“Ríona is a driven and determined individual, clearly focused on pursuing a career in the area of Children’s Rights and Family Law. We are delighted to support Ríona on this journey and she will undoubtedly make the most of her LLM experience,” the firm said.

UCC held the College of Business and Law Scholarships and Prizes Award Ceremony on 25 April.

The firm added: “Deborah Moore, managing partner, was delighted to be there on the day to meet deserving recipient Ríona Denys. University College Cork and CKT have had a long-standing partnership going back many years. In its Cork office alone, 75 per cent of its solicitors are UCC graduates.

“At CKT, we are committed to nurturing the next generation of high-achieving talent and thus supporting that talent through our partnership with UCC is and has always been very important to us.”