Kildare student visits EU parliament in Brussels

The NUI Maynooth student was a guest of MEP for Kildare and Vice-President of the European Parliament, Mairead McGuinness.

The student group heard from MEP McGuinness on the workings of the European institutions and potential EU career paths.

They also enjoyed a tour of the Parliament buildings, and talks from the Irish Permanent Representation to the EU, the Northern Ireland Executive Office, and the United Nations Liaison Office.

Their visit also included a cultural tour of Antwerp and the WWI battlefields at Ypres.