The Senior Irish Debating Team, made up of C. Vaughan, E. Grace and A. O Hare, represented Scoil Mhuire recently and did us very proud in the Gael Linn Regional Finals of the Comórtas Díospóireacht an Phiarsaigh in Carrick on Shannon, Leitrim. They debated the motion ‘Ba chóir cosc iomlán a chur ar alcól sa tír seo’. Unfortunately they were unsuccessful in moving forward to the All Ireland Finals, being defeated by Loreto College Letterkenny. The team was assisted in their research by S. Corrigan and ably guided by teachers Lisa Harlin and Irene Heffernan
Comórtas Díospóireachta an Phiarsaigh is a debating competition for English Medium Post-Primary schools. The main aim of Gael Linn’s schools’ debating competition is to promote the use of Irish in schools and among young people.
