Kildare students on fact-finding mission to Brussels with MEP

MEP Mairead McGuinness MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament recently welcomed students from Co Kildare to the European Parliament in Brussels.

The students were Sean O’Neill of St. Paul's Secondary School in Monasterevin and Tara O'Flaherty, St. Wolstan's Community School, Celbridge.

The students participated in the Graduate.ie Schools Competition, an online competition for second-level students to win a trip to the European Parliament in Strasbourg to participate in EuroScola.

They enjoyed a visit to the Parliament in Brussels before travelling to Strasbourg.

At Euroscola, students aged 16 to 18 from across the EU have the chance to become an MEP for a day.

They debate, negotiate, amend, vote and adopt resolutions on real European issues. MEP McGuinness explained the functioning of the EU institutions to the students, Ireland's role in the EU and current issues.