Best of luck. 

Guidance Team 

R. Curran 

If students have any queries tomorrow please call to Ms Moore, Ms Grath or Ms Fennell. 

2023 Model Council of the European Union debate the theme is Energy. Two senior cycle students from 27 post primary schools debated a mock legislative proposal to set the EU renewable target to 45% by 2030.  Participating schools were encouraged to research and adopt the 'real life' position of the assigned Member State. Eoghan O Brien and Éire Daly represented Malta. As part of the research for the debate we were in contact with Giovanni Buttigieg as Malta’s Ambassador to Ireland.  He was delighted to help our students as his family attended St Augustine’s College in Malta a catholic college run by the Maltese Augustinian Province. We had a wonderful day in the beautiful historic building that is Dublin City Hall on Dame Street. The welcome address was provided by Barbara Nolan, Head of the European Commission Representation in Ireland. Maria Walsh MEP also delivered a powerful speech encouraging all students to hold their MEPs accountable and to be active EU citizens. Martina Fitzgerald formerly a political correspondent with RTE chaired the debate. Excellent interventions were made by all 27 secondary schools representing the European Union. A competition certainly not easy to judge but everyone left inspired by the brilliant students. Congratulations to Scoil Muire agus Padraig from Mayo representing Poland on winning the competition. Well done to Eoghan and Éire for participating and proudly representing the Friary. Many thanks to Ms McGann for mentoring and travelling with the students.