Conor Magennis, from Killeavy, Co Armagh is a 1st year student in BA in Sports Exercise and Enterprise and is a GAA Sports Scholar.

"The aim of my sports marketing project was to create an innovative sports business idea from scratch. For this I designed and created a company that specialises in the manufacture of high quality sports gloves which are customisable to a sports club’s individual crest and colours. As part of the project I developed stronger communications skills because I had to present my business model to the entire class. I learned about the many different entrepreneurial elements involved in starting a business from the ground up. It’s fair to say that I now realise how much thought and research is involved in creating a new product. It’s definitely all about the small details!"

"I chose DkIT because it appealed to me the most out of the other colleges I visited and it was only 15 minutes down the road from my house. I had opportunities to study in Belfast with a Sports Scholarship too but I just didn’t think it would be for me. I knew that I would be sitting in a class of hundreds and nobody would know each other. I just didn’t want that. I liked that I would be able to get more 1-to-1 time with the lecturer. I came to the DkIT Open Day and spoke to lecturers that I have now. They really sold the course to me."

"Applying as a Northern Ireland student was easy. I applied through CAO and followed the steps. It literally took me 30 minutes. It definitely gave me more options when my results arrived."