On March 2nd 2015, three students of St. Mary’s took part in the EU Commissions Model Council debate on Renewable Energy. The students who represented St. Mary’s with distinction were Aine, Eimear and Miliscent.
Above are the three girls with the Minister Dara Murphy and the Finnish Ambassador to Ireland, Hilkka Päivikki Nenonen along with their teacher Mr. Donnelly.
There were 28 schools present each one representing one of the 28 countries within the European Union. The debate took place in the Printworks Conference Centre in Dublin Castle.
St. Mary’s were chosen to represent Finland and discuss their interests on renewable energy and on policies associated with the creation of a Union of Energy within the European Union. The Debate would be chaired by the leader of the Green Part Eamon Ryan and Minister Murphy. The debate judges on the day were Duncan Stewart, environmentalist, architect and TV presenter and Noelle O’Connell, Executive Director of the European Movement Ireland.
Aine was interviewed by RTE on the day and here is the link to the RTE News2Day segment on the Model Council debate: http://www.rte.ie/player/lu/show/10382516/.
The Girls represented St. Mary’s with pride and have achieved certification for their debating skills. A wonderful day was had by all three girls and our supporting team.
We are looking forward to continuous collaboration with Ms. Joan Flanagan and the European Commission in Ireland and would like to thank them for their support over the past year.
Mr. W. Donnelly
