annual award in memory of the late John Durkan, who completed the course in 1984. A group of 30 of Durkan's former classmates instituted and are providing full funding for the award. The award, to be given to the student "who shows the most aptitude and enthusiasm for racing during their internment at the Irish National Stud", offers placement at a racing stable in the Flat or jumps arena, with funds for travel expenses provided. Murphy Mur·phy , William Parry 1892-1987. American physician. He shared a 1934 Nobel Prize for discovering that a diet of liver relieves anemia. , of Ballineen in County Cork County Cork (Irish: Contae Chorcaí) is the most southwesterly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. Cork is nicknamed "The Rebel County", as a result of the support of the townsmen of Cork in 1491 for Perkin Warbeck, a , will join trainer Nicky Henderson's yard for the 2003/04 jumps season. Irish National Stud chief executive John Clarke and his management team chose the winner. Durkan's parents Bill and Beatrice Durkan, along with the Irish National Stud Board, have given their full backing to the award, which will be presented today at the stud's end-of-season prize-giving ceremony. "The John Durkan Award offers another facet to our stud management course, and, of course, it is wonderful to be able to commemorate John in this way," said Clarke. "John was immensely popular with his fellow students and so it is fitting that this award has been organised and funded entirely by them. "Conor is a worthy first winner and we hope that he uses this opportunity to pursue a training career with the same passion as John." |
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