The Shellie Project

04/11/2025

🎓✨ Celebrating Success! ✨🎓

Huge congratulations to Emily Heaslip on being awarded the Bonn Shellie Murtagh Medal for the Bachelor of Education at Mary Immaculate College! 🏅📚

Your dedication, passion, and commitment to education have truly shone through — what an incredible achievement and a proud moment to celebrate.

Wishing you every success as you continue to inspire and make a difference in the lives of others! 💛

04/11/2024

We remember the wonderful Shellie today on her 11th anniversary. ❤️ so much achieved in 23 short years. Never to be forgotten. MIC, University in Limerick, Ireland have a new award in her memory . 💙

This award recognises the Bachelor of Education (equality, diversity & inclusion) The medal is presented in honour of Shellie in October.
Eamon & Dorothy were there to witness this new award given to Sorcha Wall. Mary Immaculate College, Ireland

22/02/2024

Eoin Coughlan of "Blue" fame returns to Dolans Limerick
The OARS is a new contemporary duo featuring songwriter and guitarist Eoin Coughlan and multi-instrumentalist Brian Morrissey. Their new album, due for release in January 2024, was recorded and produced in Louisiana by multi-Grammy winner Dirk Powell who describes: “Listening to The OARS, one gets drawn in first by the infectious rhythms and magnetic musical chemistry.

The OARS is a new contemporary duo featuring songwriter and guitarist Eoin Coughlan and multi-instrumentalist Brian Morrissey. Their new album, due for release in January 2024, was recorded and produced in Louisiana by multi-Grammy winner Dirk Powell who describes: “Listening to The OARS, one gets...

17/10/2023

AN Ardnacrusha speech and language therapist, who was diagnosed with Autism and ADHD at the age of 25, is hoping to follow in the footsteps of a former Leaving Certificate classmate at the Miss Ireland final next month.

AN Ardnacrusha speech and language therapist, who was diagnosed with Autism and ADHD at the age of 25, is hoping to follow in the footsteps of a former Leaving Certificate classmate at the Miss Ireland final next month. Miss Clare, Céira Moroney (27) is looking forward to participating in various M...

20/12/2022

This years winner of the Postgraduate Student Bursary in the pursue their Master’s Dissertation in any area of special education, is Jack Hayes, pictured here with Dorothy in the Lime Tree at Mary Immaculate College, Ireland

04/11/2022

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14/07/2021

This week we are sifting through applications for this years award. The fourth year of the awards, helping some amazing people, highlight and bring some much needed research to special needs in education.

14/11/2020

About The Play For All Playground & Garden Foundation’s mission is to create barrier-free and universally accessible outdoor play spaces and gardens in DuPage County. Through the cognitive, social, and physical values of play, the Foundation will promote a spirit of inclusion and enhance quality o...

04/11/2020

Seven years on since Shellie Murtagh left and Slí is still doing the work she had planned.

09/05/2020

A 9-year-old girl shared a message about what it's like living with an autism diagnosis

My 9-year-old daughter asked if she could make a video for her class telling them what it’s like to have Autism for Autism Awareness Month. She spent 3 days ...