Awards

Since 1989, HTAI has awarded a medal each year, to the student whom the Department of Education and Science deems to have achieved the highest mark in Leaving Certificate History.

In 1999, it was renamed the Deirdre Clancy Medal, to mark Deirdre's retirement as Assistant Chief Advising Examiner at Leaving Certificate level.

Year	Student	School	Further Education	Teacher
2015	Helena Ní Rocháin	Coláiste Íde, An Daingean, Co Chiarraí	Iriseoireacht, Oll L	Cliodhna Ní Chonchúir
2014	Eva Jones	St Vincent's School, Dundalk, Co Louth	Medicine, TCD
2013	John Moroney	Presentation Secondary School, Headford, Co Galway	Theoretical Physics, TCD	James Shovelin Fiona Tuffy
2012	Aoife Barry	Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School, Waterford	Arts, NUIG	Ann Marie Mullally
2011	Éanna Kelly	Coláiste Iognáid, Gaillimh	History & Irish	Seán Ó Flathartha
2010	David Lynch	Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh, Baile an Easpaig, Cathair Chorcaí	Philosophy & English, TCD	David Cramer
2009	Jesse Harrington	Presentation Brothers’ College, Cork	History and Economics, UCC	Michael Dunphy
2008	Philippa de Faoite	Coláiste Íosagáin, An Charraig Dhubh, Co Átha Cliath	Law, UCD	Seán Delap
2007	Kim O'Dowd	St Louis Sec. School, Monaghan	Law, UCD	Jim Gannon
2006	Padraic Lamb	Clonkeen College, Blackrock, Co Dublin	Arts, UCD	John Keogh
2005	Eoin Mulroy	Marist College, Athlone, Co. Westmeath	Medicine, UCD	Con O'Meara
2004	John Gerard Murphy	Blackrock College, Co. Dublin	Science, TCD	Andy Carroll
2003	Marian Ryan	Presentation Secondary School, Clonmel, Co Tipperary	Law and Accounting, UL	Mary O'Connell
2002	Sarah Fox	St Mary's School, Nenagh, Co Tipperary	Arts and Media Studies	Granú Dwyer
2001	Desmond Ryan	High School, Rathgar, Dublin 6	Law, TCD	Patricia Graham
2000	Shane Reynolds	Marist College, Athlone, Co Westmeath	Law, TCD	Ray Linnane
1999	Pádraigh O'Connell	St Michael's College, Listowell, Co Kerry	B.Ed., Mary Immaculate College, UL	John Moynihan
1998	Gerald Scully	CBS Roscrea, Co. Tipperary	Rathmines School of Journalism, Dublin	Stephen Crofton