Oscar nominee Richie Baneham is “an inspiration” to students who come through Ballyfermot College of Further Education.
That's according to College Principal Cecilia Munro after Richie’s father Michael came to the college with his son’s recently scooped BAFTA award and proudly spoke about his son’s achievements. Cecilia said: "If there was one thing I could tell Richie personally, the students looked at your BAFTA award, they met your father, and they were enthralled by how somebody coming from Ballyfermot could be so successful and so creative.
"And it gave them something to aim for and it was a vision – Richie is a vision of what success can look like for students coming through the college. The students are also looking up to his grounding. He's never forgotten Ireland, he's never forgotten his friends and he has never forgotten his family. And that to me speaks volumes about the character of Richie.”
