Jason Doherty was one of two recipients of a Cadbury Football Scholarships in NUI Galway earlier this month. The Cadbury Football Scholarships are awarded in recognition of the sporting potential of U-21 footballers attending various universities in Ireland as part of the Cadbury sponsorship of the GAA Football U-21 Championship. Jason Doherty, a second year student, has already won two Connaught titles with Mayo at U21 level. Jason won eight Connaught medals while attending Rice College in Westport and plays his club football for Burrishoole. In 2009, Jason played Fresher Championship at NUI Galway and is part of the 2010 Sigerson Cup team. Commenting on the scholarship presentation, Shane Guest, Senior Brand Manager, Cadbury Ireland said. "This is Cadbury Ireland's fifth year as sponsor of the Football U-21 Championship and we regard it as an honour to sponsor the U-21 Championship. Cadbury Ireland is fully committed to supporting GAA in Ireland, and I am delighted to say that the Championship goes from strength to strength. The Cadbury Scholarships highlight the importance of the game to these young players, their commitment to training and their hard work, skill, passion and dedication in pursuit of sporting excellence." Tony Regan, Head of Sport, at NUI Galway said: "We are delighted that Cadbury have remained committed to the football scholarships and continue to help us promote GAA in NUI Galway. We hope that this will be an ongoing development and we are delighted to be associated with the Cadbury scholarship." Cadbury Ireland are sponsoring football scholarships in NUI Galway, University of Limerick, University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, University College Cork, Jordanstown campus of the University of Ulster and for the first time this year Cork Institute of Technology. The scholarship programme demonstrates Cadbury's commitment to developing and nurturing the players to provide for the future of football from a young age. Cadbury want to recognise the skill of the U-21 Footballers who are attending and representing their college. Tweet

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