Martin Foley
Martin Foley, Wexford, is a 17-year-old young man studying at St Peter’s College. Martin has a string of outstanding achievements in Taekwon–Do from a young age. In 2012, at the age of 12, Martin received his 1st Dan Black belt with distinction and 2 years later at the age of 14 he received his 2nd Dan, also with distinction.
In 2012 Martin won the Gold Medal at Patterns in the Under 14 category, which at the age of 12 was a remarkable achievement. In June 2014 Martin represented Team Ireland at the Taekwon-Do World Championships winning Bronze at the U18 Team Patterns and a 2nd bronze in the U18 Team Power-Breaking.
In the same year Martin won the silver medal at U16 Middleweight sparring. Martin also competed at the British championships winning bronze in the Under 16 sparring. After a strong of successes in the interveing years, in 2016 Martin was again at the World Championships winning Bronze in the sparring at U18 Middleweight. At the British Championships he won silver in the under 18 sparring also. His year was capped off by winning the IITF Student of the Year for 2016. life but has adapted to these changes and showed tremendous grit and determination to make something of herself.
Her teachers and the staff at Youth Reach New Ross will all testify that Amy gives 100 % in everything she does. Amy has shown a keen interest in social studies, and has volunteered her time doing work experience at a local nursing home, where again the nursing staff she worked alongside gave her a glowing report at the end of her time there. As a result, they have produced ‘I am Worth it,’ a 32-page booklet promoting positive mental health and a supporting website which mirrors the booklet. The booklet has been distributed to 13,000 teenagers in every post primary school in Wexford. year in Bunclody Vocational College. Matty has also won the fittest student in Ireland. Matty suffers from ADHD and it is a remarkable feat to achieve what he has achieved at such a young age.