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7 May 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – One of a planned seven new generation Europe Direct centres will be based in Ballinasloe.
The centres start their work in Ireland this week after the European Commission announced the revamping of its network of information and communication points around Europe.
The centres aim to bring the European Union, its policies and values to Ballinasloe, Blanchardstown, Clones, Letterkenny, Portlaoise, Sligo and Waterford.
They are part of a community of 424 Europe Direct centres around Europe whose purpose is to reinforce the connection between EU institutions and citizens, helping to explain how Europe is combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, boosting recovery through NextGenerationEU, and tackling the green and digital transitions.
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Liam Boyce and Eoghan Kinsella of St Josephs Secondary school Tulla, winners of the 2021 Model EU Council debate. Photograph by John Kelly
Two Tulla students win European Union ‘Model Council’ contest
May 2, 2021
NATIONAL honours in a competition to raise awareness of how the European Union works have gone to St Joseph’s Secondary School in Tulla.
Leaving Cert students Liam Boyce and Eoghan Kinsella won the 2021 Model Council of the European Union at a virtual event last week, beating strong competition from teams around the country.
The theme of this year’s debate was highly topical as EU Member States actively look into ways to co-ordinate their health policies to respond more effectively to global pandemics and emergencies such as Covid-19.
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Naas students come second in European Union Model Council debate
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Students from St Mary s College in Naas have taken second place in the 2021 Model Council of the European Union debate, which took place online today.
Fiona McShane and Lucy Johnson were coached by teacher Rosemary Morrissey for the national event which saw 27 schools from all over Ireland competing for the title in discussing a topical theme - the coordinated response at EU level to serious cross-border threats to health. The Kildare girls role played Greece during the debate.