Judges were ‘blown away’ by Dearbhàil’s nomination, which demonstrated how she made the most of being an undergraduate student and excelled academically by achieving a First Class Honours degree. At the same time, she displayed an understanding of the need to be able to apply theory to practice and was one of the first graduates to be awarded the Level 6 Graduate Practitioner Competencies in Early Childhood.
Dearbhàil was an outstanding student who excelled in her studies at Liverpool Hope University and she now works as early years development worker in Outerwest SureStart in Belfast. Her role is to provide advice, information, training and support to early years providers, parents and carers on play and the early years development of children in areas of high social deprivation, which were also highly impacted during The Troubles. Dearbhàil has great insight into the multiple dimensions of work with children, families and the community gained from her studies and professional placement experience, which she has been able to apply to her role.
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